Investigation leads to drug arrest of two men

Two men were arrested Thursday morning for trespassing and drug possession. Stanton County Sheriffs responded to a report of a suspicious pickup near the historic Bega School around 7 a.m. Upon arrival, they found the occupants to be trespassing and were in possession of drugs. Sheriffs arrested Zachary Price, age...

The state of Nebraska issued a health alert for two local reservoirs for having toxic blue-green algae. Samples were taken from Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County and Maskenthine Reservoir in Stanton County. Both reservoirs measured above the 8 parts per billion threshold of total mirocystin (micro-SIS-tin), a toxin released by certain strains of the algae.

A building in downtown Norfolk is being envisioned for a new innovative venture through Northeast Community College, in partnership with the Nebraska Innovation Studio on the University of Nebraska’s Innovation campus in Lincoln, Invest Nebraska, area manufacturers and school districts. Members of the Northeast Board of Governors approved the...