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Nebraska 43rd Army Band Performs at Green Space
The 43rd Army Band of the Nebraska National Guard showcased their Music Performance Teams at the Green Space on Monday, July 8. SFC Mandi Crick, a Team Leader for the band, contacted Cozad Community Leaders member Mandy Swanson last winter to find out if they would be interested in sponsoring the band as part of their Music Mondays summer series. Music Mondays are scheduled during August, but Swanson and the CCL agreed to be part of the Band’s Annual Tour. SFC Crick is the niece of Doug and Rachel Crick of Cozad.
Ukrainian National Gets Federal Prison in $75M Malware Scheme
(TNS) — A Ukrainian national who was on the FBI's most wanted list for nearly a decade was sentenced to federal prison time Thursday in a Lincoln courtroom for a malware scheme that caused tens of millions of dollars in losses. The U.S. Department of Justice described Vyacheslav Igorevich...
Ag Land Management Webinar to Offer the Latest on Cash Rents
Lincoln, Nebraska, July 16, 2024 — The latest trends in 2024 Nebraska cash rental rates and issues related to landlord and tenant communication will be covered during the next Land Management Quarterly webinar hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Agricultural Profitability at noon on Aug 19.
Nebraska’s Cowboy Trail still incomplete nearly 30 years later
“And after that, one of the commissioners who said in the past that this will never get done, actually came up to us and he said, ‘if we don’t get the Cowboy Trail done, I think we’re really going to regret it.’ And the other commissioners next to him reached over and checked his temperature, because he was the same one who had said, ‘no, this is a waste of money,’” Helmbrecht said.
OPS teacher pension fund faces questions before state takes over management
LINCOLN — Omaha Public Schools, the largest school district in Nebraska, is less than 50 days from handing over management of its pension fund to the state. But a new state audit widened the scope of problems Nebraska could inherit from the Omaha School Employees Retirement System, leaders of the state retirement system were told […] The post OPS teacher pension fund faces questions before state takes over management appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
Central Nebraska man killed in motorcycle crash
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A man died Monday evening in a motorcycle crash in central Nebraska. Just after 5 p.m., first responders were sent to a crash on Highway 52 north of Primrose, which is about 50 miles northwest of Central City. A motorcycle left the road on a...
Extra Innings Don’t Go First Bank Seniors’ Way
Extra innings were needed in the contest on July 9 between Minden First Bank Seniors (18-3) and Grand Island USave Pharmacy. The game was hosted in Grand Island, the matchup reached its conclusion after a single in the bottom of the eighth inning clinched the victory 5-6 in favor of Grand Island.
Third annual Wings of Hope Butterfly Release to honor cancer community
Grand Island, Neb. — The community is invited to the hope takes flight event in the coming weeks to honor those battling cancer, cancer survivors, or to remember those they lost to cancer. GRACE Cancer Foundation, CHI Health St. Francis, and Nebraska Cancer Specialists are hosting its third annual...
GIPS superintendent eager to move forward after district budget cuts
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - - A central Nebraska school district is preparing for the school year. After a year and a half of being Grand Island Public Schools superintendent, Matthew Fisher said budget cuts have presented a challenge. “I think we’ve made some really good progress in identifying needs that...
Austin Allen announces retirement from football
“Every morning you wake up looking for a message and it’s not there. I don’t want to delay the start of my life anymore than I have to. It honestly felt like 400 pounds was lifted off my shoulders when I called my agent to say I’m hanging up the cleats.”
Lincoln Police warn of fake social media post involving missing boy
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Police wants the public to be aware of a fake social media post involving a missing boy circulating online. Police said they have received multiple reports on Tuesday about a photo posted in a buy/sell/trade Facebook group claiming a young boy is missing in Lincoln.
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