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Nebraska Community Blood Bank calls for blood donors ahead of Labor Day weekend
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Nebraska Community Blood Bank is urging the community to prioritize blood donation as the Labor Day weekend approaches. The summer months, especially around holiday weekends like Labor Day, often see a dip in blood donations due to vacations and end-of-summer activities. As families shift their focus to the new school year, blood donation tends to be overlooked.
New Bolivian beetle named after famous Nebraska photographer
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A new species of beetle was found in the forests of Bolivia and has been named after a famous Nebraska native. Joel Sartore is an award-winning photographer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln alum and founder of the National Geographic Photo Ark. He has photographed thousands of species...
Nebraska International Port Of The Plains Inland Port Authority Board has short session due to not enough members present
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - The Nebraska International Port of the Plains and Inland Port Authority Board of Directors met earlier this afternoon at the Lincoln County Courthouse in a shorter-than-anticipated session on Monday. Five out of 9 board members were absent from the meeting. They did not meet the...
Chadron Girls Golf Finishes 2nd In Sidney
The fall girls golf season opened up Tuesday with the Chadron Cardinals going to Sidney’s Hillside Golf Course. As a team Chadron shot +112 for a total of 400 to finish 2nd behind host Sidney. Sidney shot a 384 to win with McCook firing a 416 to finish third, Scottsbluff followed in fourth, Gering fifth. Ogallala and Alliance rounded out the team scoring for the Lady Raider Invitational.
Free youth program opens in Kimball
KIMBALL -- A Kimball family has volunteered to oversee a free youth program offered by Trinity United Methodist Church. Steven and Megan Kominski created the Friday Afternoon Builders (FAB) program as a community service through the church. It is available to K-6th graders on Fridays from noon to 5 p.m....
Fresh off busy summer, Sidney golf tees off new season Tuesday
SIDNEY - The Sidney High School girls golf team tees off the 2024 season at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Hillside Golf Course in Sidney after weeks of preparation, anticipation and excitement for the new year. This year the Lady Raiders hope to start the season strong with aspirations of going...
Slip-sliding into the 2024-2025 school year
SIDNEY -- High School students were invited to slide into the new school year Sunday evening. The traditional night out at Legion Park includes a home-fashioned water slide complete with soap to make for more sudsy fun. The night was lead by Evangelical Free Church Youth Pastor Dylan Cline. "It...
Heavy police presence at scene of reported shooting involving officer near Omaha residence
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha police established a large presence in the area of 78th and Redick streets Wednesday morning. Officers have the area blocked off, and authorities said that the Drug Enforcement Agency is at the scene. Officials told KETV NewsWatch 7 that the incident is a shooting involving...
Power restored to hundreds of OPPD customers in midtown Omaha after circuit lockout
OMAHA, Neb. — Power was restored to hundreds of Omaha Public Power District customers after an outage Tuesday. OPPD said a circuit lockout that started around 11 a.m. left more than 1,600 people without power in midtown Omaha. The outage was between Harney and Wright streets from 29th to...
Lake Wanahoo PATH Sites Open for Reservations
The Passing Along the Heritage mentored youth hunting program sites at Lake Wanahoo now may be reserved. Lake Wanahoo, a mile north of Wahoo in Saunders County, has seven hunting sites totaling 1,067 acres. The PATH program is for mentored youth hunts where experienced mentor hunters can “pass along” their...
Neighbors concerned about lack of transparency in planned solar farm in Brock
Residents in the Village of Brock are attending an information session about a utility-scale solar energy system. Representatives from National Grid Renewables are sharing information on the project.
Classic theater gets new look
The Isis Theatre was first opened in Crete in the 1920s, during the early history of movies themselves. The theater wasn’t updated or refurbished until the last couple of years. Today, the Isis Theatre, at 139 W. 13th St., is updated with the newest technology in the audio/visual world...
Property taxes for Lincoln Airport will nearly double after council OKs budget
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Lincoln City Council voted 5-2 on Monday night to approve the airport’s proposed $25 million budget. Under the plan, the Lincoln Airport Authority’s property tax levy will almost double, from 1.67 cents to 3.1 cents per $100,000 of valuation. That means the...
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