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Madison solar energy project receives investment from USDA
A solar energy project in Madison, Nebraska was selected to receive a Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA is providing the developer, Bluestem Energy Solutions, with a loan that is 40% forgiven. Bluestem Vice President Will Crane said the partially forgivable...
Complaints of Dangerous Driving Result in Arrest on State Road 129
(Ripley County, IN) – Complaints from residents about reckless driving led to the arrest of a Madison man in Ripley County on Friday morning. Indiana State Police Master Trooper Ben Bastin was patrolling State Road 129 between Cross Plains and Versailles after the agency received multiple complaints about someone repeatedly driving dangerously in the early morning hours.
Concrete work scheduled for Benjamin Ave.
Beginning Wednesday, a concrete repair project is set to begin on the outside lanes of Benjamin Avenue, east of 1st Street, moving east to the East Benjamin Avenue bridge. Work will also be conducted on Benjamin Avenue from 13th Street, east to 12th Street. Officials ask you to be aware...
Man arrested for robbery, obstruction
On Thursday morning at around 10, Norfolk Police responded to the 1300 block of Impala Drive for a report of an assault. According to Capt. Mike Bauer, the alleged male victim said he saw a man looking into his neighbor’s car and confronted him. He said the suspect responded by putting his fists up and into a boxer's stance.
Zielinski becomes first former Hawk baseball player selected in MLB draft
ARLINGTON, TX – Former Northeast Community College baseball student-athlete Zane Zielinski was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the ninth round of the MLB Draft with the No. 268 overall pick yesterday. Zielinski was the starting shortstop at Northeast from 2021-22 and becomes the first ever Northeast baseball...
City Council votes to rezone narrow parcel in southwest Norfolk
The Norfolk City Council has voted unanimously to change the zoning from Agricultural District to Service Commercial District for a narrow strip of land about a quarter mile east of 37th Street and Highway 275. City Planner Val Grimes said the parcel in question runs north-south between AKRS – formerly...
Latino Students, Professionals Offer Encouragement at Summit
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. – New estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that most of the population growth taking place in the nation is occurring from Hispanic births. The statistics released last month from the U.S. Census Bureau indicated that between 2022 and 2023, the Hispanic population accounted for more than 70% of the overall growth of the United States population, driven primarily by Hispanic births.
Fire Division Recognized at City Council Meeting
The Norfolk Fire Division, along with Medical Director Dr. George T. Surber, was recognized at last night's city council meeting for receiving the 2024 Mission Lifeline Silver Award for EMS from the American Heart Association. The award showcases prehospital agencies nationwide for excellence in heart attack and stroke care.
Northeast Instructor Gets to Visit Library Named After Ancestor
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Charlene Widener was able to see for herself a connection to a family member from generations ago when she recently attended training at Harvard. The Northeast vice president of educational services has a great-great-great uncle who has a library named after him at the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.
NPPD to use drones for transmission-line inspection
Residents in Northeast Nebraska may be seeing some drones flying around, as inspection work begins on a Nebraska Public Power District transmission line that extends from north of Norfolk, through Pierce County and into Antelope County. Work is scheduled to begin Tuesday, when drones will be used to take photos...
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will visit Nebraska again this week
OMAHA, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - Second gentleman Doug Emhoff is coming back to Omaha on Wednesday. His visit kicks off an expected parade of surrogates from the presidential campaigns seeking a stray swing vote in the Electoral College from Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District. Emhoff, a lawyer married to Vice...
New Nebraska law prohibits turns on red arrows
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A new state statute prohibiting right and left turns on red arrow signals will take effect on Friday. Lincoln Transportation and Utilities said this change aims to enhance safety for all road users, including drivers and pedestrians. “We urge all drivers to familiarize themselves with this...
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