Last week, I shared how the One Big, Beautiful Bill delivers for Nebraska’s hardworking producers — the farmers and ranchers who feed and fuel our nation. Today, I want to detail another top priority: ...

The U.S. Department of Education unexpectedly announced the withholding of critical federal education dollars on June 30.

Lasting prosperity depends on lasting security. No nation can thrive without secure borders and a strong military. The One Big Beautiful Bill is the strongest national security and border security ...

Six Nebraska football standouts, a state college All-American and two long-time contributors to the Husker football program will be inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame this fall.

Nebraska volleyball legend Jordan Larson will lead a group of former Huskers competing against this year’s Nebraska volleyball team in the inaugural Alumni Match on Saturday, Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. at the ...

Sentencing has been set for Sept. 8 for a Percival man accused of motor vehicle homicide in the death of a 6-year-old boy in Nebraska City.

The Nebraska City Public Schools board of education took action during its July regular meeting to get the 2025-2026 school year off to a good start.

Fair Game” is the theme of the 2025 Otoe County Fair, which kicks off its weekend run on Friday, Aug. 1, at the Otoe County Fairgrounds in Syracuse.

During the month of June 2025, eighteen people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, according to data collected by the Nebraska Department of Transportation.

After nearly twenty years of parish ministry, I entered the world of health care, which, I learned, abounds in acronyms. My first clue was in chaplaincy training, known as “CPE” (Clinical Pastoral ...

It is time for Best Of Otoe County, dear readers, and we at the Nebraska City News Press, Syracuse Journal Democrat and CherryRoad Media are excited.

Jesse’s Grandma, Donna Koch (American version is Cook) lives in Denison, Iowa. When Mary and Joseph Cook, my great great grandparents came to America, authorities changed their German name Koch to the ...