Carol A. Sisco

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Cherokee Man Begins Walk Across Nebraska to Protest Injustice

1 month ago | tecumsehchieftain.com | Carol A. Sisco

David Bolin, also known by his Cherokee name Da-Wa-Di, which means “In the Shade”, was in Tecumseh on Monday, April 28, and overnight on a walk across Nebraska with the goal of reaching the Rosebud Reservation in south central South Dakota.“I walked across the Cherokee lands [in Oklahoma] and I walked across Kansas,” he said.Bolin’s walk across Nebraska began in Pawnee C...
It’s Tricky Being Mom and Grandma

2 months ago | tecumsehchieftain.com | Carol A. Sisco

Sometimes, it can be hard to be a grandma. You might think the main problem would be not seeing enough of the grandkids, and that can be a problem. But if I’m not seeing enough of my grandkids, I’m also not seeing enough of my kids. When I see them all at the same time, I sometimes have to make some tough decisions.My two daughters are the mothers of my grandchildren. They each live ...
NNRD Sampling Wells for Increased Nitrate Levels in Sterling-Adams Area

Mar 13, 2025 | tecumsehchieftain.com | Carol A. Sisco

Every year, the Nemaha Natural Resources District (NNRD) gets water samples from wells across their district, both irrigation and domestic wells, and tests for traces of nitrates, atrazine, and other chemicals that can be harmful. An area has been identified around Sterling and Adams which has shown an increase in nitrate levels and so boundaries have been marked (see accompanying map) for this...
Strange But True, the Home Edition

Mar 4, 2025 | tecumsehchieftain.com | Carol A. Sisco

It always amazes me how young children can be so ornery and argumentative in their ordinary home environment and yet, add in a few extra children, just as ornery and argumentative, stir well, and the mixture produces a bunch of moreor- less well behaved children who enjoy playing together. Strange, but true.I saw it happen over and over again while my children were growing up. My childre...
Britt Takes Oath of Office

Dec 11, 2024 | tecumsehchieftain.com | Carol A. Sisco

Brian Britt took the oath of office as a Tecumseh City Council member on Monday, December 2 after previous council member Jim Reed vacated his seat and received a plaque honoring him for 38 years of service to the City of Tecumseh.The council also voted to have Tyler Speckmann as President of the City Council.The council voted to accept the city’s 1 & 6 Year Street Plan....
City Utilities to Add Two Electricity Generators & Building to Power Plant

Nov 27, 2024 | tecumsehchieftain.com | Carol A. Sisco

At their November 4 meetings, the Board of Public Works voted to purchase two generators for the power plant, not to exceed $3,750,000, and the Tecumseh City Council voted to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed the previously stated cost for two power generators and related equipment. In conjunction with the approval of purchase for the two generators, ...
Briggs Grateful for Benefits From 20-Year Army Career

Nov 6, 2024 | tecumsehchieftain.com | Carol A. Sisco

Ben Briggs of Sterling developed a strong patriotism early on in life.“There’s a long history of my family being in the military,” he said. “Three uncles, both grandpas, and my father were all in the military.”So, young Ben, originally from Columbus, Nebraska, enlisted in the U.S. Army between his junior and senior years in high school. Then, during his senior year, in 1...
Continuation of Economic Development Program on November Ballot

Oct 23, 2024 | tecumsehchieftain.com | Carol A. Sisco

Voters in the City of Tecumseh will face a decision on whether or not to continue the city’s Economic Development Program. This is a decision which only comes every 17 years. A vote of Yes will continue the program for another 17 years using ½% from the city’s 1½% sales tax (one third of the sales tax collected within the city). The total amount to be collected is capped at $950,000 per year of…
Indoor Storage Units Available in Sterling

Aug 14, 2024 | tecumsehchieftain.com | Carol A. Sisco

“I’ve been wanting to do storage units for years but I never could find the right situation,” said Jay Vanis, who finally found the right situation in Sterling, Nebraska. “So, I found the idea instead of buying ground and putting buildings up, find buildings and remodel them.”And so Big Country Storage evolved.Vanis purchased three downtown buildings, the keno building and the Corner Bar,…
Gold Star Sister Remembers Brother, Irl O. Johnson, Jr., Casualty of Korean War

May 22, 2024 | tecumsehchieftain.com | Carol A. Sisco

Judy Coe can still recite her brother’s service ID number, even though she was only ten or eleven years old when he was killed in action in North Korea at the battle of Heartbreak Ridge, located on a seven-mile long hill mass a few miles north of the 38th Parallel. The battle lasted from September 13, 1951 to October 15, 1951. Irl was killed on September 19.Judy was recently recognized by Johnson…