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PATCH Health Fair scheduled for Friday, Saturday
The Norfolk Area Planned Approach to Community Health - or PATCH - Health Fair is set for Friday and Saturday at its new home: The Lifelong Learning Center on the Northeast Community College campus. This year's theme - "Stars, Stripes and Strong Health" - includes blood work for just $50,...
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Madison Avenue closure scheduled for Monday
Madison Avenue between 6th and 7th Streets will close, beginning Monday, September 28, for railroad track realignment work. Nebraska Central Railroad will shift the railroad tracks slightly to the west to realign the tracks. The closure is expected to last approximately two weeks to allow for track replacement, dirt work, and the repouring of concrete approaches.
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$18.5M River Point Development advances to planning commission
The Norfolk Community Development Agency has accepted a redevelopment plan for the River Point Commercial project and authorized it to move forward to the Norfolk Planning Commission. The Norfolk Daily News reports a medical center would be built on the site of the former Salvation Army building at 610 W....
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Council rejects proposed Actus Nutrition restrictions, sets deadline for odor controls
The Norfolk City Council voted down a proposal that would have reduced Actus Nutrition’s biological oxygen demand limits, opting instead to give the company 43 days to install odor-control. The Norfolk Daily News reports, the resolution would have authorized city public works director Steven Rames to reduce the company’s...
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Damaged fiber line causes phone service issues for City of Norfolk
NORFOLK, Neb. — The City of Norfolk is experiencing intermittent problems with incoming and outgoing phone calls because of a damaged fiber line in the Omaha area. According to the city, callers may receive a busy signal or error message or may be unable to complete calls to City of Norfolk phone numbers.
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Madison-based medical charity sues city, claims it was displaced without required relocation help
A Madison nonprofit that sends donated medical supplies around the world is suing the City of Madison, arguing it should have received more notice, moving help and financial assistance when it had to leave its longtime space on West Badger Road.
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Candidates for Northeast Board of Governors, NRD Board of Directors take part in 'Meet and Greet'
A man running for the Northeast Community College Board of Governors and a woman seeking a seat on the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors took part in a candidates’ “Meet and Greet” on Tuesday at the Elkhorn Valley Museum. Tim Miller is challenging incumbent...
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$18 million redevelopment in downtown Norfolk takes step forward
NORFOLK, Neb. — A redevelopment project in downtown Norfolk valued at $18.5 million is taking another step forward. The Community Development Agency voted unanimously Monday to advance the proposal to the Norfolk Planning Commission. River Point Commercial LLC plans to demolish the former Salvation Army building and construct separate medical office and office buildings.
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Norfolk Board of Education candidates participate in 'meet and greet'
The Madison County Democratic Party hosted a “meet and greet” on Tuesday which included all four candidates for the Norfolk Public Schools Board of Education. The event at the Elkhorn Valley Museum included all four candidates for t he Norfolk Public Schools Board of Education. Becky Wulf said...
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2026 South Sioux City Business Awards recipients named
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (KCAU) — The South Sioux City Area Chamber of Commerce have named this year’s recipients of the South Sioux City Business Awards. This year, there were five awards given out across five categories, according to a press release from the chamber. The five categories...
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Norfolk to require Actus to install odor controls or face severe permit restrictions
NORFOLK, Neb. — If a massive dairy processing plant in Norfolk doesn’t install a cover on its million-gallon wastewater storage tank in the next 42 days, the city plans to make changes to the plant’s wastewater permit that would effectively shut the facility down. That was the...
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2026 History Teacher Of The Year
Andrew Halsey, Winnebago Public Schools, has been named the 2026 Nebraska State History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute. A 2008 Pierce High School graduate, Halsey has taught at Winnebago for the past six years. He has Bachelors and Masters degrees in Social Studies Education with an endorsement in Theater from Wayne State College.