Area News

A new Kansas standard issue license plate design was unveiled last week, chosen by a majority of the public after a week-long voting process that elicited nearly 270,000 votes from Kansans in all 105 counties. For more of the story, see the Dec. 27, 2023 edition of the Courier-Tribune.

An outdoor Fitness Court should be ready for use early next summer, after approval was given to place the order at last week’s Seneca City Council meeting. For more of the story, see the Dec. 27, 2023 edition of the Courier-Tribune.

Expenditures totaling over $6.7-million for remodeling of the CTE Building at Nemaha Central High School and an extensive change order were approved at last week’s regular USD 115 board meeting. For more of the story, see the Dec. 27, 2023 edition of the Courier-Tribune.

Axtell Community Grocery, LLC has been awarded $300,000 in zero interest funding through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant (REDLG) program. For more of the story, see the Dec. 20, 2023 edition of the Courier-Tribune.

Sts. Peter and Paul 5th grade students delivered food items to the Seneca Food Pantry last week. SPPS students collected over 2300 items during their annual food drive.

Nemaha Central Schools buses will no longer pick up students who live within two and a half miles of the schools, beginning January 1. For more of the story, see the Dec. 20, 2023 paper.

Following suit with the national trend of growing wrestling programs, the Nemaha Central wrestling teams continue to expand. For more of the story, see the Dec. 13 edition of the Courier-Tribune.

The Nemaha County STEP Foundation is excited to announce collaboration with the Seneca Knights of Columbus. For more of the story, see the Dec. 13 edition of the Courier-Tribune.