(Nebraska City) -- Golf cars would be allowed on city streets under a proposed ordinance in Nebraska City Discussion on the proposed ordinance is on the Nebraska City City Council agenda Monday (this) evening at 6 at City Hall Nebraska City Mayor Bryan Bequette says local residents and at least one commissioner proposed the ordinance the side-by-sides and all that already by ordinance to draft an ordinance allowing golf cars on city streets It'll be on streets that are posted less than 25 mph You have to have seat belts--all those kind of things." Bequette says golf CARS are different from golf CARTS "Golf CARTS would be the carts that you drive on a golf course," he said and it doesn't require a flag for height and things like that We are still going to keep in our ordinance the golf cart allowance if you own a golf cart and have it at your house." residents could still drive their golf carts to Wildwood Golf Course on city streets under 25 mph--without modifications into cars Also on the agenda: appointments to the Nebraska City Utilities Board of Public Works and the city's tree board the introduction of newly-elected fire department captains and proclamations on Nebraska Drinking Water Week National Police Week and National Peace Officer's Day we attempt to be accurate in our reporting please contact us by emailing kmaradio@kmaland.com Email notifications are only sent once a day Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: 1:38 PM CDTBy Dan Swanson NEBRASKA CITY - Nebraska City Tourism and Commerce has scheduled its Hot Topics forum at 8 a.m The subject for the hour-long event is the childcare crisis a center and SENCA Head Start are scheduled This is scheduled following the “Day Without Childcare,” which is scheduled May 12 to demonstrate the value of childcare to the workforce Community Change Action says thousands of childcare providers have pledged to take action in response to a childcare crisis Many will shut down or close early  on Monday May 12 for the fourth annual National Day Day Without Child Care The organization’s list of demands includes thriving wages affordable access and no cuts to Head Start Latest Trump budget maintains funding for Head Start however cuts up to $230 billion for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is being debated The proposed cuts over the next decade would be 20 percent of the federal support Congress is also considering cuts in SNAP and Medicaid programs First Five Nebraska has scheduled a rally in support of Head Start on Tuesday 6:15 PM CDTBy Dan SwansonNEBRASKA CITY – Nebraska City Public Schools has scheduled a “state of the school’ presentation at the middle school library at 6 p.m A school press release says there is cause for celebration because of the transformation the school has gone through since 2020 The district leadership team will present on financial management academic initiatives and forward-looking goals Superintendent Mark Fritch is scheduled to follow up on the presentation with a Spanish translation at the library at 6 p.m Your access to this service has been limited If you think you have been blocked in error contact the owner of this site for assistance If you are a WordPress user with administrative privileges on this site please enter your email in the box below and click "Send" You will then receive an email that helps you regain access Wordfence is a security plugin installed on over 5 million WordPress sites The owner of this site is using Wordfence to manage access to their site You can also read the documentation to learn about Wordfence's blocking tools or visit wordfence.com to learn more about Wordfence Click here to learn more: Documentation (opens in new tab) 6 May 2025 1:25:36 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString()); IA; the son of John Bernard and Gertrude Eloise “Trudy” (Boettner) Woodward.Sunday IA; the son of John Bernard and Gertrude Eloise “Trudy” (Boettner) Woodward graduating from Hamburg High School with the class of 1975 He then attended the University of Nebraska – Lincoln He was united in marriage to Teresa Martin on September 6th at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nebraska City The family made their home in Hamburg where Tom farmed around Hamburg and Watson and worked as a Pioneer seed dealer He was an active member of the Hamburg Community volunteering on many church and community boards including the Grape Community Hospital board where he served as President He was a longtime member of Hamburg Fire and Rescue Tom joined the Nebraska City Volunteer Fire Department Great Western Company where he proudly served until his retirement.  Tom never lost his passion for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.  Through the good years and the bad years he was a diehard fan.  His daughter-in -law brought a special Husker connection to the family as both of her brothers played football for The University of Nebraska in recent years Tom worked hard and played hard.  He loved traveling with his family and never missed an opportunity.  Both Tom and Teresa always shared a love of being in and around water even meeting each other for the first time at a party on the Missouri River.  They eventually created a warm and inviting lake front home for friends and family to enjoy at the Lake of The Ozarks.  The Woodward family has had a long love affair with golf John and Trudy.  Tom played with The Golf Limited Group and The Nomad Golfing Group where he enjoyed spending quality time with friends One of the greatest joys of Tom’s life was being able to farm alongside his father Tyler.  He always had a passion for agriculture and was a true steward of the land and a love for his family that was unmatched.  He gave tirelessly to his community.  Tom will be remembered as a loving family man and a good friend to so many.  He cherished his friendships with most of these lasting the remainder of his life.  He was often described as a “true gentleman.”  but his legacy lives on through his children and family.  He had a very special bond with his children and grandkids and they adored him He was always rooting each one of them on through life Each one of Tom’s children and grandchildren have qualities that exemplify the life that he lived and are his greatest accomplishment.  Those left to cherish his memory include his wife Teresa Woodward of Nebraska City; children: Lexi (Jacob) Klima of Murray NE; four grandchildren: Keith and Emery Klima and Eloise and Charlotte Woodward; sister Jonelle Spiegel of Hamburg IA; nieces and nephews: Andrew (Molly) Spiegel and Kyle (Becca) Spiegel; parents-in-law Pat and Darell Martin; and brother and sister in law Brad and Denise Martin; Uncle Bill (Jo) Woodward Cari (Joe) Robertson Jerry (Jenny) Woodward and many other family and friends A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m 2025 at the First United Methodist Church in Nebraska City with a firefighter procession and memorial service The family will greet friends from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m on Tuesday (5/6) at the First United Methodist Church in Nebraska City Memorials may be directed to Hamburg Fire and Rescue or the First United Methodist Church in Nebraska City Gude Funeral Homes in Nebraska City and Hamburg are in charge of arrangements If you are a WordPress user with administrative privileges on this site please enter your email address in the box below and click "Send" Click here to learn more: Documentation 6 May 2025 1:25:42 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString()); 11:45 AM CDTBy Ben RootScott Michael Dawson Colorado.  He was born in Nebraska City the fourth of their five children.  Scott graduated from Nebraska City High school in 1979.  He attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln and in his twenties moved to Colorado where he worked at Valleylab a medical products manufacturing plant in Boulder specializing in the 2-mile event.  He continued to run for relaxation and pleasure for most of the rest of his life.  Like his three brothers he was a dedicated Nebraska Cornhuskers fan following the football team closely throughout both his childhood and adult years.  Scott loved music (especially John Waite) and had an intellectually curious mind.  He read avidly and was well-versed in national and world affairs.  He had a gentle soul and dearly loved his family and close friends often expressing pride in the various accomplishments of his siblings nieces and nephews.  Scott remained close to his best childhood friend Robert Givehand (currently of Connecticut) Scott was preceded in death by his parents.  He is survived by his sister Becci Dawson Cox and husband Glenn of Stillwater Minnesota; brothers Pat and wife Jane of Maryville as well as many nieces and nephews.  Survivors also include Scott’s step-mother Kansas; and step-brothers Brad Stava and wife Jane of Hartland Kansas.  No formal services are planned at the current time.  Inurnment of ashes will take place at Wyuka Cemetery in Nebraska City at a later date  Memorials in memory of Scott may be sent to the Nebraska City High School Alumni Foundation at P.O 6 May 2025 1:25:46 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString()); 6 May 2025 1:25:51 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString()); 1:49 PM CDTBy Eric McKayHARTINGTON - A northeast Nebraska city is seeing movement on some much-needed housing City and state officials joined developers Friday in Hartington for a ground-breaking of the new Nordby Housing Project The 12-unit development will feature rent-to-own homes built near Highway 84 on the east side of town City leaders said Friday they hope the development will provide opportunities for not only new residents to Hartington but also those who've called Cedar County home for decades Discussion on the project began as far back as 2021 and the City Council approved the zoning change for it in the fall of 2023 Developers said they worked with the City of Hartington and the Nebraska Dept of Economic Development to help secure the financing needed to get shovels in the ground The agreement is with Omaha-based Foundations Development who specialize in affordable and senior housing including other recent developments in Wayne and Wisner 6 May 2025 1:26:05 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString()); 6 May 2025 1:26:07 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString()); You are viewing the overview and resources for Teams at Honeywell's Industrial Automation manufacturing plant in Nebraska City make the “heartbeat” of gas meters Gas meters measure and monitor gas consumption helping industries manage their energy use effectively The team at Honeywell's Industrial Automation site in Nebraska City is revolutionizing the way gas meters are produced.  senior operations manager at the Nebraska City facility points out that his team manufactures the "heartbeat" of gas meters: a diaphragm which measures the pressure of gas passing through it Watch the video to learn how gas meters produced at the site can help buildings with energy management Learn more: Discover how technology can help organizations in the utilities ecosystem operate more efficiently. This story is part of our We Make Cool Things series where we’re meeting the people who run Honeywell’s manufacturing sites that produce our solutions in automation energy transition and aviation around the world Copyright © 2025 Honeywell International Inc FNBO In a deal combining two privately held First National Bank of Omaha in Nebraska plans to acquire Kansas City The transaction is expected to close before the end of the year Acquiring the $2.2 billion-asset Country Club checks a number of boxes for FNBO the acquiring bank's chairman and president Clark LauritzenFNBO At the top of the list with added scale in one of the Midwest's biggest markets The Kansas City area has 2.2 million people more than 50,000 businesses and an $88.5 billion deposit market according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.  FNBO and Country Club would hold $2.7 billion of deposits in the Kansas City metropolitan statistical area giving the combined bank the ninth-largest share of deposits in the region Country Club also operates a trust company with $2.8 billion of assets under management and a boutique capital markets firm focused on serving banks and other financial services institutions FNBO has its own team that provides capital markets services to financial institutions so this [merger] would be additive in that respect," he said.  FNBO, which is the bank subsidiary of First National of Nebraska Inc., has been no stranger to M&A under Lauritzen's leadership. It acquired the $535 million-asset Western States Bank in Laramie FNBO purchased a Minnesota-based capital markets firm and an Omaha-based home-improvement lender Although FNBO is best known for its national credit card business it also maintains a sizable community bank with 100 branches across eight states Combining with Country Club would give it 120 branches and assets in excess of $34 billion It was acquired 32 years later by veteran Kansas City banker Byron Thompson who spent nearly 30 years at UMB Financial before buying Country Club The fact that Country Club is family owned gives FNBO added confidence that Country Club will be a tight cultural fit "We've known the Thompson family for decades," Lauritzen said "We admire them and like the way they do business."  "They've been excellent at serving small and mid-sized businesses,' Lauritzen added "We'll be retaining the people who do that." and Lauritzen represents the sixth generation of family ownership who led FNBO for more than four decades before retiring in 2020.  Country Club was also attracted to FNBO's background according to Country Club Chairman and CEO Paul Thompson "Country Club Bank has a deep history of taking care of its clients," Thompson said in a press release "It was paramount that any partner we considered have a similar dedication We are confident FNBO is the right partner to maintain this legacy and take it even further." 2025 4:05 PM Both FNBO and Country Club have been profitable Country Club produced a 2.39% return on assets last year alongside earnings of $30.2 million.  Still, overall deal volume has been muted in 2025 according to Seaport Research Partners senior analyst Laurie Havener Husicker Student loans CFPB wins rare judgement over student loan debt relief firm A federal judge has ordered FDATR a now defunct student loan debt relief provider to pay $43 million in restitution and fees bucking the trend of cases brought by the Biden administration-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau being dropped Industry News How Cathinka Wahlstrom is modernizing America's oldest bank BNY's chief commercial officer talks about AI tariffs and her efforts to help create a leaner which he thinks reinforces the case for deregulation including Early Warning's peer-to-peer money transfer app Zelle reiterates the importance of bank redundancies FORECLOSURE WARS She stopped paying her mortgage more than 15 years ago (Nebraska City) -- Planning continues for another trail project in Nebraska City the Nebraska City City Council approved a JEO task order for preliminary engineering for a proposed trail expansion along 4th Corso from 11th Street eastward to 3rd Rue Council members also an application from the city's trail committee for $50,000 for the project's next phase Speaking on KMA's "Morning Line" program Tuesday morning Nebraska City Mayor Bryan Bequette says the trail will provide a safe crossing for the public over the viaduct at that location we replaced the viaduct over the tracks that's on 4th Corso from our east entry into town," said Bequette "That has a really nice path on the south side--we made that extra wide we don't have a sidewalk all the way over there or a trail that connects east Nebraska City on that main artery up to 11th Street That's what the $50,000 grant will be going after to pay for some of the construction but we're going to start fundraising for that and we'll build as we'll get money on that." Bequette says $30,000 from the Otoe County Commissioners will cover the extension's engineering Construction continues on the city's other trail project from the 11th Street bridge to the city's softball field The mayor says the city's goal is to create an entire trail loop around the community "We have one that's in the middle of construction right now," he said "They put in all the drainage and the water retention fencing the next phase is to come in and start the next piece of work on that levy of course to pave it--an 8-foot trail that goes from the north bridge on North 11th all the way out to the softball complex Them JEO will start designing the specific part of the next construction project on 4th Corso going east." Though a timeline for the 4th Corso project is pending based on the amount of grant funding available Bequette says the 11th Street project is expected to be completed in November You can hear the full interview with Bryan Bequette here: 6 May 2025 1:26:17 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString()); Pawnee City has a plan to attract new residents – and it's sparing no expense The rural community in southeast Nebraska plans to build 25 single-family homes and offer qualified buyers up to $50,000 in down payment assistance, hoping to provide a "modern standard of living with small town values," a news release says There are also plans to build additional homes to rent chairman of the Economic Development Council for the Pawnee City Chamber of Commerce said he hopes other small towns across the country will be able to emulate Pawnee City's effort to attract new residents "We want to build this as a blueprint for other small towns," Glenn said we want to share it with as many small towns as we can." Here's more about Pawnee City and its plan to bring in new residents There are income limits to qualify for the down payment assistance More than 70 families have already expressed interest in moving to Pawnee City NE; the son of Gifford and Edith (RWednesday NE; the son of Gifford and Edith (Rose) Booth.  He attended Gothenburg Public Schools and graduated from Bertrand High School in 1963.  He entered the United States Army in February of 1964 and proudly served his country until his honorable discharge on March 7 1968.  He was stationed in California and Germany during his time in the service.  He later joined the Nebraska National Guard Company A34 Inf he went to Kearney State College and graduated in 1972.  After graduation from college he first taught for two years at Elm Creek followed by 26 years at Nebraska City Public Schools.  His building construction classes built several homes around Nebraska City as well as shelters at some of the parks decks on homes and many other projects.  Several of his students went on to work in the construction field and even started their own companies He married Peggy Tansey in September of 1968 in Gothenburg NE and to this union two sons were born:  Jay and Brian.  They later divorced.  On December 12 Ron married Faye Golden Cooper in Nebraska City Ron was a member of the First Baptist Church where he also served as a Trustee.  He helped with many projects at the church.  He also loved seeing all the children in church and would encourage them in some way.  Before his health declined he loved golf.  He would play every chance he had and was a member of two golf leagues.  His red golf cart was always on the go He is survived by his wife Faye Booth of Nebr NE; children:  James “Jay” Booth (Ronda) of Nebr James Cooper (Steve Krisek) of The Villages FL and Tiffany Stoner (Steve) of Platte City MO; grandchildren:  Jason (Stephanie) Booth Mallory (Casey) Jumps and Peyton (Ashley) Stoner; great-grandchildren:  Justin Booth Levi Booth and Brynn Booth; sister Jeanne Renken of Bertrand NE; sisters and brothers-in-laws:  Karen Golden of Gretna Jean Hollmann Searcy (Marion) of San Benito siblings:  Geraldine Gatley (Harold) and Larry Booth; father and mother-in-law William Golden and Freda Dickey; sister-in-law Nancy Wurtele; brothers-in-law:  Rick Hollmann there will be a time of lunch and fellowship in the church hall at which time the family will be able to visit with those attending.   Inurnment will be at 2:00 p.m Memorials may be given to the First Baptist Church Gude & Marshall Funeral Homes in charge of arrangements (Nebraska City) -- Nebraska City officials are exploring the best ways to offer up land for an aquaculture expansion on the north end of town the Nebraska City City Council discussed the possibility of selling land to Goodlife Agriculture LLC including the river bottoms portion of the old landfill site north of the city water wellfield Nebraska City Commissioner Cole Sharp says the discussion arose to allow for some additional land for the company's aquaculture expansion valued at just over $60 million Sharp says the city is exploring its options directing our city staff to work with the city attorney to see what options are available there and what's best for the city and Goodlife Agriculture--either a sale or possibly just a lease of that property," said Sharp we do have some EPA considerations potentially there as well where the land may need to stay in the name of the city we're just looking into that to see what the options are." Sharp says the additional land would be just northeast of land already under option with Goodlife Agriculture for the expansion He says Goodlife Agriculture plans to construct an Atlantic salmon harvesting and production facility which was proposed by local resident Kiel VanderVeen "They're looking to bring in several buildings in this structure to produce from eggs all the way out to the filets of Atlantic Salmon and ship them to areas here within the Midwest," Sharp explained it could be a multi-million dollar construction project for us here and a lot of great economic growth to bring this into Nebraska City." The city has already backed several economic development tools for the effort including a $1 million loan agreement through the city's economic growth funds and utilizing a little over $10 million worth in tax increment finance Sharp says the city expects the project to provide a major boost to the local economy "With what looks to be a multi-building complex out there there will be a lot of new jobs coming into the area both in the production facility there as well as with shipping of the finished materials," he said we were very excited when they came to the city and there's some funding available there through LB840 and they've approached the city for some TIF funding as well." the endeavor was expected to create 52 new jobs Despite an October fire that devastated the Nebraska Vegetable and Protein location officials are still hopeful for a groundbreaking on the aquaculture expansion later this year along with an additional 20,000 square feet to replace the facility destroyed in the fire You can hear the full interview with Cole Sharp below: Lincoln — Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced Thursday his office’s expansion of its fight against illegal or unlawful synthetic THC the Attorney General is issuing cease & desist letters to all of the retail locations in Nebraska City The investigation revealed evidence that the stores are selling illegal or unlawful THC-containing products the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office investigators made purchases of products from multiple stores located in Nebraska City Over 90% of the products purchased had labels that incorrectly identified the content of the products and many products appeared to be marijuana marketed as hemp The letters issued to these stores communicate that many of the THC-containing products their companies sell misrepresent the concentrations and types of THC contained within those products This lack of proper labeling means the stores are engaging in deceptive The Attorney General’s Office is sending formal letters requesting the stores immediately cease all sales of unlawful THC-containing products to Nebraska consumers to avoid litigation The Attorney General’s Office is demanding that each store return a signed document indicating their Assurance of Voluntary Compliance then the office will initiate litigation and will seek penalties and fees to the fullest extent allowed by law to ramp up our fight until the problem is solved Just in Nebraska City we have already reached settlements with two of the stores and this new effort focuses on the remaining stores,” stated Attorney General Mike Hilgers The remaining stores have tobacco licenses and also sell synthetically produced THC-containing products which may put their tobacco licenses at risk This continues the effort by Attorney General Hilgers to clean up the unlawful industry that has developed in Nebraska Attorney General Hilgers has supported Senator Kauth’s introduction of LB316 LB316 is designed to stop the influx and sale of dangerous products masquerading as hemp and clean up the illegal marketplace that has developed in Nebraska © 2025 Nebraska Rural Radio Association. 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Copyright Information Website ©2025 Nebraska Rural Radio Association | All rights reserved. | Website developed by Hollman Media you will be automatically redirected here whenever you go to https://ruralradio.com you can click the "Clear home" link in the footer of the site North Andrew and Nebraska City all picked up wins in KMAland baseball on Friday Check out the full rundown from the area below **Levi McAfee threw a three-inning no-hitter.** Westview 3 Plattsmouth 1 (Bennington Tournament) Gross Catholic 4 Plattsmouth 0 (Bennington Tournament) GACC/West Point Beemer 13 Louisville/Weeping Water 2 3:30 PM CDTBy Dan SwansonNEBRASKA CITY – Rob Schreiner joked about his reluctance to climb trees professionally when he started out with a trimming company nearly 40 years ago but told his commemorative tree planting audience during the Arbor Day Celebration that he feels lucky to have grown up in the Home of Arbor Day Actually had to take it down about 10 years ago It was getting to where it needed to come down,  but I grew up in that tree Being the home of Arbor Day and working around trees is pretty exciting.” Schreiner started with the Nebraska City Utilities in 1998 and is currently a tree clearance foreman He has served on the Nebraska City Tree Board for 26 years and was named arborist of the year by the Nebraska Arborist Association in 2013 He said the care of the urban forest helps him sleep at night Schreiner: “The utilities send me to all the conferences to learn about trees I’m really proud when we have all these storms that I get to stay home and sleep because the trees are lasting longer because we trim them a little bit better than what we used to.” Schreiner helped establish the south entrance gateway and provided a tree inventory to the city the board is working with the city for plantings at the new housing development and city entrances Schreiner: “Sustainability is a big word We have a lot of trees here and I like what we have We like to plant and replace some of the older trees because all good things come to an end and some trees just have to come down but I like when we replace them and I like to take care of what we have The forefathers have thought hard about planting these trees so we take care of them and the city is wanting to put trees back in Schreiner is a former instructor for the Nebraska Arboretum in the area of pruning and climbing He is currently chief of the Nebraska City Fire and Rescue 7:56 AM CDTBy Dan SwansonLINCOLN – The Arbor Day Foundation announced its activities and events for the Arbor Day celebration at Nebraska City this weekend Arbor Day Farm is hosting its first Bloom Fest featuring guided tours of Nebraska’s largest public lilac collection The 45-minute tours will offer lessons on the history of lilacs and the importance of nature in the community Live music is scheduled Friday at the Lied Lodge terrace Sunday events include free yoga on the hazelnut lawn and tours departing the Arbor Day Farm depot Here is the organization’s press release 2025) – The spirit of National Arbor Day is in full bloom in Nebraska City as Arbor Day Farm kicks off a 3-day celebration of the tree planters’ holiday Arbor Day Farm is also hosting its first Bloom Fest where visitors will have the opportunity to explore the largest public lilac collection in Nebraska during their peak season Guided tours will last 45-minutes and teach people about the history of lilacs and the importance of nature in our communities The food and family-friendly fun of Arbor Day Farm’s Apple House Market and Porter’s Barbecue will also be available The Arbor Day Foundation is a global nonprofit inspiring people to plant They foster a growing community of more than 1 million leaders and supporters united by their bold belief that a more hopeful future can be shaped through the power of trees they’ve answered critical need with action planting more than half a billion trees alongside their partners And this is only the beginning.   The Arbor Day Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pursuing a future where all life flourishes through the power of trees Beatrice's Macey Holthus (middle) celebrates a goal during a game against Nebraska City Thursday at the House of Orange in Beatrice Beatrice's Olivia Jones boots the ball during a game against Nebraska City Thursday at the House of Orange in Beatrice Beatrice's Rebecca Chol (right) battles for the ball during a game against Nebraska City Thursday at the House of Orange in Beatrice Beatrice's Harley Dike handles the ball during a game against Nebraska City Thursday at the House of Orange in Beatrice Beatrice's Mia Holthus chases down the ball during a game against Nebraska City Thursday at the House of Orange in Beatrice Beatrice's Maliah Pittman chases down the ball during a game against Nebraska City Thursday at the House of Orange in Beatrice Beatrice's Tatum Tempelmeyer chases down the ball during a game against Nebraska City Thursday at the House of Orange in Beatrice Beatrice's Rylie Kreft (middle) battles for the ball during a game against Nebraska City Thursday at the House of Orange in Beatrice Beatrice's Genna Dawson (right) defends during a game against Nebraska City Thursday at the House of Orange in Beatrice Macey Holthus (middle) and Rylie Kreft (right) form a wall in front of goalie Alex Mason (back) during a game against Nebraska City Thursday at the House of Orange in Beatrice Beatrice's Macey Holthus (left) celebrates a goal during a game against Nebraska City Thursday at the House of Orange in Beatrice Beatrice's Olivia Jones handles the ball during a game against Nebraska City Thursday at the House of Orange in Beatrice Beatrice's Macey Holthus handles the ball during a game against Nebraska City Thursday at the House of Orange in Beatrice The Beatrice girls soccer team scored two goals in the first half with the wind at their back and then hung on in the second half for the 2-1 win Thursday over Nebraska City at the House of Orange in Beatrice Beatrice coach Bryan Heinz said the team is gearing up towards postseason play and felt like his team played well against the visiting Pioneers "We have been trying a lot of girls in different positions and just see how things go for us," Heinz said "We used this game as a tester and I thought the girls did pretty good." It didn't take long for the Lady O to score Heinz said they wanted to have the wind at their back first in hopes of jumping on top They did just that when Macey Holthus was able to score from about 25 yards out "If we can get ourselves into a good spot with the wind at our back we have girls that can let it fly and go high," Heinz said "Their goalkeeper was battling both the shot and the wind and it played out perfectly for us It happened really quick and it was good to get that early lead." but it was the build-up from her sister Mia Holthus "Mia got it on the edge and made a good run and got in real deep," Heinz said "She got the pass across and it deflected back to Macey's foot and Macey once again proved herself as a good goal scorer She was just in the right place at the right time for this one and it worked out perfect." Nebraska City had the wind at their back in the second half but Beatrice's defense held until about three minutes in the game when Nebraska City was awarded a penalty kick due to a hand ball in the box "It was just one of those things that happen," Heinz said "It wasn't the result of poor play or anything like that Nebraska City had a couple other opportunities to score but Mason was able to step up and get saves "She's had a lot of solid saves as of late," Heinz said we have Macey (Holthus) getting the goals we need it's Alex (Mason) who is keeping teams off the scoreboard This is a game that could have gone either way if she hadn't stepped up and made those plays." Heinz said he was also pleased with the play of Tatum Tempelmeyer who they've moved from the defensive part of the field to midfield "We are asking Tatum to learn a new position really quick," Heinz said Heinz said they're trying to gain some momentum going into conference and district play where they'll run into teams they've lost to already "We are really trying to move the ball fast and do a lot of east/west transition play to keep defenses shifting," Heinz said "We have learned from our losses this year and the girls are looking forward to possibly a few revenge games in the postseason The best time to get revenge is in conference and districts and that's what we're hoping for." Tri County Senior Cooper Stokebrand has decided to continue his football career at Concordia University next year Senior Josiah Quinones was named Beatrice High School's Outstanding male athlete for the 2024-25 year while Morgan Maschmann and Annie Gleason… CRETE -- The Beatrice boys and girls track teams traveled to the Crete Invite on Thursday at Doane University The postseason is rapidly approaching for the Beatrice boys soccer team On an extremely windy day at the Beatrice Country Club the Beatrice boys golf team finished 11th out of 18 teams in Class B Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Nebraska lawmakers will vote Tuesday on switching to a winner-take-all system It would change how the state votes in presidential elections our grade school class was one of many that got to visit John Brown’s Cave in Nebraska City hewn from local cottonwoods before Nebraska became a state underground “cave” — a hand-made tunnel to a nearby ravine that was billed as a hiding spot for slaves escaping bondage in nearby slave states (but was really an effort to increase tourism and the tunnel was never used by escaping slaves) John Brown’s Cave was one of the Missouri River city’s top tourist attractions victims of calamities and a lack of funds while Nebraska City has become a museum mecca It now has eight museums focusing on all kinds of local history The focus of John Brown’s Cave has shifted over the years to the authentically historic Mayhew Cabin which historians believe sheltered up to 14 escaping slaves overnight a top deputy of the famed abolitionist John Brown and a brother of Barbara Mayhew But fallen tree branches and floods from a nearby ravine in 2013 and 2019 have taken their toll A museum building that focused on Underground Railroad history smells of mold and sewer backups with the Foundation blaming the city for failing to maintain a drainage way around the historic Mayhew Cabin and a "historic village" cluster of old buildings; the city claimed it was the foundation’s fault for not keeping a drainage pipe clear of debris and the feud culminated with the Foundation posting a sign outside its then-closed museum stating that the city “killed” the attraction A glimmer of hope came after the State Legislature launched an effort to get the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to take over the site the first location in the state named to a national “Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.” But that hope was pretty well crushed with the release of a recent assessment that put the cost of restoring the structures at an unaffordable cost of $20 million The story of the Mayhew Cabin is part of an important chapter in Nebraska history Some brave settlers in Nebraska City and Falls City helped “freedom seekers” escape enslavement during the late 1850s and into the Civil War Abolitionists also flowed southward through southeast Nebraska – avoiding Missouri a free state – to join the “Bleeding Kansas” fight over slavery Former Omaha World-Herald colleague and columnist Robert Nelson has written some excellent articles about the role his hometown played in equipping abolitionists heading south and helping escaped slaves heading north A site in Falls City is now part of the national freedom trail and a museum is in the works the always informative journal of the State Historical Society featured a fascinating tale by writer Gail Shaffer Blankenau about the harrowing escape in 1858 of two female slaves The history of Mayhew Cabin and its role in the Underground Railroad needs to be told and the Nebraska City site I’ve done more than one story on this sad saga and always walk away scratching my head Now is the time for these spatting parties to drop their differences and starting working together to restore the historic cabin and revive the important story it tells Paul Hammel has covered the Nebraska state government and the state for decades He retired in April as senior contributor with the Nebraska Examiner He was previously with the Omaha World-Herald he loves traveling and writing about the state letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly 6 May 2025 1:27:03 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString()); (KLKN) – Power has been restored in a central Nebraska city after an outage Thursday morning Paul Police Department said a power outage was impacting the entire city “A critical failure has occurred and caused a fire,” the agency said Police asked people to stay away from the area as firefighters and linemen responded to the scene police said the majority of power had been restored to St Linemen are still working to repair the substation that failed please stay clear of the linemen trying to do their work today,” the agency said “When you see them throughout the coming days make sure to thank them for all they do.” 12:25 PM CDTBy Dan SwansonNEBRASKA CITY- Nebraska City Public Schools announced new elementary principals this week Tammy Schaefer is principal at Hayward Elementary Schaefer taught fourth grade at Osmond Community Schools and served as an elementary counselor in Norfolk She later took on the role of an elementary principal and special education director at Cross County Community Schools and is currently a student services supervisor at ESU 2 she is currently a second grade teacher at North Park Elementary in Columbus Platte Valley edged Nebraska City behind Carson Hollst on the mound while Savannah was also a winner in KMAland baseball on Friday (KMAland) -- Platte Valley edged Nebraska City behind Carson Hollst on the mound while Savannah was also a winner in KMAland baseball on Friday Polo 13 South Holt 5 (WOW Wood Bat Tournament California 6 Maryville 2 (WOW Wood Bat Tournament Savannah 9 MICDS 5 (WOW Wood Bat Tournament Find an interview with Carson Hollst below: Raymond Central 10 Louisville/Weeping Water 3 (NCC Tournament) 6 May 2025 1:27:11 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString()); (Nebraska City) -- Nebraska City officials hope new technology improves traffic at a busy intersection the Nebraska City City Council approved the installation of radar detection sensors at the intersection of 4th Corso and 11th Street--one of the community's busiest thoroughfares Nebraska City Mayor Bryan Bequette tells KMA News the new sensors convert the intersection from a timed traffic light "We've had pressure pads in those streets," said Bequette those pressure pads are really hard to maintain we've had it on timed--it's been a timed light With the south intersection along the overpass on Highway 2 Bequette says funding from the city's street budget will cover the equipment costs "We had money in our roads account," he said our construction manager asked to be able to put in this radar detection system in there That would convert it from being a timed system to actually being able to measure when there's cars in the intersection so it will change the lights in a more integrated fashion." The mayor says the light is working again after being damaged in a recent accident "If you've been in Nebraska City for last few weeks," said Bequette on ice slide into the cabinet with all the controls in it We were told there was a long lead item on that But NDOT--the Nebraska Department of Transportation--since helped by pulling one of theirs out of inventory to get that light up and running." Bequette made his comments in a recent interview on KMA's "Morning Line" program 6 May 2025 1:27:18 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString()); (Nebraska City) -- Nebraska City Mayor Bryan Bequette has been re-elected to a third full term Unofficial results from the Otoe County Election Commissioner's Office show Bequette receiving a substantial 75% of the vote Fifty write-in votes were also cast in the mayoral race Born and raised in New Mexico and an Army veteran Bequette has lived with his family in Nebraska City since 2009 Bequette tells KMA News he appreciated the voter's support for another term "I hope that people think I'm doing a great job and it is an honor to essentially get a renewal and another four years to continue doing what I think is important work with the other commissioners and city staff," said Bequette "There's also some great people in Nebraska City that keep so many great things moving forward and are trying to improve things." Bequette was appointed mayor in April 2015 after the resignation of Jack Hobbie before earning re-election in 2016 and 2020 Bequette says one of his top priorities in a new term is continuing to bolster the community's housing stock such as seeing through the Kreifels Hills subdivision near CHI St "We're way behind on our housing stock and the city moved forward and finally decided to be our own developer which took us a while to convince ourselves to move into that realm," he said "We've sold three lots so far and the first to a contractor last Monday night so working on that subdivision and getting the housing stock increased in numbers so we can house people I know it's tough to look at Nebraska City to move here and not really find anything on the market so that's the big thing we're working on." Bequette also cited some of the past successes of the city and local partners in adding 140 seats in daycare facilities while increasing childcare quality in the area Bequette says work also remains on the city's parks and roads "We continue to chip away at some of our older road surfaces but also add some more pavement which we're going to do on our trails that we have in the works right now," Bequette emphasized "We're going to continue to look forward and ahead at what we can do with the dollars we have and be ready when federal grants and programs and community grants become available that we can step into that space and increase something that Nebraska City needs." Bequette says they are also continuing to try and secure private donations and funding to establish a new sports complex on land recently purchased by the city 6 May 2025 1:27:28 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString()); 6 May 2025 1:27:32 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString()); (Nebraska City) -- Nebraska City officials have backed grant applications aimed at improving a local historical center During its regular meeting earlier this week the Nebraska City City Council approved two applications from the Wildwood Historic Center The center's main attraction is the historic 1869 Victorian country home Nebraska City Commissioner Cole Sharp tells KMA News the majority of the grant funding would go towards improvements on the home's exterior expecting it to be right around $20,000 to repaint along with the outside work on the property," said Sharp they're continuing to work through inventory and did come to us during the budget process saying they knew this was something they needed to get done this year and they did request some additional funding during their budget process." Sharp says officials with the center hope to get the $3,000 from a local foundation to bolster inventory efforts Sharp says they hope to hear whether they can acquire the funding in the coming months "Each of the foundation's boards get together on a different timeframe," he said I think the hope is that we would hear maybe in the early spring or summer on both to know where we're going to be on funding for this." Sharp made his comments on a recent edition of KMA's "Morning Line" program 6 May 2025 1:27:42 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString()); (Nebraska City) -- Nebraska City officials are financially backing an addition to one of the area's tourist attractions the Nebraska City City Council allocated $25,000 from the city's Growth Fund for a proposed fort exhibit at the Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Visitor Center Nebraska City Mayor Bryan Bequette says the project is part of the center's plan to expand its outdoor experience "They've been building period-correct," said Bequette "trying to go from historic documents in building some of the cabins that might have been in the first fort or the style of fort that Lewis and Clark would have used using logs and materials locally if they would a lot of cottonwood and stuff along the Missouri The last thing they're trying to do now is put in the vertical pole palisades that would enclose the encampment as a typical old style Bequette says funding from the city's economic development funds will cover the fort's materials "They're harvesting the log themselves," he said and materials and things like that for this project that they hope to have finished by early next fall The cabins will still be accessible for people to be able to look at that them Center Director Doug Friedli told the commissioners the center hosted visitors from all 50 states last year Members of the Growth Fund's citizens advisory committee previously approved the city's funding request