UNK senior Mara Hemmer records a rare perfect score on dental school admission test UNK Communications Jun 17, 2024 Jun 17, 2024 0 1 of 3 Mara Hemmer, right, competes on the UNK cross country and track and field teams. Photo by Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications Mara Hemmer is a soon-to-be senior at UNK, where she’s studying biology as part of the pre-dental program. Photo by Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications Mara Hemmer is a soon-to-be senior at UNK, where she’s studying biology as part of the pre-dental program. Photo by Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save UNK Communications KEARNEY — When Mara Hemmer saw the number, she nearly fell out of her chair.kAm%96 D@@?\E@\36 D6?:@C 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 }63C2D<2 2E z62C?6J D4@C65 2 A6C764E b_ @? 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Just: With Big Ten tourney title, Nebraska softball makes case for NCAA's No. 1 seed With the 7-2 win over UCLA, Amie Just writes, Nebraska softball solidified itself as a candidate for the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. Local athletes qualify for Class B state track meet Lexington, Cozad and Gothenburg track and field teams competed Tuesday in the Class B-6 District track meet at Alliance High School. ‘About the people and for the people’: Global Roots opens community garden in Lexington Lutheran Family Services expanded its Global Roots community garden effort to Lexington on Friday, May 8.
Greenwood Cemetery petition signatures surge over 650 signatures The group of Lexington citizens is asking for answers from the city about the maintenance of Greenwood Cemetery.
Unofficial Dawson County election results Dawson County voters cast 2,389 ballots in Tuesday’s primary election. See results in local and state races here.
Just: With Big Ten tourney title, Nebraska softball makes case for NCAA's No. 1 seed With the 7-2 win over UCLA, Amie Just writes, Nebraska softball solidified itself as a candidate for the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Local athletes qualify for Class B state track meet Lexington, Cozad and Gothenburg track and field teams competed Tuesday in the Class B-6 District track meet at Alliance High School.
‘About the people and for the people’: Global Roots opens community garden in Lexington Lutheran Family Services expanded its Global Roots community garden effort to Lexington on Friday, May 8.
