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The community was founded in 1887 as Olax, [5] but the original name conflicted with another Nebraska location, so it was renamed to Oconto. The exact source of the name has been debated, some hold Oconto was the name of a pioneer settler, while others believe the town was named after Oconto, Wisconsin. [6] Oconto was incorporated in 1906. [1]
Oconto has a long history of French involvement, going back to the Jesuit missionary Allouez and fur-trading days. [3] In 1857 the Catholic church established its first parish in Oconto, St Peter's, building a small wooden church. Initially the congregation was heavily French-American, and the French language was used in services. [2]
The Oconto County Board had 31 seats up for election, but just five were contested. In District 1, Elmer Ragen defeated Rhonda Strehlow 142-72. District 1 represents part of the town of Little ...
Location of Saunders County in Nebraska. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Saunders County, Nebraska. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
InterNorth Inc. was a large energy company headquartered at the Northern Natural Gas Building in Omaha, Nebraska, in the United States, specializing in natural gas pipelines but also a force in the plastics industry, coal and petroleum exploration and production. It was a predecessor to Enron Corporation.
English: "Dixie" or the "Sweetheart of Sigma Chi", 1919 by Edward Mason Eggleston, from original oil painting. Printed for a 1920s calendar by Brown & Bigelow, using Tintogravure. Printed for a 1920s calendar by Brown & Bigelow, using Tintogravure.
Nebraska Highway 40 is a highway in central Nebraska. It has a length of 85.73 miles (137.97 km). It has a length of 85.73 miles (137.97 km). It has a western terminus at Nebraska Highway 92 in Arnold and an eastern terminus north of Kearney at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 10 .
The Elgin Review was established January 1, 1897 by Mr. McCord and Ernest S. Scofield as a weekly non-partisan publication. [3] Ernest S. Scofield fully took over the paper later in 1897. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Records of the Elgin Review before 1906 are somewhat unclear, since no files of the paper were kept before that year.