COZAD — “Benny Strong” and “Benny-Fit” have become familiar slogans in Cozad over the past few months as the community has rallied to support one of its own.
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COZAD — Two years ago, Julie Griffis considered closing her pumpkin patch for good. She took a year off in 2025, and that fall, tragedy struck. Her husband, Steven Griffis, died Oct. 19, 2025.
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Overton lost both matches in their home volleyball triangular Tuesday, falling to Giltner 25-20, 25-20 and 25-15, 22-25, 16-25 to Shelton.
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The Lexington Minutemen tennis team swept Holdrege 5-0 Thursday in a dual in Lexington.
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The Robert Henri Museum and Art Gallery announced that well-known French artist Leslie McAllister will be its Artist of the Month for October 2026. Her work will be on display at the museum’s art gallery with many available for purchase until Oct. 31.
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Western Iowa search crews combed miles of creek Friday for a missing man whose vehicle was pulled from the water after flash flooding washed out a nearby road section.
A young Lincoln mom has been charged with felony child abuse after bringing her 24-day-old child to a Lincoln hospital with bleeding on the brain.
Vitality Bowls is celebrating one year in the Telegraph District with a buy one, get one free special through Oct. 4.
Sen. Robert Hallstrom is taking up a longtime legislative fight to repeal Nebraska’s inheritance tax after former Sen. Rob Clements left office.
Lancaster County Engineer Pam Dingman said the remaining 10 roads that were closed could be opened on Friday following minor maintenance.
A 22-year-old Lincoln man Friday pleaded no contest to manslaughter for his part in a 2024 fatal shooting in the West A neighborhood in a drug deal gone wrong.
The emergency declaration will allow state resources to be used to address the flooding and will help coordinate responses from state and federal agencies.
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Ahead of Nebraska football's game against Maryland, Sam McKewon gives his three keys to a Husker win.
Iowa's unique winning formula took down Michigan, writes Sam McKewon, but faces a tougher test vs. Ohio State. Also: Minnesota vs. Michigan, Northwestern vs. PSU and USC vs. Washington.
Nebraska's best transfer class of the portal era is contributing everywhere as the Huskers aim to keep a potential breakout season going against Maryland.
World-Herald writers predict seven of the top, most competitive college football games in Week 5, including Michigan at Minnesota, Alabama at Mississippi State and Ohio State at Iowa.
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Glass artist Tim Spurchise gives public demonstrations and a lecture Oct. 6-7 at the UNK hot glass studio, drawing on his M.F.A. training and teaching experience.
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Celebrate American Archives Month with behind-the-scenes tours of the UNK Archives at the CTR Library, featuring collection highlights from 1691 to today.
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Principal’s October note shares key school dates, PTO news, athletics updates, safety expectations at activities, lunch balance alerts, and weather communication.
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North Platte Community College will host a free "Night of the Living Music" Halloween concert Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. at the McDonald-Belton Theater in North Platte.
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Throughout cinematic and television history, religious programming has been a popular theme with an obvious, built-in audience.
🎧 At a moment marked by isolation and distrust, in-person education may offer something especially important — sustained contact with people unlike ourselves.
Shows and movies that touch on religious themes can have an enthusiastic and built-in audience, so it’s no wonder that filmmakers are eager to produce them when the opportunity arises.
So you went to Spirit Halloween and a few other places and spent enough on talking skeletons, twitching zombies and cackling witches to make your financial adviser scream. Now what?
Jewelers Mutual Group reports that 40% of travelers buy jewelry on vacation, often overpaying.
KURU reports on the rise of walking as exercise, emphasizing that while 10,000 steps is a common goal, any increase in movement benefits health.
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