Lexington third-graders Oakley Burson and Sofia Silva-Benavidez were this year's Tree Board Arbor Day poster contest winners.
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Nebraska State Poet Jewel Rodgers turned a Lexington workshop into an interactive poetry experience, inviting attendees to write, share and connect through the art form.
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Playing at Nebraska, soon being recognized during senior ceremonies, wasn’t the original plan. But local standouts Bella Bacon, Jordy Frahm, Kacie Hoffmann and Lauren and Hannah Camenzind are here now.
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LEXINGTON — The Lexington Minutemaid soccer team picked up their 11th win of the season after defeating Aurora 2-0 Thursday in Lexington.
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Hi-Line track teams competed Wednesday at the Jim Mather Invite in Arapahoe.
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OVERTON — Overton High School hosted their home track and field meet Tuesday, April 21.
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Gothenburg hosted their home invite Thursday.
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A Lincoln native now helps feed thousands of children daily through a nonprofit she co-founded in Southeast Asia.
Police said Hannah Osterhoudt, 14, is safe Friday after she had been missing since Wednesday.
Deputies are investigating after a substitute teacher at Raymond Central allegedly made “concerning statements” to students.
Students were placed into secure status at a Lincoln high school following a threatening phone call Friday afternoon, police said.
Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen kicked off his five-day statewide election transparency tour Friday observing logic and accuracy testing on ballot-counting equipment for Lancaster County.
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Wild Adventures: A Smart Zoo Experience returns to Kearney on Saturday, April 25 with animatronic animals, virtual reality aquarium and family activities.
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Visit the store on April 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a Walleye Madness fish fry with fresh grilled fish, samples and Bass Pro Shops Uncle Buck’s batter mix.
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Nebraska State Poet Jewel Rodgers will lead a GISH student workshop and a free public reading with open mic on April 27 at 6 p.m. in the GISH Little Theatre.
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J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska City proposed Arbor Day in 1872. His April 22 birthday later became both Nebraska’s Arbor Day and the date of Earth Day.
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