August 2022

Fonda Kay Powers

Fonda Kay Powers On Wednesday, August 17, 2022, Fonda Kay Powers, loving mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away at the age of 84. Fonda was born on March 27, 1938, in Sidney, IA, to Roy and Lucille (Earl) Ballinger and raised in Thurman, IA.

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$1 Million Mega Millions Winning Ticket Sold in Omaha

Nebraska has a new millionaire. One lucky player who bought a Mega Millions ticket for the Tuesday, August 16 drawing is holding a ticket worth $1 million. The Nebraska Lottery has confirmed that one ticket sold for Tuesday’s $82 million Mega Millions draw matched the first five numbers, but not the Mega Ball number itself. The ticket was sold at Hy-Vee Food Store #11, 1000 S 178th St., in Omaha. The winning numbers from Tuesday’s Mega Millions draw were 33, 35, 41, 45, 51, Mega Ball 01, and Megaplier 02. Players are encouraged to check their tickets at any Nebraska Lottery retailer, online at nelottery.com, or by calling the Lottery office at 402-471-6100.

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Humanities Nebraska speakers to appear at MJPL

Speakers Marci Broyhill and Teresa Kay Orr will present Sisters from Outlaw Trail: Riders of the Hoot Owl Trail – Nebraska’s Outlaws on Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. at Morton-James Public Library Kimmel Gallery 923 1st Corso. 402-873-5609 This presentation is made possible by Humanities Nebraska, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and Morton-James Public Library’s Harry and Grace Moller Endowment as part of the HN Speakers Bureau.

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