Congraulations to All State Wrestlers!
Class A-1. Millard South, 260.5; 2.
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Schools, communities come together to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Month
Schools across Otoe County came together last week during Random Acts of Kindness Week to be kind to one another. From kindness tiles at S-D-A High School to readings and activities relating to kindness at Lourdes Central Catholic to special posters for the Nebraska City Public School buildings and valentines for students from the community, the week of Feb.
January Nebraska traffic fatality total is lowest in four years
From Jenna Howell: “These posters were created by our HIGH SCHOOL ART CLASSES for Random Acts of Kindness Week at the elementary buildings! Huge shout out to Mrs. Rice and the art students for their amazing work!! We sure do have a lot of talent at NCPS!!” Nebraska has started 2023 with significantly fewer fatalities on state roads than the past three years, according to Bill Kovarik, Nebraska Highway Safety Administrator.
Rocket girls strike down Dogs, advance at subs
After a 45-53 overtime loss to Auburn exactly a week ago, fans were eager for the matchup in the first round of the Class C1-1 subdistrict in Falls City with the #2 seed Auburn (15-8) and #3 seed Syracuse (10-13) on Tuesday, Feb. 14.
Area College Track Athletes
USD: Nebraska Tune-Up, Lincoln, NE, February 17 Lauren Meyer, 5th Triple Jump, 38’2.25” Meredith Clark, 7th Weight Throw, 56’10.75” Doane: GPAC Championships, Seward, NE, February 17-18 Kennedy Stanley, 7th Pole Vault, 11’2.5” Iowa Western: Region XI Championships, Storm Lake, IA, February 17-18 Kamdyn Stanley, 6th Long Jump, 15’6.75”; 4th Triple Jump, 31’5.25” Dakota State University: North Star Athletic Association Track Indoor Championships, Brookings, SD, Sunday, February 19 Jackson Zastera, 7th Weight Throw, 48’5.25”; 8th Shot Put, 42’2.75” UPCOMING: USD: Summit League Championships, Vermillion, SD, February 24-25 Doane: NAIA Championships, Brooking, SD, March 2-4 Iowa Western: NJCAA Indoor National Championships, Topeka, KS, March 3-4 Dakota State University: NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships Brooking, SD, March 2-4
LCC Academic Decathlon places third at state
The Lourdes Central Catholic Academic Decathlon team placed third at state competition at Bellevue University on Friday, Feb. 17, and Saturday, Feb. 18. Cora Krog was the team’s top scorer - she earned silver medals in Honors Music, Literature, and Interview. Evie Dorman earned a silver in Honors Speech. Theresa Gygi earned gold in Scholastic Speech and a silver in Scholastic Interview. Andrew Bakula earned a bronze in Scholastic Music. Ella Ragland earned a bronze in Varsity Math. Honors Alternate Makenzie Green earned silvers in Fine Arts and Hard Sciences. Scholastic Alternate Murphy Roby earned gold in Soft Sciences, silver in Fine Arts, and bronze in Hard Sciences. Varsity Alternate Gabriela Serna earned silvers in Fine Arts, Soft Sciences, and Hard Sciences. This year’s theme was “The American Revolution and the New Nation.”
County’s childcare capacity set to increase
Working parents, take heart: The childcare situation in Otoe County will soon be improving. One hundred forty children will have spaces available for them in Syracuse and Nebraska City by July, thanks to $383,000 in grants from the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation’s Communities for Kids program that will improve both the quality of care while adding capacity.
Rock-It Nutrition offering healthy options
Rock-It Nutrition, at north 18th Street, Suite 4 in Syracuse, opened Dec. 26, 2022. The opening was announced in October and menu posted the end of November followed by a soft opening. The store opened full service on Dec. 26, 2022.
Syracuse Market LLC reaching 1-year milestone in March
Thanks to the investment and hard work of its staff, the Syracuse Market LLC continues to serve the grocery needs of the community of Syracuse from its location at 294 5th St. Syracuse Market LLC took over the grocery operation, previously Terry’s Family Foods, in March of 2022, and is led by the three member management team of Jason LaFollette, Travis LaFollette and Janis Taylor.
EPA Dicamba use deadline remains at June 30
Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Director Sherry Vinton recently sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) objecting to a label revision for the herbicide dicamba and a proposed early cutoff date for its use.