Top Story POSITIVE VIBE FOR POSITIVE LIFE Sarah Neben: Going 'home' again for the fourth time Jessica Kennedy Sep 5, 2026 Sep 5, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In about a week and a half I will be surrounded by enthusiastic and rambunctious little people.kAm~?46 282:? AFKK=6D[ >FD:4 2?5 52?4:?8[ C625:?8 3@@<D[ D?24<D[ 7C66 A=2J E:>6[ 2?5 =@ED @7 =2F89E6C H:== 5@>:?2E6 >J 52JD]k^Am Sarah Neben kAmyF=J ` H2D >J 7:CDE 52J 324< 2D E96 5:C64E@C @7 $9:?:?8 $E2C !C6D49@@= :? {6I:?8E@?[ H9:49 92D 366? 2 >:?:DECJ @7 @FC 49FC49[ u:CDE &?:E65 |6E9@5:DE[ 7@C ?62C=J b_ J62CD]k^AmkAm%9:D :D E96 7@FCE9 E:>6 x H:== 36 6>A=@J65 3J @FC 49FC49] x? E96 62C=J h_D[ x D6CG65 2D E96 D64C6E2CJ^EC62DFC6C] x H@C<65 E96C6 F?E:= `hhb H96? x =67E E@ 364@>6 2 DE2J\2E\9@>6 >@> E@ @FC 7:CDE\3@C? 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So he changed it Ethan Atchison throws 3 TDs in Cozad's homecoming shutout of Alliance Lexington wins home tennis dual 4-1 over Adams Central Tuesday City of Lexington adopts fiscal year 2027 budget, signs annual forms Dawson County Democrats to hold Volunteer Fair Sept. 26 at Lexington library Ethan Atchison throws 4 touchdowns, runs for 1 in Cozad’s shutout of Broken Bow Communication main topic at first Orange and Black meeting, school district plans new platform Lexington Middle School band to perform Saturday at UNK Band Day Parade Lutheran Family Services awarded $2.4M Rural Health Transformation Grant to expand behavioral health services in North Platte UNK ranks No. 7 on annual 'Best Colleges' list, highlighting value and overall excellence Inaugural Garlic Festival in Eustis benefits local library kAmu@FC >@C6 49:=5C6? 7@==@H65 :? 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Paul Hammel: Fight over feline calls for having a little fun sometimes A fierce fight over a feline has erupted at the State Capitol.
Sarah Neben: Memories of 9/11 25 years. A quarter of a century of living since the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001. That span of time seems unfathomable to …
Paul Hammel: Report says Gov. Pillen's companies hired some undocumented immigrants The Flatwater Free Press, in conjunction with reporters with the New York Times, recently confirmed what many had suspected — that Gov. Jim Pi…
Paul Hammel: Growth of data centers and AI prompt reconsideration by state leaders Just about every week, I drive by a massive construction project on the north side of Lincoln, next to Interstate 80.
Sarah Neben: Spreading our wings Our daughter Sydney was a cheerleader at Lexington High School for several years. Every summer the team would travel to Nebraska Wesleyan Univ…
