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Steinauer, NE · Municipal
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Veteran Custodian Gets Overdue Honors
A group of former students secured their school's custodian a headstone to honor his lifetime of service, both in school and the Army. St. John's High School alumnus Bruce Atkinson was researching past classmates for an upcoming reunion when he came across the name of the Omaha-based school's deceased janitor, Herbert O'Hara. The cherished custodian had dutifully maintained the high school for the Class of 1964, although his work largely went unnoticed. What was noticeable was that O'Hara was buried without a gravestone.
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North Omaha Trail Construction Snarls Businesses Near 24th and Hamilton
Construction crews are tearing up streets near 24th and Hamilton in North Omaha as work continues on the next phase of the North Omaha Trail, and the disruption is creating real headaches for nearby businesses even as some owners insist the project is worth the wait. The trail, once finished, is expected to stretch approximately eight miles and give pedestrians and cyclists a safer, more accessible route through the neighborhood.
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Temporary water shut offs slated for parts of Essex Tuesday
(Essex) -- Additional temporary water shutoffs are scheduled for Tuesday in portions of Essex after weather and additional testing shifted some of the scheduled shutoffs from last week. Essex city officials say as crews work to connect a new water main to the current system, brief water service shutdowns are...
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Developer of Civic Auditorium Site Seeks TIF Despite Unresolved Litigation
White Lotus Group is seeking $34 million in Tax Increment Financing for its proposed redevelopment project of the old Civic Auditorium site in downtown Omaha known as Civic Corner. The site is bordered by Capitol Avenue as well as 17th, 19th and Chicago streets. The only structure currently on the site is a city-owned parking garage.
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Omaha’s Parks & Boulevard System
While parks were largely ignored in Omaha’s early history, they became a prominent feature of a city eager to counter its gritty industrial image, dominated by the railroad, smelting plants, stockyards and meatpacking plants. After Omaha was founded in 1854, three public squares were set aside for parks, but...
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New Start Cleaning Helps Families Across Lincoln, Omaha and Surrounding Areas Prepare for the Holiday Hosting Season
As the holiday season approaches, New Start Cleaning LLC (newstartcleaningllc.com) is highlighting its pre- and post-holiday cleaning services for families throughout Lincoln, Omaha and surrounding Nebraska communities. Hosting Thanksgiving dinners, Christmas parties and family gatherings should be about creating memories, not stressing over cleaning the house. From preparing kitchens, bathrooms...
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Omaha’s growing a paid parking empire. It’s costing the city almost as much as the streetcar.
At the foot of Mutual of Omaha’s nearly complete downtown headquarters, a sparkling 15-floor parking garage awaits the company’s move-in day. A block west, another garage goes up next to a new apartment complex. Across Douglas Street, a decades-old garage completes the triangle of parking. All of it,...
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Omaha-area experts address daylight saving time assumptions
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Clocks fall back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, and a Boys Town pediatrician and the Nebraska Farm Bureau are addressing common assumptions about the time change. Many people assume the extra hour means more sleep and that daylight saving time helps farmers. Extra...