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Sarah Jones didn’t expect to cry as she and husband Jereme drove their Buick away from Elm Creek, a town of about 900 people near Kearney, Nebraska.
It is the latest prevention in its quest to make a stopover in all the incorporated communities in the state, all 531 of them.
It was 10,655 miles without problem, 36 trips and more than two years. After starting on April 4, 2021, they visited 533 of them, adding the county seats of Tryon and Harrisburg counties.
“They are tears of joy,” Sarah Jones said of that last day of July 2. “We created a lot of memories. “
The York couple, who have been married for 20 years, made the decision to cross the state after reading an e-book through Wahoo local Seth Varner called “Visit531Nebraska,” a guidebook, history e-book and photo album of the state.
Varner, a UN alumnus now living in Omaha, hit the road with his friend Austin Schneider in the summer of 2020 COVID.
“They were the inspiration,” Sarah said Jones. No I don’t think I would have proposed this without seeing their Facebook post and following them.
ABOUT TRAVEL
Total miles driven: 10,655
Total number of manufactured: 36
Most kilometers in one day: 687
Most cities noticed in one day: 36
Favorite Town: Valentine (Sarah) and Brownville (Jereme)
Favorite Nature Site: The Little Grand Canyon near Wauneta
Travel inspiration: Visit531Nebraska through Seth Varner
Instagram account documenting his journey: the life_ jones
Jones’ circle of relatives worked around his son Noah’s football and baseball games and Jereme’s football and wrestling schedule at Thayer Central and Hampton High Schools. He is the head football coach of both.
Things accelerated when Noah began attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and his schedule lightened over the summer as they made the most of his travels. Sarah runs the bookstore at Southeast Community College in Milford and Beatrice.
They recorded their travels on a map. Jereme tracked every adventure and acted as a driver. Sarah reading a review of Varner’s e-book when they arrived: It’s her bible for her travels, she says.
He also took it upon himself to photograph anything with the name of each city, whether it was a panel, a mural or a water tower.
They saw towns like Ashland, Brownville and Hampton struggling to keep up with restaurants downtown and others struggling to keep up.
They visited Omaha with their share of a million people, then stopped in Monowi, in north-central Nebraska, with a population of one resident.
“There’s a girl (Elsie Eiler) who lives there and runs a bar and a grill. And the library,” Sarah said. She runs the total city.
Along the way, Jereme said, they saw a Nebraska that few know about if they don’t leave Interstate 80, especially westbound.
On one side of the road, he said, there would be cliffs and on the other rolling hills. Dense trees would give way to cornfields.
His conclusion? It’s a wonderful state. ” Nebraska is this flat terrain that you see driving along the interstate,” he said.
Disagreeing with Nebraska’s slogan, “Honestly, it’s not for everyone,” he said:
“I think anything for everyone in the state. “
They enjoyed presenting the theater as a non-profit organization in Hebron, near Valentine and the picturesque cliffs near Gering and Scottsbluff.
They discovered a nonviolent position called Little Grand Canyon near Wauneta in southwestern Nebraska.
You don’t hear anything about the wind blowing and the birds chirping,” Sarah says.
“There’s a little panoramic view you can avoid,” Jereme said. “Just above the edge, there is a big drop. It was great. “
They even visited some places where they can be seen living in retirees. The prospects of Scotts Bluff National Monument make Gering and Scottsbuff’s domain appealing, especially with all the amenities nearby for a city woman like Sarah.
Before that, they have other plans. Just as Varner started exploring and writing about the states surrounding Nebraska, they’re brainstorming concepts for their next adventure.
“As a football coach, I have the idea of moving into every football stadium in the school,” Jereme said.
Sarah said that since the last two years his idea, he can choose. “I’m going to pass,” he said.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Seth Varner says he got bored with COVID restrictions when he came up with the idea of stopping in all of Nebraska’s incorporated communities in 2020.
He no longer writes only about his home state, but also has books about Iowa and South Dakota. He’s exploring Kansas for another and making plans even more.
“I tout the e-book as ‘the largest consultant ever created for Nebraska’s 531 incorporated cities,’ because it is packed with history, travel information, and provides access to tens of thousands of Nebraska images,” he said.
At the age of 23, he founded Wander more Publishing. He graduated from UNO with degrees in marketing, sales and business administration.
Varner said he was amazed by the reaction to his travels. He has heard about his adventures from thousands of people.
Their Facebook pages in their books r 1. 8 million other people combined month.
“I’m very fortunate to have stumbled upon this kind of niche business opportunity at that time,” he said.
Explore the trails with your circle of family. Varner said that when he was nine years old, his father made the decision to take photographs of the headstones of members of his family circle and accompanied him on his travels.
“I’m very intrigued by all the small towns,” he said.
GENOVA, Neb. — Gradually, a member of the State Office of Archaeology has been digging by hand in Nebraska’s dry land.
Team members measured their progress, examined artifacts and waited for answers to a nagging question: Can the graves of young men who died and were buried at the American Boarding School in Genoa be found?
State archaeologist Dave Williams and Judi Gaiashkibos, director of the Nebraska Indian Affairs Commission, organized the excavation Monday. They were guided to the perspective on the outskirts of Genoa through ancient maps and documents and a geophysical survey last year that revealed four anomalies consistent with the presence of tombs.
If remains are found, tribal leaders could decide to leave them buried and build a monument to mark the site. They could also exhume the graves and repatriate the remains.
Williams’ excavation is a “humbling experience. “
“This one is unlike any other painting I’ve done as an archaeologist,” Williams said. “We seek to bring some peace and closure and perceive what happened to those young people at school. “
Thousands of scholars have amassed on the grounds of the federally run Native American boarding school in Genoa, Nebraska, in its 50 years of operation. But the location of those who died and were buried on the school grounds was lost to history decades ago.
The fourth federal boarding school to be built in the United States, the facility operated from 188 four to 193 four. At its peak in 1932, the campus housed 599 scholars ranging in age from four to 22.
When the school closed, the documents were scattered throughout the United States. Its location proved complicated for researchers.
Renewed efforts to locate the school’s cemetery and identify students who died on campus have exposed at least 86 students believed to have died at the school. Nine are registered as buried on school grounds. The remains of 37 have been sent home and the final resting position of about 40 is still unknown.
Many more young people will most likely die because of their time in school than records show, Gaiashkibos said.
Records discovered show that the disease played a significant role in the students’ deaths. Accidental shootings and drownings were also reported. In some cases, young people who fell ill in Genoa were sent home and died.
Federally funded Native American boarding schools have been criticized as a form of cultural genocide. The children were taken there in a call for assimilation, unintentionally. While student reports differed, some abuses were recorded.
Upon arrival, young men were forced to cut their hair, clothes or confiscated classical goods, and the use of indigenous languages subject to varying degrees of discipline.
“Years ago, when I came here, I didn’t know about all the young people (who died),” Gaiashkibos said. “Now that we know, it’s time to do something. It’s a little scary, (but) I’ll stay the course.
Williams and Gaiashkibos showed the World-Herald that no remains were discovered Monday night.
The archaeological team will continue their excavations during the week.
Stay with The World-Herald for updates on the process.
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Just days after staging a short-lived rebellion, commanders of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and pledged allegiance to the government, a government spokesman said Monday, the new twist in a confusing episode that has raised questions about the strength and influence of the two men.
The three-hour assembly took position on June 29 and involved not only Prigozhin but also the commanders of his army contractor, the Wagner Group, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Putin assessed Wagner’s movements on the battlefield in Ukraine, where mercenaries fought alongside Russian troops, and himself.
“The commanders themselves presented their version of what happened. They pressed that they are fervent supporters and foot soldiers of the head of state and the commander-in-chief, and also said that they are in a position to continue fighting for their homeland,” Peskov said.
The confirmation that Putin met face-to-face with Prigozhin, who led troops on a march to Moscow last month to call for a replacement in army leadership, was extraordinary. The Russian leader called Prigozhin a traitor as the revolt spread and promised harsh punishment, but the thief’s case against the mercenary leader accused of uprising was later withdrawn.
Prigozhin did not comment on the Kremlin meeting, and his fate remains uncertain, especially as Monday’s announcement shows that many are negotiating behind closed doors. You may still face prosecution for embezzlement or other charges.
Monday’s announcement came as Russia’s Defense Ministry released a video featuring army leader Gen. Valery Gerasimov, who was one of the targets of Prigozhin’s rebellion. It was the first time Gerasimov had been seen since the revolt.
In the video, Gerasimov sits at a table with his team, watching a video report from the Chief of Staff of the Russian Aerospace Forces about a missile attack on Russian territory on Sunday. Gerasimov responded by calling for preemptive moves against missile bases and missile defenses.
The dual updates gave the impression of being another attempt through the Kremlin to show he was in control after a turbulent era and to reflect Putin’s delicate balance between condemning the biggest risk of his 23-year rule and the guy without walking away from a popular figure whose troops have scored Russia’s biggest battlefield victory in the past year. Year of the war.
Putin’s former speechwriter, Abbas Gallyamov, said Putin recognizes Prigozhin’s patriotism and desires his frontline forces, while Prigozhin wants Putin to secure his freedom from prosecution. The two are negotiating as allies, with Prigozhin escaping punishment, Gallyamov said.
Prigozhin “emerged victorious from this rebellion,” Gallyamov said in a Zoom interview from Tel Aviv. “I was in the situation. “
Adding to the nature of the assembly is that, until very recently, Putin had denied any connection between the state and Prigozhin’s forces. Mercenaries are illegal in Russia, but Wagner’s troops fought for Russian interests around the world and played a major role in capturing Bakhmut in the longest and bloodiest war of the war. Putin demonstrated that Prigozhin’s corporations operate under government contracts.
Throughout the war, Prigozhin criticized decisions made by the most sensible Russian army chiefs, leading to tensions with the Kremlin that culminated in the June 24 mutiny.
The uprising seriously weakened Putin’s authority, even though Prigozhin claimed that the uprising was not aimed at the president but at the dismissal of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Gerasimov. Prigozhin called off his mutiny after a deal was negotiated for him to go to Belarus.
Mark Galeotti, who runs consultancy Mayak Intelligence, said the sensitive dance with Prigozhin is “another commitment by Putin’s component and reflects his reluctance to make deceptive and ruthless private decisions. “
“He is in a position to see Ukrainians bombed by the dozens, but he faces none of the personalities in his own circle,” Galeotti wrote in The Spectator.
A few days after the revolt, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko declared Prigozhin in Belarus. But last week, the president said the mercenary leader in Russia while his troops remained in their camps.
Peskov said that at the June 29 meeting, Putin proposed an “assessment” of Wagner’s battlefield movements in Ukraine and “the occasions of June 24. “
In other developments, a Russian airstrike on a school in southern Ukraine killed seven other people as citizens gathered for humanitarian aid, the government said, with the governor of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region calling the attack a “war crime. “
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