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“Garnering the Golden Ears”: The 1937 Nebraska Cornhusking Contest

“Garnering the Golden Ears”: The 1937 Nebraska Cornhusking Contest

“Northeast Nebraska was right at the top in the state cornhusking contest last Thursday when two of her favorite sons of the soil tossed the Indian maize against the bangboard . . . to claim first and second places in the Midwest’s greatest rural athletic event.” 08/14/2024 12:00 AM

Cowboy Trail section near Norfolk reopens

Cowboy Trail section near Norfolk reopens

The Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail section just west of Norfolk now has reopened to the public after repairs were made to stabilize the embankment and trail surface from the 2019 flood. 08/14/2024 12:00 AM

Statewide Arboretum to host September garden walks

Statewide Arboretum to host September garden walks

LINCOLN The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum (NSA) will host Garden Walks in Lincoln on Tuesday, Sept. 10, and in Omaha on Tuesday, Sept. 17, both from 5 to 7:30 p.m. 08/14/2024 12:00 AM

Nebraska Community Foundation President, CEO Jeff Yost addresses youth

Nebraska Community Foundation President, CEO Jeff Yost addresses youth

Dear Young Nebraskan: My sincere hope is that I am just one of many people in your life saying this: we need and want you here in Nebraska. 08/14/2024 12:00 AM

Storing Silage

Gift idea – Republican 08/14/2024 12:00 AM

Mental health tips given for returning to classroom

Mental health tips given for returning to classroom

LINCOLN – As the summer break from school draws to a close, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) recognizes the return to the classroom can be exciting, overwhelming, and stressful. 08/14/2024 12:00 AM

Real estate, property taxes delinquent soon

Real estate, property taxes delinquent soon

PIERCE – Pierce County Treasurer Christine Bahr has reminded taxpayers that the second half of 2023 real estate and personal property taxes are due. The taxes must be paid before Aug. 31, 2024, and will be assessed interest at 14% after that date. 08/14/2024 12:00 AM

Osmond, Wausa schools to conduct feasibility study

Osmond, Wausa schools to conduct feasibility study

(By Wausa Superintendent Brad Hoesing and Osmond Superintendent Steven Bremer) OSMOND – Osmond Community Schools and Wausa Public School districts have agreed to enter into a feasibility study. The two districts have been discussing how they can best partner to best meet the needs of their students. Throughout the various discussions and meetings, both districts have identified several issues to study as we look into the future. 08/14/2024 12:00 AM

Pierce man killed in Monday accident

Pierce man killed in Monday accident

On Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, at approximately 4:25 a.m., a one-vehicle accident occurred approximately three miles northwest of Pierce on Highway 13. The southbound vehicle left the highway, struck a culvert and rolled several times. 08/14/2024 12:00 AM

District 42R Board of Education prepares for 2024-25 school year

District 42R Board of Education prepares for 2024-25 school year

OSMOND – The Osmond Board of Education met Monday, Aug. 12, and began the meeting with a Celebration of Excellence recognition of Joe Ortmeier, who was featured in last week’s Osmond Republican for his 40 years as a coach at Osmond Community School. 08/14/2024 12:00 AM

Goodbye to summer. . .

Goodbye to summer. . .

Knox Koehler, Toby Koehler, Trenton Wisely and Tripp Koehler (top photo) were some of the very few kids who were at Osmond Municipal Pool on Saturday afternoon. The boys played a wild game of pool basketball. Zoey Halsey (bottom right) swam leisurely around the same area of the pool and tried to stay out of the way of the craziness. Meanwhile, Jade Halsey (bottom left) watched from above on the lifeguard chair. Life guards on duty Saturday said there hadn’t been very many kids there in the past few days because the weather had been too cool. The temperatures were in the mid-70s most of last week and on Sunday, the last day of the swimming pool season, it was cloudy and windy, and only reached into the lower 70s. The rest of this week will return to regular August temperatures, reaching into the low to mid-80s, with a chance of thunderstorms on Wednesday. 08/14/2024 12:00 AM