A dozen Nebraska State Troopers have been recognized for their efforts to keep Nebraska roads safe through impaired driving enforcement and education. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) presented Hero Awards to the 12 troopers, as well as officers, deputies, and advocates from several other agencies and organizations around the state.
The Nemaha Natural Resources District still has limited space available for children ages 10-12 to attend the FREE Watershed of Wonders day camp at Duck Creek Recreation Area on June 15, 2022. Pre-Registration is required. Call 402-335-3325 to request a registration form.
Summer is synonymous with many things, including family vacations and relaxing days at the beach. For foodies, perhaps nothing evokes the spirit of summer more effectively than grilled foods.
Kennedy Stanley of the Rocket girls’ track and field team picked up a gold medal finish in the pole vault competition on Wednesday at Omaha Burke Stadium. For more news from the state track meet, see sports.
SDSU Extension, Kansas State research and extension and Nebraska Extension will host a series of Diversifying with Small Ruminants workshops June 7 in Salina, Kan.; June 8 in O’Neill; and June 9 in Chamberlain, S.D. The program will go from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and lunch will be provided.
Nebraska City Tourism and Commerce has set the date for the 2022 City Wide Garage Sales in Nebraska City for Saturday, June 11. NCTC staff members are compiling a list of participants and will create a master map to be distributed around town.
Peru State College has announced its president’s and dean’s lists for the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters. Students representing Nebraska, 28 other states, Puerto Rico and five foreign countries were on the lists.
The Syracuse Area Health Auxiliary celebrated its thrift shop success on Friday, May 20th at the Syracuse Country Club. The Thrift Shop store opened in 2007 and, besides celebrating 15 years of operation in 2022, the store hit the one million dollar sales mark on May 13.
The Park Hill Cemetery cannon Burk Farley Friday, July 5, 1907. Senator Elmer Jacob Burkett of Lincoln, Nebraska, submitted an application to the War Department for a piece of condemned Civil War weaponry to be used as decoration for the Park Hill Cemetery at Syracuse.