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UNK announces Dean’s list

The University of Nebraska at Kearney announced students who earned a place on the dean’s list for the spring 2021 semester. Students who are on the dean’s list must have completed 12 credit hours or more of classes with a 3.5 grade-point average or better on a 4.0 scale.

Kaup receives Girl Scouts Helpful Adult award

Omaha, May 18, 2021-Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska is celebrating its outstanding volunteers with special awards that recognize them for the meaningful contributions they make to the girls they serve.

Game and Parks accepting trail grant applications

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is accepting applications for the Recreational Trails Program for fiscal year 2022 funding. The Recreational Trails Program is a grant program through the Federal Highway Administration that reimburses political subdivisions, such as communities, counties, natural resources districts, up to maximum of $250,000 or 80 percent of project costs for trail acquisition, development, renovation and support facilities.

VMS fourth quarter Badger Effort Awards

The Badger Effort Award is based on the school's character education. Students who demonstrate Character In Action (CIA), responsibility, accountability, honesty, empathy, and respect were nominated by their classroom teachers and staff.

Jehonadab and the Rechabites

“We have obeyed everything our forefather Jehonadab son of Rekab commanded us. Neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters have ever drunk wine or built houses to live in or had vineyards, fields or crops.”

Repair bare spots in the lawn

Caring for a lawn to keep it lush and green can require equal measures of patience and hard work. Various invaders can attack grass or contribute to its demise. One problem many homeowners face is bare spots.

Dare to dream

I ran across a clipping from awhile back. It contained the names of quite a few people and what they had accomplished, some of the names you would recognize.

Click It or Ticket campaign aims to reduce roadway fatalities

MAY 19, 2021, LINCOLN — As the summer travel season kicks into gear, Nebraska State Troopers will be patrolling the state’s roads day and night in an effort to prevent serious injury or fatality crashes. The national Click it or Ticket campaign runs from Monday, May 24, through Sunday, June 6.