Area Track and Field Notes
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”.
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SDA middle school wrestling
The SDA middle school wrestling competed at Weeping Water on Feb. 25.
Troopers arrest wrong-way driver on I-80
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person following a pursuit overnight in Hall County. At approximately 2:20 a.m.
United with Ukraine
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.
Nebraska must act now to secure its water
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.
Spiritual Accounting
Colossians 2:14 “Having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.” My mom was doing books for my dad, and could not account for two cents. Finally after two days of this I looked at my mom and reached in my pocket and said, “Here! Take this, put it in the account and forget about it, and move on!” “Son, it’s not that easy.
Rockets grind it out for medals at state met
In the sport of wrestling, athletes are always grinding it out, not only to win matches, but to keep moving forward, regardless of how things turn out. Syracuse Dunbar Avoca’s six state grapplers took to the grind at Omaha’s CHI Health Center Thursday through Saturday, Feb.
Rockets top subdistrict foes, set for finals
The Rockets tipped off against the Conestoga Cougars (8-15) for the first round of the girl’s Class C1-2 Subdistricts on Tuesday, Feb. 15, in Syracuse after playing them the prior Friday in a regular-season game.
Legislative Update with Julie Slama: Unicameral reaches halfway mark
We will officially be halfway through our legislative session on February 23rd. This column will highlight some of the bills that I presented to committees in the past couple of weeks that will directly benefit rural Nebraska and District One.
South Platte River Compact Text
1-105. SOUTH PLATTE RIVER COMPACT (1) Ratification by Nebraska Legislature COMPACT WITH COLORADO, SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AN ACT to ratify and approve the Compact between the States of Colorado and Nebraska, respecting the South Platte River, and to declare an emergency.