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Gothenburg juniors' 'incredible' season ends after losing winner-takes-all championship game to Holdrege

Gothenburg juniors' 'incredible' season ends after losing winner-takes-all championship game to Holdrege

  • Jessica Kennedy

The Gothenburg Melons juniors fell short 7-5 to Holdrege Phelps Medical Group juniors in the second championship game of the B-6 Junior Area Tournament Tuesday in Minden.

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    Photos: North Omaha fire severely damages two homes Monday evening

    Photos: North Omaha fire severely damages two homes Monday evening

    • Nikos Frazier World-Herald Photo/Video Editor

    Two homes were damaged Monday night after a house fire on Crown Point Avenue in Omaha.

    Business report details job losses in Nebraska food processing

    Business report details job losses in Nebraska food processing

    • Julie Anderson Omaha World-Herald

    While most of Nebraska's manufacturing job losses were in food processing, it's a particularly important sector for the state, with its vast acres of corn and soybeans and livestock production.

    Kearney Cruise Nite concert will be a tribute to the Everly Brothers

    Kearney Cruise Nite concert will be a tribute to the Everly Brothers

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    Hear "Bye Bye Love," "Wake Up, Little Susie" and other Everly Brothers classics when Jack Skuller and Sean Altman present The Everly Set at 8 p.m. Thursday.

    Kearney student 'disappointed, shocked, angry, upset' that Joseph's closing

    Kearney student 'disappointed, shocked, angry, upset' that Joseph's closing

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    Joseph's College Cosmetology campuses in Kearney, Grand Island, Norfolk and Lincoln will close July 31, the college said. The Kearney location is at 2213 Central Ave.

    Gothenburg juniors fall to Holdrege in B-6 Junior Area Tournament semifinal

    Gothenburg juniors fall to Holdrege in B-6 Junior Area Tournament semifinal

    • Jessica Kennedy

    The Gothenburg Post 64 Melons juniors legion baseball team dropped their semifinal game of the B-6 Junior Area Tournament Sunday 7-4 to Holdrege Phelps Medical Group.

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    Palmyra man hospitalized after becoming stuck in grain bin

    A 37-year-old man, as well as two other workers, were cleaning and making repairs inside a grain bin when the man slipped and got his leg caught in an auger.

    Nebraska makes leadership changes, implements additional safety measures at youth facilities

    Nebraska makes leadership changes, implements additional safety measures at youth facilities

    The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services announced a number of changes made to increase oversight and implement operational improvements within its Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center system.

    Nebraska budget deficit grows to $223M after June tax receipts come in below projections

    Nebraska budget deficit grows to $223M after June tax receipts come in below projections

    For the fourth month in a row, Nebraska's monthly tax receipts came in below economic projections, bringing the current budget deficit to roughly $223 million.

    Groups turn in signatures to create two new Nebraska political parties

    Groups turn in signatures to create two new Nebraska political parties

    Two new political parties appear poised to join Nebraska's ballot this fall, each with alleged designs on carving away a slice of the general electorate.

    Two teenage boys injured during shooting in North Omaha

    Two teenage boys injured during shooting in North Omaha

    Police are investigating after two teenagers were injured in a shooting at 19th and Locust Streets in North Omaha late Tuesday. 

    Fire destroys former southwest Omaha golf course clubhouse

    Fire destroys former southwest Omaha golf course clubhouse

    A fire Tuesday night in the vacant clubhouse of the former Sunset Valley Country Club left the building in southwest Omaha a complete loss.  

    Back in the game: Here is when Stur 22 owner will open new restaurant

    Back in the game: Here is when Stur 22 owner will open new restaurant

    Former Stur 22 owner Charles Brewer's newest venture, Kajani Roots, finally has an opening date.

    Photos: Tuesday night fire destroys vacant clubhouse of former Sunset Valley Country Club

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    CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Darian Mensah came to the ACC Football Kickoff last year wearing a Duke blue tie, a shiny Duke lapel pin and one of the biggest smiles in the room. And why not? A transfer from Tulane, the Duke quarterback was set to make an estimated $4 million in the 2025 season and another $4 million this season playing for the Blue Devils. That was the arrangement. “Obviously, it wasn’t ...

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    Rienk Mast's productivity highlights Nebraska basketball alums in NBA summer league

    Ex-Husker Rienk Mast is averaging a double-double during NBA summer league play for the Indiana Pacers. Here's a look at how other Nebraska products and Midlanders are doing.

    Big Ten Beach Read: Eyeing Nebraska's top-25 drought through an end-of-year lens

    Big Ten Beach Read: Eyeing Nebraska's top-25 drought through an end-of-year lens

    The World-Herald's annual Big Ten Beach Read series continues with a probe into Nebraska's top-25 skid and how it would look if measured by end-of-season rankings.

    Husker Camp Countdown: No. 21 Jamir Conn

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    The MIAA will host 2026 Football Media Day on July 27 at Washburn University in Topeka, featuring all 10 league teams and live coverage on The MIAA Network.

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    Nebraska probation week proclamation set for July 20
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    The Nebraska Supreme Court will livestream a July 20, 2026, ceremony proclaiming Nebraska Probation Week, recognizing probation services and officers statewide.

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    Clerk magistrate Barb Pousson of Sarpy County Court to retire
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    Sarpy County Clerk Magistrate Barb Pousson will retire July 31, 2026, after more than 25 years of Judicial Branch service; an interim clerk magistrate will be named.

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