April is a month of fun and games at Arbor Lodge State Historical Park. Arbor Lodge Mansion will host the History of Games on April 2 and 9 in celebration of National Board Game Day, which is April 11.
Presented below are the candidate statements for Subdivision 4 of the Omaha Public Power District. Let’s lead off with an introduction of what an OPPD board member’s responsibilities are.
Here is this week's senior menu. Please keep in mind that menus are subject to change.
Heaven Rush of Union will be one of 26 new members inducted into the Pi Gamma Mu international honor society in the social sciences. The ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at the Kanter Student Center Frey Suite.
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) has released an order cancelling all poultry events across Nebraska due to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The order prohibits birds of any type at events including but not limited to fairs, expositions, swap meets, exotic sales and live bird auctions. The order is effective immediately and will be in effect until May 1, at which time the order will be reevaluated.
Three hundred years of history in one hour. That's what author and former News-Press reporter Jeff Barnes provided his audience at the Auburn Memorial Library on Saturday, March 26, when he presented "Contact and Conflict: Nebraska and the Indian Wars." Using his book, "Cut in Stone, Cast in Bronze," as a stepping-off point, Barnes took the audience through Nebraska's Native American and colonial history, beginning with a battle that took place between French and Spanish forces 50 years before the United States became a country and taking the story through to the honoring of Chief Standing Bear and Dr.
Auditions for singers looking to perform the National Anthem at the 2022 Sidney Iowa Rodeo will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 30 at The Gathering Place at 609 Cass St.
The National Weather Service released a drought update for eastern Nebraska on March 24 that shows the eastern half of Otoe County as "abnormally dry" and the western portion of the county in "moderate drought."
Personal records and a second-place team finish highlighted the track performances for the Lourdes track teams at the Pioneer Conference Indoor meet on the campus of Doane College at Crete on Wednesday.
Arbor Day Farm’s improved Apple House Market and adjoining Porter’s barbecue restaurant opened its doors to the public after a fire caused major damage in September 2020. The Nebraska City firefighters contained the fire to the northeast corner of the building, saving the apple sorting area and surrounding properties.