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Plans explored for playground equipment at Syracuse MS
On school days during recess, these swings at the Syracuse Middle School are in high demand. An addition to the recess area about a month ago, the swings are so popular, student’s time on them has to be limited so youth can get a turn.
Drought conditions, input prices make for stressful harvest for ag producers
With the drought conditions of this summer and the higher input prices, agriculture producers in southeast Nebraska are dealing with stress and lower yields this harvest season. “Corn started coming in at the end of August, which is about a month early due to the drought,” said Jeremy Wilhelm, chief executive officer for Frontier Cooperative in Syracuse.
Wildwood featured artist: Jim Fey
The one-of-a-kind nature of Jim Fey’s ceramic pieces creates many levels of enjoyment and surprises for the South Bend artist whose work is on display at the Wildwood Historic Center’s Art Barn. Fey said the uniqueness of each piece is visible through the creation, finishing and glazing of the form.
Repairs of water main break near completion
Repairs on a water main break at the west end of 5th Street are nearly complete. City staff was alerted to the break at 4:19 a.m. on Sept. 9th and due to the quick action of employees, located the break and got valves shutoff in about 50 minutes.
Tree, shrub pruning workshop set Oct. 13 at Auburn
Do you have trees or shrubs on your landscape that you need to prune? Or do you want to just make sure that you are pruning them correctly? Nicole Stoner, Horticulture Extension Educator from Nebraska Extension in Gage County is putting on a Pruning seminar. The seminar will be held from 6:00-7:30 pm on Thursday, October 13, 2022, at the Nemaha County 4-H Building located at 816 I Street (9th & J St) on the Nemaha County Fairgrounds in Auburn.
Keep your trees watered heading into winter
This summer has been very dry the last several weeks with some unusually warm temperatures for this time of year. It was over 100 degrees last week, a couple of days before the beginning of fall. As we move forward into the winter, it is important to keep your trees well watered going into the winter.
Did you know?
Women make up the greatest percentage of volunteers. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says women currently volunteer roughly 6 percent more than men. What types of jobs might volunteers be doing? Fundraising for an event is the most common type of volunteer job in the United States. This is followed by tutoring or teaching; collecting, preparing, distributing or serving food; general labor; professional or management assistance; and coaching, refereeing or supervising sports teams.