The Massie-Richards American Legion Auxiliary Unit #100 met at Post Home on May 3, 2022. The colors were advanced and the meeting was opened with a prayer. The Pledge of Allegiance and Preamble were recited and one stanza of the Star Spangled Banner was sung.
The 107th Legislature, Second Session adjourned for the year on April 20th. Last column, I discussed a few legislative wins in a record year for Southeast Nebraska. This week’s column will highlight some of the tax relief legislative wins.
Nebraskans have long been strong supporters of the right to keep and bear arms. Nearly 85 years after it was enshrined in the Second Amendment at the federal level, Nebraska’s leaders chose to make our stance on gun rights crystal clear.
Syracuse Area Health in Syracuse, Nebraska, was named a top 20 critical access hospital (CAH) for patient satisfaction in the country. The top 20 CAHs, including Syracuse Area Health, scored best among CAHs as determined by the Chartis Center for Rural Health for patient satisfaction.
Weather permitting, work will begin May 23 on N-2, from reference post 500 to reference post-502, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. International Road Dynamics Inc., of Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada, has the contract.
Two Otoe County residents will receive their degrees during the spring commencement exercises at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Ravin Baker of Nebraska City and Emma Porter of Unadilla will be among 682 spring graduates who will be recognized at commencement exercises at 10 a.m.
Governor Pete Ricketts has proclaimed May as “Beef Month” in Nebraska during a May 2 ceremony at the State Capitol. He was joined by Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Director Steve Wellman, Nebraska Beef Council Chairman George Cooksley, and Nebraska Cattlemen President Brenda Masek. At the news conference, Gov. Ricketts encouraged Nebraskans to take part in the 2022 Good Life Great Steaks Beef Passport program organized by the Nebraska Beef Council.
Nebraska Wesleyan will offer four new undergraduate majors beginning fall 2022: data analytics, digital marketing, financial planning and project management. These majors will feature the traditional Nebraska Wesleyan experience with select online courses taught by national experts. Online courses are offered through NWU’s membership in a consortium of fellow Council of Independent Colleges members.
Dr. Orval Gigstad, president of the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts board of directors and Nemaha Natural Resources District board member, was part of a group that planted a tree at the state capitol in Lincoln for Arbor Day. Kyle Hauschild, general manager of the Nemaha NRD, was also part of the tree-planting group in Lincoln and later in Nebraska City, where the Nemaha NRD celebrated its 50th anniversary by planting a Norway spruce on the lawn of the mansion at Arbor Lodge State Historical Park.