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Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition marks 40 years serving Native communities
Omaha, Neb — The Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition is marking 40 years of serving Native and non-Native communities in Omaha, with leaders pointing to decades of growth in culturally grounded health and treatment services. Liz Clifford, a community health worker and event center manager, said the nonprofit’s main...
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The Omaha area is running low on power capacity. That could harm Nebraska’s ability to grow.
This story is made possible through a partnership between Flatwater Free Press and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The Omaha Public Power District is running low on available power capacity for its biggest potential users. That could threaten the region’s ability to develop economically, attract companies, add jobs and grow.
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Dundee neighbor leads plan to make Omaha's Memorial Park more accessible
Plans are taking shape to improve accessibility at Omaha's Memorial Park in the Dundee neighborhood. A final design is being targeted for the end of 2026.
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Omaha-area races could end Republican supermajority in Nebraska Legislature
In the Nebraska Legislature’s District 12, a close race has candidates out knocking on doors in the last few weeks before the election. It’s important to get in front of voters, Christy Knorr said before she rang a doorbell in a southwest Omaha neighborhood. “Hello. How are you...
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Omaha City Council agenda notes for October 27
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Here are a few items on the agenda for Tuesday’s Omaha City Council meeting. No. 10: A consent agenda vote on using $4.89 million in foundation money for various park work across the city. No. 11: A consent agenda vote on approving a redevelopment agreement...
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Omaha Classmates Give Forgotten School Janitor a WWII Veteran's Burial Honors
Source: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Lazaro / Wikimedia Commons. A government-furnished headstone now marks the grave of Herbert O’Hara, a World War II Army veteran who died in 1962 without family to remember him. Former students of Omaha’s St. John’s High School helped secure the marker after discovering his grave was unmarked.
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UNL Plans First Off-Campus Library in Downtown Lincoln
For the first time in nearly 158 years, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln plans to take its library collection off campus. UNL plans to open a roughly 5,000-square-foot branch inside Lincoln's future central library at 1111 O St., focused entirely on Lincoln and Nebraska history, with occupancy expected when the broader project wraps up in 2028.
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Millard American Legion, VFW delay move into new shared building until at least January 1
MILLARD, NE. — A new building in west Omaha that was supposed to open on October 1 as a combined home for two Millard veterans organizations will not open at all this year. The former El-Bee's building near 144th and Werner Way was supposed to become a joint home for the Millard American Legion Post and the Millard Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Prescribed burn set for Lincoln’s Pioneers Park Wednesday
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A prescribed burn will take place in Lincoln’s Pioneers Park Wednesday afternoon. Lincoln Parks and Recreation staff will conduct the prescribed burn starting at 1 p.m. on about five acres of land west of the sled run. The Prairie Corridor Trail between Pinewood Bowl parking...
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Highway milling, resurfacing underway
BEATRICE – Construction crews Monday began milling and resurfacing of a portion of a major highway through a southeast Nebraska city. U.S. Highway 136, better known locally as Court Street in Beatrice….saw work get underway near the intersection with 21st Street. Construction crews were milling the westbound lane,...
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City Ready to Keep Streets Safe During Winter Weather
LINCOLN–(News Release Oct. 22)–Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and Liz Elliott, Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) Director, today said the City has personnel, materials and equipment ready to help ensure safe driving conditions in snowy and icy conditions. “We are committed to effective and efficient winter operations that clear...