John David (JD) Albers, Casa Grande, AZ went to his ultimate heaven of a cattle ranch next to a beach with tractors and cold beer on February 28, 2022. He was born March 26, 1963 to John W and Betty Albers of Avoca, NE. John robbed the cradle on November 11, 1989 and married Tammy Zenisek of Eagle and to no surprise they went deer hunting on their honeymoon. John and Tammy had two offspring, Danielle of Lincoln, NE and Brandon of Sturgis, SD.
Family and Friends please join in a Celebration of Life for Marcee Josephson (2/9/43 - 2/2/22), on March 5, from 2-5 at 9400 South 134 St Bennet, Ne. .
Mary (Gergen) Wellman, of Lincoln, passed away February 28, 2022. She was born in Nebraska City, NE on September 14, 1949, to Irwin and Rita (Volkmer) Gergen. Mary graduated from Syracuse Dunbar High School in 1967. After high school she attended St Mary’s College in Omaha and St Elizabeth in Lincoln, earning a degree as an Xray Technologist. During her working life she worked with several different clinics in Lincoln and Columbus.
Charles “Charlie” Duane Swanson passed away on Saturday February 26, 2022 in Laramie Wyoming. Charlie Swanson was born on April 22, 1933 in Syracuse Nebraska to Sterling and Viola (Lehn) Swanson. He was born and raised in the area of Syracuse Nebraska that is now named after his family, Swanson Drive, Charlie Circle, and Ardie Circle.
The Syracuse boys hosted Milford (19-5) on Friday in their last regular-season game in a 25-70 loss. Scoring for the Rockets were Cooper Carlson 12, Nolan Werner 4, Braden LaFollette 3, Robert Shanks 2, Logan Zoller 2, and Jase Voorhees 2. The Rockets shot 2 of 4 from the line. The Rockets had 19 turnovers.
2/26-27/2022 Summit League Conference Championships Lauren Meyer, University of South Dakota (‘20 Syr. Grad) - 9th long jump, 17’10 ¾”; 8th triple jump 37’ 11 ¼”.
The SDA middle school wrestling competed at Weeping Water on Feb. 25.
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person following a pursuit overnight in Hall County. At approximately 2:20 a.m.
On Thursday, Feb. 24, the world awoke to news that Russia had invaded Ukraine. Vladimir Putin launched attacks from land, air, and sea. By the next day, Russian forces had reached the outskirts of the capital city of Kyiv, where fierce fighting and heroic Ukrainian resistance continues against all odds.
Nebraskans know every drop of water is precious. Agriculture is our top industry. It makes up 20 percent of our economy, and it generates one in four jobs in our state. Access to water makes this possible. We have the most irrigated acres of cropland in the country. Three of eight acres of farmland in Nebraska are irrigated.