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Christian, comedy, classic rock and some of the most famous songs ever performed will fill the Heartland Events Center during the 2025 Nebraska State Fair’s Nebraska Lottery Concert Series indoor shows.

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen is partnering with the Department of Agriculture (NDA) in providing Nebraskans with information about the appearance of avian influenza in wild birds this time of year. The Douglas County Health Department reported on the detection of H5N1 in dead geese at ConAgra Lake in Omaha.

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement regarding LB89, the Stand With Women Act, introduced by Senator Kathleen Kauth at his request. The five Republicans on the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee voted to pass the legislation out of committee.

Team 1 - John Fulton, Quinton Nelson, Reeves Witte. Team 2 - Jenalee Garwood, Emma Kreutner, Cadence Swanson, and Talia Wenig.

The Valentine High School seniors take the stage for the 2025 Senior Prom The Greatest Show Saturday, March 29, 2025. Crowned King and Queen, pictured center, were Clayton Elliott and Jocelyn Jordan. It should be noted that the day before prom it was 82 degrees, and the evening of prom, there was five inches of snow which makes for resilient and adaptable Badgers! All of whom look very grown up and ready to face the world as graduates - soon!

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Alpha Delta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma toured the Rock County Pharmacy in Bassett on March 22, 2025 and then had their meeting at the Range Cafe. Six members answered roll call and made a donation to Rea Aloud Nebraska/Nebraska State Project.

Sheryl Noteboom and her brother, John Hagedorn, traveled to Sutherland, NE to visit their sister, Sharon Jess, and were joined by their brother, Chuck Hagedorn. They enjoyed some great sibling time and had lunch at Ole’s Big Game Steakhouse at Paxton.

What joy to see the first green grass popping through! The news is popping as well. Cody found itself in the epicenter of the latest spring storm, coating us in ice followed by heavy wet snow, which is a blessing to our hard-working volunteer firefighters as of late, but tough on power poles and cattle.

Andrei Simonenko, Los Angeles, CA. Speeding, 6-10, $25 fine, $49 costs - Trooper Wiebelhaus.