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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Nebraska requests exemption from Medicaid work requirements in Dawson County Gov. Jim Pillen wants a temporary Medicaid work-rule exemption for Dawson County after the Tyson plant closure pushed unemployment sharply higher.
Adrian Gomez Ramos joins Nebraska Community Foundation Nebraska Community Foundation has announced the hiring of Lexington native Adrian Gomez Ramos as the nonprofit’s director of welcoming and belonging.
Kaden Barkmeier pitches no-hitter in Lexington's shut out of Broken Bow Lexington Heartland Chevrolet juniors shut out Broken Bow Post 126 15-0 Monday in Lexington.
Cattlemen’s Ball transforms Dawson County pasture into gathering place for hope A ranch pasture became a place of remembrance, celebration and generosity during Dawson County’s first Cattlemen’s Ball.
Planning Commission recommends denial of Pentecostal church conditional use permit; board concerned about parking overflow The Rock of Horeb Pentecostal Church did not get the answer it was hoping for when the Lexington Planning Commission rejected its conditional …
