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Diane’s Greenhouse: An ever-growing paradise in Fordyce
FORDYCE, Neb. (KOLN) - Cars drive past the Dickes farm every day, but a little sign lets people know that the plants are always greener on the other end of the driveway. It points the way to Diane’s Greenhouse - a paradise just outside of Fordyce. “Isn’t it just...
Man found guilty of killing co-worker during argument in northeast Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A man was convicted on Friday of killing his co-worker in northeast Nebraska. After a five-day trial, a jury found David Phillips Jr., 22, guilty of manslaughter. That’s lower than the second-degree murder conviction sought by prosecutors. On March 1, 2023, Phillips got into...
Kuhlman takes on duties of interim city administrator
LAUREL – The Laurel City Office is going through a time of transition. At its regular meeting earlier this month, the Laurel City Council named Economic Development Coordinator Dan Kuhlman as the interim city administrator. Mark McCoy retired from that position earlier in 2024 after nearly 40 years of...
Memory Lane - April 23, 1964
April 23, 1964 — Tornado damages farm building and machinery. Damage to buildings and machinery occurred Monday night about 7 p.m. at the Emil Vahlkamp farm south of Wayne when a small twister touched down on his farm. The machine sheds were twisted off their foundations and the machinery inside damaged, while the house, just a ways from them, was untouched. Heavy rain and hail hit Wayne at about the same time as the twister hit Vahlkamps.
Prairie dog hunting ban protects black-footed ferrets
Now, after almost 30 years of temporary prairie dog hunting bans, the U.S. Forest Service will permanently ban prairie dog hunting in an area of the Conata Basin in the Buffalo Gap National Grassland in western South Dakota to protect the black-footed ferret.
Laurel native named Distinguished Educator
OMAHA — Laurel native Betsy (Adkins) Becker, DPT, PhD, chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and program director of physical therapy in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Allied Health Professions, has been named Distinguished Educator by UNMC’s Interprofessional Academy of Educators. It is the...
HNS students' efforts put smiles on faces of special needs children
HARTINGTON – Two Hartington-Newcastle High School students have been recognized for dashing toward an idea that is all about inclusion. Juniors McKenzie Bruning and Maddie Steffen recently put together an award-winning 2024 FCCLA – Family, Career and Community Leaders of America – project called “Racing Towards Inclusion.”
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