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Community Action Month proclaimed in Otoe County

May has been proclaimed as Community Action Month in Otoe County.The Otoe County Board of Commissioners issued the proclamation at request of Southeast Nebraska Community Action (SENCA) during the board’s March 26 regular meeting.SENCA Development Director Susan Keholm and Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Coordinator Debbie Green presented SENCA’s annual report to the commissioners during the meeting.Keholm said SENCA has been active in southeast Nebraska for 58 years, serving families in Otoe, Cass, Nemaha, Johnson, Pawnee, Richardson, and Sarpy counties with a variety of serving ranging from downpayment assistance to first-time homebuyers to low-cost public transportation to housing assistance to radon testing and mitigation.Green said she soon will have the lowest number of Otoe County children (11) in the CASA program since she has been involved with it for the past seven years.

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S-D-A High School honor roll

Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca High School has released its third-quarter honor roll.Earning High Honors were:Seniors: Chance Buchanan, Nathanial Cordray, Emily Holz, Jacob Panko, and Kadyn Sisco.Juniors: Jayden Meyer, Bryan Morquecho, Claire Noerrlinger, Cy Petersen, Preston Rumery, and Colton Sprague.Sophomores: Bridget Donovan, Nolan Gartner, Camden Masters, Drew Paulsen, Mayson Sprague, Jenna Voorhees, Haleigh Werner, and Reagan Wilhelm.Freshmen: Kelsay Engelbrecht, Kaita Kreifels, Luke Kuenning, Mason Lintz, Luke Royal, Josh Stinson, Izabel Stubbendick, Nathan Wemhoff, and Charlie Wilhelm.Earning Honors were:Seniors: Lynn Ballinger, Miriam Bassinger, Blake Bennett, Eva Brammier, Delainey Cast, Laney Denniston, Margaret Donovan, Abbygail Geiser, Ty Gorton, Abigail Hansen, Mason Houghton, Cooper Johnson, Hailey Kirchhoff, Sophia H.

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