Community Calendar 4-18-25
First Monday: Syracuse Chamber of Commerce member meeting, Syracuse Library, 496 5th St., noon. (402) 269-3242.
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Senior Center menu 4-18-25
Blue Rivers Area Agency on Aging has released the senior lunch menu. The menu for the next week is as follows:
Easter event draws big crowd in Nehawka
The population of Nehawka nearly tripled to 500 Sunday when 150 kids from babies to high school seniors gathered to collect 2400 Easter eggs in four age-bracketed hunts hosted by the Nehawka United Methodist Church.
Inclusive and Accessible Playground Design and Bid Approved
A design and bid for a new playground was approved at the Syracuse City Council meeting Wednesday, April 9, 2025. The bid from Creative Sites in the amount of $380,258.50 includes the structure, Ecoturf poured rubber surfacing, installation and freight. The playground measures 76’ x 73’9” and will be situated south of the current playground in Williams Park.
Syracuse City Council meets, approves SRS event
The Syracuse City Council met on Wednesday, April 9, and approved a street closure request by the Syracuse Rescue Service (SRS).
Otoe County EMA recognized by state, county officials
At the conclusion of the April 8 regular meeting of the Otoe County Board of Commissioners Otoe County Emergency Management Director Gregg Goebel reported on two recent recognitions he and Assistant Director Steve Cody have received.
Unadilla News 4-18-25
Love these trees when they start blooming! We are so lucky they have survived all these years.
Syracuse Snoflakers
Each year, the Syracuse Snoflakers hold the annual Grinch/Grinchette contest in December at DDD’s to raise money for the community of Syracuse. This year, over $1,500 was raised. This year’s Grinch and Grinchette were Joe and Alexis Pavlk. They chose for their portion of the proceeds to be donated to the Syracuse Backpack Program. Rachel Zahn accepted the check on behalf of the Syracuse Backpack Program. Our second-place winners were Jeremy and Kaci Wilkinson. They chose for their portion of the proceeds to be donated to the Morgan Hallstrom Memorial Fund. Bob and LuRae Hallstrom accepted the check on behalf of the Morgan Hallstrom Memorial Foundation. Krista Sisco is representing the Syracuse Snoflakers as the Grinch/Grinchette committee member. She chairs the committee with Molly Hillman.
Syracuse HOCO Candidates 2024
CherryRoad MediaSyracuse High School celebrated Homecoming this past week.
POW/MIA Recognition Day set Sept. 20
In 1979 Congress and the president passed a resolution designating the 3rd Friday of September each year to commemorate National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Today, there are still more than 83,000 American…