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Two southeast Nebraska lakes on health alert list
BEATRICE – Health Alerts for toxic blue-green algae have been issued for Rockford Lake east of Beatrice in Gage County , Bluestem Lake near Martell in Lancaster County and Fremont Lake No. 9 in Dodge County. State officials have removed Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County from...
More fun through the weekend, at the Gage County Fair
BEATRICE – The Gage County Fair heads into its weekend events of Four-H and Open Class shows, exhibits and grandstand entertainment. Gage County Ag Society President Don Esau says attendance has been good through the first half of the fair. "Bull riding on Wednesday night, we had a good turnout for our concert last night...we have races tonight. It's a little bit warm but people seem to be in good spirits...and we always have to remember that last year, we had a 114 heat index....so when you complain about the heat, that's good....but it could be worse."
Rod Hollman receives Defending the Soil Award
Rod Hollman of Hollman Angus Farm near Martell, Nebraska, is the 2024 recipient of the Nebraska Marine Daegan William-Tyeler Page Defending the Soil Memorial Award. The award was presented during the Graze Master Group Paths to Profitability event held in Denton, Nebraska July 24. Greg Page, Corporal Daegan Page’s father, was in attendance to help present the award.
The improbable return of ‘the beer that made Omaha jealous’
In a time before Prohibition, tiny Wilber, Nebraska, produced something nearby metropolis Omaha envied. Today, more than a century later, Wilber is trying to make Omaha jealous again. In its heyday, the Wilber Brewing Company produced 40,000 barrels of beer per year, and almost all of it was consumed by...
City water main being replaced, next to Beatrice Municipal Auditorium
BEATRICE – Work is beginning to replace a critical water main along Ella Street in Beatrice. The project extends from the 100 block to the 400 block of Ella Street. Water department officials say there will be driving lane and parking closures along that part of the street….and a parking lot next to the west side of the Beatrice Municipal Auditorium will be affected, periodically.
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