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Lane Kiffin almost predicted it Former Nebraska volleyball coach John Cook named most honored citizen at Aksarben ball Lex council candidate Diaz gets $6,000 donation from Omaha PAC District cross county meets set to begin Oct. 14, Lexington hosts Oct. 15 at Overton Golf Club Surging power demand pushes OPPD to plan for a bigger, more complex grid Nearly $19M aimed at saving a prairie, state bird and dancing chickens kAm“r@>>F?:E:6D E9C:G6 H96? A6@A=6 DFAA@CE @?6 2?@E96C] (96E96C :E’D G@=F?E66C:?8 J@FC E:>6 3J 86EE:?8 :?G@=G65 :? E96D6 7C66 4@>>F?:EJ 6G6?ED[ @C D:>A=J A2CE:4:A2E:?8[ 42? 4C62E6 2 >62?:?87F= 2?5 =2DE:?8 :>A24E @? @FC 4@>>F?:EJ] xE 2=D@ 8:G6D E96 A2C6?ED 2?5 E96 49:=5C6? 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