WAHOO — Filling the Saunders County Board of Adjustment has long been an elusive feat, according to county Planning and Zoning Director Mitch Polacek. And for months, the board has had just three members — less than the four needed to constitute a quorum.
WAHOO — After more than a year of discussions and evaluations, the Saunders County Board of Supervisors last Tuesday selected a bid to move forward with replacing 122 of the Saunders County Courthouse’s exterior windows.
Nebraska's Peed family and their company have become heavyweight political donors, both nationally and locally. For example, they've poured more than $1.6 million into the Lincoln mayor’s race.
WAHOO — The Saunders County Board of Supervisors approved the Highway Department’s one-year and six-year road plans at their April 25 meeting.
ALVO — There’s not much in Alvo. No school, no parks, and right now, no fire department.
WAHOO — The Saunders County Board of Adjustments has been short two members for close to a year, and applications have been hard to come by, says Saunders County Planning and Zoning Administrator Mitch Polacek.
WAHOO — After a three-month search, Saunders County has a new public defender.
OMAHA — Union Pacific's famed Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest steam locomotive, returns to the rails on June 7 for its Home Run Express Tour to Omaha, Nebraska, where it will be on display for 11 days during the college baseball championship.
OMAHA – Midwest Dairy Nebraska Division awarded $5,000 in scholarships to six high school and college students in 2023. Recipients were chosen based on past and present leadership involvement in their school, local community, and dairy community. On the application, recipients addressed what…
The April statewide rate of 2% was down from 2.1% in March and was the same as the rate in April 2022.
MEAD – Nebraska Extension is presenting the 10th annual Crop Scouting Competition for Nebraska youth. Youth interested in crops can learn about crop growth and development and basic crop scouting principles.
Sometime in the summer of 1825, Fort Atkinson lost its sawmill to one of the most destructive forces of nature: a tornado.
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LINCOLN – The Ashland-Greenwood boys golf team wrapped up the regular season at the Dave McEwen Memorial Golf Tournament at the Hidden Valley Golf Course on May 8. They came in eighth place overall with 373 points scored.
OMAHA – In their first state baseball game since 2015, the eight-seeded Platte Valley baseball team lost to the top seed Elkhorn North 4-0 on May 13 at Werner Park in Omaha. It was a rematch from earlier in the season where the Patriots upset the Wolves 6-1 in Grand Island.
WAVERLY – In a tough B-3 District, the Ashland-Greenwood track team was able to qualify six athletes for the Class B State Track and Field Championships. They were Jadah Laughlin, Malia Howard, Tobin Engelhard, Luke Lambert and Ty Beetison.
HOOPER – The Ashland-Greenwood golf team was back on the links with some much needed good weather at the Capitol Conference Meet at the Elkhorn Valley Golf Course on May 4. Behind three personal best scores, the Bluejays earned fourth place with a team score of 350.
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ASHLAND – Grab the popcorn and enjoy some light-hearted family fun at a Eugene T. Mahoney State Park melodrama this summer. The melodramas are designed to provide wholesome, family-orientated entertainment.
GREENWOOD –An 88-year-old woman died Sunday and another woman was taken to a hospital following a two-vehicle collision just south of Greenwood.
FREMONT – Three Rivers Public Health Department informs the public that ticks are currently circling our communities. May and June are regarded as high tick season in Nebraska. An increase in outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, morel mushroom hunting, and trail running during these e…
LINCOLN – Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation (NSHSF) will kick off the 2023 WanderNebraska Travel Adventure Program on Memorial Weekend.
GREENWOOD –An 88-year-old woman died Sunday and another woman was taken to a hospital following a two-vehicle collision just south of Greenwood.
May is Nebraska Bird Month and Saturday is National Migratory Bird Day. With its many wetlands, the state is a great place to watch birds.
CORRECTION: In the May 4 issue, we incorrectly published the name of Patrick Vandeman in the District Court Criminal Orders. The correct item should have read: State of Nebraska vs. Lance Vandeman, Greenwood, attempt of a class 4 felony, two years probation extended 12 months.
ASHLAND – The Class B No. 7 Platte Valley baseball team struggled to get the offense going in a pair of losses to rated teams last week. They were first knocked off by Class C No. 8 Lincoln Christian 5-0 on May 2 and then lost to Beatrice 2-0 on May 5 in the B-5 District Tournament.
WAHOO — After more than a year of discussions and evaluations, the Saunders County Board of Supervisors last Tuesday selected a bid to move forward with replacing 122 of the Saunders County Courthouse’s exterior windows.
LINCOLN – While you enjoy the great outdoors floating, take precautions to avoid trespassing. The land beneath Nebraska’s rivers and streams is considered private property. Trespassing onto private land is disrespectful to landowners and can result in a citation.
LINCOLN – Gov. Jim Pillen has declared May as See to Learn Month and Healthy Vision Month in Nebraska.
WAHOO – Northeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership (NENCAP) will hold the Wahoo WIC Clinic at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 504 West Eighth Street, on Monday, May 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WAHOO – The Christian Women’s Connection will meet at noon on Tuesday, May 9 at Wahoo State Bank.
WAHOO – Severe weather typically sweeps through Nebraska during the spring and summer months. To prepare the public for the severe weather season, the local emergency management team has scheduled drills and classes.
YUTAN – During an emergency school board meeting last week, the Yutan Board of Education accepted the resignation of its superintendent and high school principal.
LINCOLN - The message echoed by the Ashland-Greenwood boys basketball team after their semifinal win was they were going to have to "out-Auburn" the Bulldogs in the state championship. For the second straight year, the Bluejays did exactly that as they knocked off Auburn 54-24 in the Class C…
ASHLAND – Tim Johnson’s effort to clean up his property did not go unnoticed by the Ashland City Council.
ASHLAND – An Environmental Protection Agency attorney who oversees enforcement in Nebraska said it’s unlikely AltEn, the former biorefinery near Mead that used pesticide-coated seed to make ethanol, will be designated a Superfund site.
LINCOLN – Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested the suspect of a gas station robbery Saturday morning following a pursuit north of Lincoln.
