The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Travel Iowa invite Iowans to step outside and enjoy Iowa state parks and forests in the 2022 First Day Hike Challenge. Visitors can ring in the New Year with the Parks Passport on their own, or by joining park staff on a guided hike.
The DNR Parks, Forests and Preserves Bureau has openings for recreational aides and seasonal patrol officers for the summer 2022 season across the state park system. Jobs duties will include assisting park staff in patrolling the park, helping visitors, registering campers, and maintaining the park through duties such as mowing, trimming, cleaning, trail work and facility repairs.
Nebraska is more than cows and corn — and really may be for everyone after all. The state will get its Discovery Channel debut Jan.
Sidney athletics for Jan. 4 has the SWI wrestling team traveling to AHST for a 5:30 p.m. match. Friday, Jan. 7 has the basketball teams hosting East Mills for a 6 and 7:30 p.m. doubleheader. Photos by Kirt Manion CherryRoad Media
Following are summaries of recent Fremont County Board of Supervisors meetings, taken from the meeting minutes: Dec. 8: The board moved to sign a lease agreement with Nishnabotany Masonic Lodge No.
Work will continue on the Missouri River bridge on Highway 2 for the next 10 to 12 weeks, depending on the weather, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. NDOT Project Manager Mike Habegger said that most of the expansion joint repairs on the bridge’s exterior is complete, but work continues on its interior. During the bridge rehabilitation project original work, which included bridge joint repair and some concrete patching on the internal portions of the bridge, Habegger said that some additional work was discovered during the interior patching that necessitated the repairs. “Freyssinet Inc., a company out of Sterling, Va., that is a sub-contractor for the prime contractor, Cramer and Associates out of Grimes, Iowa, is currently placing post tensioning cables in span No. 1 on the Nebraska side of the bridge,” said Habegger. The post tensioning cables are harmonic, he said, which basically means they alleviate bridge flexing or movement from traffic passing over the bridge. Once the interior rehabilitation work is complete, Habegger said the bridge and roadway will be re-opened to normal four-lane, two-way traffic as soon as possible. The work, which began on June 1, is estimated to cost $496,728 to complete.
The recent passing of Mary Lou (Dutch) Miller conjured up quite a few memories of days gone by for Fergie and First Wife Hallie. I believe Mary Lou (she wasn’t yet known as Dutch) was a grade behind Hallie in school, but they were on the same Hamburg Wildcat basketball team. I also believe that, in those days, the Hamburg girls’ team was known, for some unknown reason, as the Wildkittens, not the Wildcats, as the boys were called. Made no sense, of course, but I guess it could have been worse.
Joshua 18:3 “So Joshua said to the Israelites: ‘How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the lan that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has given you?’ ” I battled jealousy when I heard that the first fifty people to show up at a rebuilt restaurant opening, received a card for a free sandwich, every single day, for an entire year. I thought to myself, “Why didn’t I know this information? Did they tell people ahead of time? I deserve workman’s comp for all the damage my kids have done to my brain in their play land.
The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA), Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB) and ISU Extension and Outreach-Page County will host a Marketing Seminar as part of the Iowa Corn, Crop Fair series in Clarinda on Wednesday, Jan. 12, at the Ice House Restaurant beginning at 6 p.m.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the Biden-Harris Administration is providing up to $1.5 billion to states and school districts to help school meal program operators deal with the challenges of supply chain disruptions brought on by the pandemic. As the administration continues to work towards Building a Better America by investing in our communities, the funding announced today will help to provide our nation’s children with the nutritious foods they need to thrive.