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John C. Fremont Days parade winners announced
The John C. Fremont Days Board of Directors have announced the 2024 parade winners. The Fremont Rural Fire Department won for best overall entry. The best business entry went to Christensen Lumber while the best religious entry was presented to Lifegate Church. Nebraska Antique Power Association captured top honors for...
Papio NRD votes to decrease water level for closure of access sites
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - In a meeting on Thursday, the Papio Natural Resources District voted to decrease the water level that determines the temporary closure of river access sites in Elkhorn. Before the vote, the Papio NRD would read the water gauge at Waterloo, and if it read a height...
2024 Dawson County Fair Schedule
LEXINGTON — Events for the 2024 Dawson County Fair in Lexington kick off in earnest this week. Below is a schedule of events through Sunday, July 21. 9:00 am Livestock Area set up by Horseshoe Bend 4-H Club. Tuesday, July 16. 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm Enter Open Class...
Jamar Mozee will be a huge asset for Nebraska football
Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule is great at finding advantages for the Huskers. He’s utilized the walk-on program to the full extent and taken advantage of the fact that there are no true roster limits (for now). The Huskers have added players, even this summer, that they might...
Kearney pool damaged in midst of heat wave, police search for vandal
Kearney, Neb. (KSNB) - A public pool is temporarily closed in order to fix damages and Kearney police are searching for who is responsible. The Harmon Pool fell victim to a vandalization Friday night, leaving members of the community out to dry in the summer heat. The pool’s pipes and other mechanical equipment were damaged in the incident, leading the pool to be drained in attempt to open it back up for the remainder of the season, according to Kearney Recreations Services Director Scott Hayden.
State Little League Tournament first weekend results in Kearney
KEARNEY — The first weekend of the two week State Little League tournaments took place in Kearney this past weekend. In the Majors Division (This consists of 11 and 12 year olds and is the division where the later in the national tournament the winners advance to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA). Results:
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will visit Nebraska again this week
OMAHA — 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 President Kamala...
Dr. James Linder to replace Dr. Gold on Nebraska Medicine board
OMAHA — Nebraska Medicine’s board of directors this week chose Dr. James Linder, CEO of Nebraska Medicine, to replace new University of Nebraska President Dr. Jeffrey Gold as chair. Linder has been CEO since 2018 and has helped teach at UNMC for four decades. He has served stints...
South Dakota Driver Clocked Doing Double the Limit in Nebraska
An afternoon food run turned out to be very costly for a South Dakota driver on the roads of northeastern Nebraska. According to the Stanton County Sheriff’s Office, a little after 1:00 PM Sunday (July 14), 19-year-old Ariz Zarate-Gonzalez of Arlington was clocked doing 119 miles per hour in a 65 mile-per-hour zone on Highway 57 about 25 miles southeast of Norfolk.
Gov. Pillen’s property tax plan would add new taxes on 120+ goods and services, draft indicates
LINCOLN — The draft text of Gov. Jim Pillen’s plan to reduce Nebraska property taxes calls for new taxes on certain goods or services and phasing out most local K-12 property taxes over three years. The Nebraska Examiner obtained the draft document and verified it over the weekend with six lawmakers who are part of a […] The post Gov. Pillen’s property tax plan would add new taxes on 120+ goods and services, draft indicates appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
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