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Becton, Dickinson and Company has agreed to pay nearly a half-million dollars to resolve hiring alleged discrimination against women at three of its Nebraska plants. The medical technology manufacturer, which has two locations in Columbus and one in Holdrege, will pay $499,349 in back pay and interest to 125 qualified female applicants.

Newman Grove’s outgoing Superintendent of Schools Mikal Shalikow was saluted at a community open house Monday evening, June 27, at the Creek Road Barn. Shalikow is leaving after eight years as superintendent to take a position as business manager at Waverly Public Schools. New superintendent is Josh Warren, who...

Newman Grove Junior High Engineering team participated in the National Skills USA Conference held June 20-24 at Atlanta, GA. The Newman Grove team of (l.-r.) Isabella Santarosa, Piper Jarecki and Jayden Benson earned second place in their national engineering competition.

YORK – Shawn Grant, 41, of Gresham, has pleaded not guilty in a case involving the alleged possession of methamphetamine. His arraignment was held in York County District Court. According to the affidavit filed with the court, a deputy with the York County Sheriff’s Department “made contact with Grant...

YORK – Ellie Peterson finished 3 for 4 at the plate, drove in a pair of runs and accounted for a quarter of the York Fusion’s 12 hits Monday night, while Lauryn Mattox went the distance in the circle to earn the win as York erased an early four-run deficit in a 10-7 win over the Columbus Havoc.

Wanda Hanson, age 89, of Columbus, died Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Meridian Gardens in Columbus. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2022, at the First United Methodist Church in Columbus. Graveside services were at the Red Cloud Cemetery. Wanda Lee (Ham) Hanson was born Aug. 18,...

SILVER CREEK-The Shelby/Osceola/Stromsburg Seniors picked up their second win of the Silver Creek Tournament on Saturday with a 6-2 win over the BDS Seniors. SOS had defeated Twin River in five innings on Friday night 9-0 to open a three-game slate in Silver Creek. On Sunday the offense mustered just...

SILVER CREEK-The Utica/Beaver Crossing Badgers offense had its chances, but Sutton starter Drew Goracke closed the door each time the Badgers mounted a threat. Sutton took a 1-0 lead in the second, then pushed across four runs in the fourth on their way to a 6-2 win over UBC in Silver Creek on Saturday afternoon.

LINDSAY — Four homeowners have filed lawsuits against the Village of Lindsay, and the village has claimed no wrongdoing. Kyle and Gabrielle Lindhorst, Kyle and Alex Wegener, Nicholas and Laura Wiese and Dylan Veik have filed lawsuits in Platte County District Court seeking to be paid for damages to their homes after sewage backed up into their basements Dec. 17, 2020.

OMAHA — The new home of the Anthony’s Steakhouse steer statue probably couldn’t have a more appropriate name. The behemoth black bovine — which lost its perch above the popular Omaha restaurant earlier this year — now will reside at the T-Bone Truck Stop in Columbus.