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The Otoe County Board of Commissioners will host a public hearing during the board’s Feb.

Calling all Peru State College Bobcat alumni and friends!

Western Otoe County Food PantryPalmyra has a wonderful Food Pantry located at the Palmyra Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church.

In promoting patriotism, good citizenship, peace, and security, the American Legion and Auxiliary will host the District 12 Convention on Saturday, March 9, in Weeping Water.Registration begins at 8 a.m.

More than 21,000 lung cancer deaths a year are from exposure to radon gas, according to the Centers for Disease Control.Nebraska is third in the nation with the potential for high radon levels behind Iowa and Pennsylvania.

No more 2024 Nebraska spring turkey hunting permits are available to nonresidents.

Nebraskans receiving an income tax refund this year have an opportunity to support wildlife and habitat conservation.On Line 47 of the Nebraska state income tax form, 1040N, individuals may donate $1 or more of their tax refund to the Nebraska Wildlife Conservation Fund, which is used to help several hundred species in Nebraska that are rare, endangered or threatened.Tax refund donations have benefited native wildlife, fish, and plants over the years, including the Blanding’s turtle, swift fox, peregrine falcon, bald eagle, songbirds, blowout penstemon and at-risk pollinators like monarch butterflies and bumble bees.

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested several people after five separate vehicle or foot last week, including one that began in Otoe County.On Wednesday, Jan.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved changes to big game permit application periods at its meeting Jan.