NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) – A funeral has been set for Tuesday for a railroad worker who died when floodwaters brought down a bridge over the Elkhorn River. The service for 38-year-old Jeffery Scholl of Norfolk will be at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Petersburg. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Scholl was among three Nebraska Central Railroad workers checking on the railroad bridge in Norfolk last Tuesday when it collapsed, dumping them into...
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Funeral set for Tuesday for Neb. railroad worker
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June - 18 - 2010
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Attorneys seek to exclude evidence in Vogeler Case
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June - 18 - 2010
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Bartlett, Neb. – Valley County Supervisor Craig Vogeler of North Loup, Nebraska appeared in Wheeler County District Court again...
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Winafred Arlene Strohl, 82
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June - 18 - 2010
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Winafred Arlene Strohl, 82, of Burwell, Nebraska formerly of Taylor, Nebraska died June 18, 2010 at the Valley County Health Systems Hospital in Ord, Nebraska. Funeral services will be 10:0 a.m. Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at the Calvary United Methodist Church in Taylor, Nebraska. Burial will be in the Almeria Cemetery in Almeria, Nebraska. Rev. Bill Stovall will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 – 8 p.m. Monday at Hitchcock Funeral Home in Burwell, Nebraska. In Lieu of flowers...
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VCHS Hosting 2nd Annual Health Fair on June 23
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June - 18 - 2010
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by Bethanne Kunz – VCHS Marketing & Public Relations Director Ord – The 2nd Annual Valley County Health System Health Fair will be held this Wednesday, June 23 from 6-9 am at St. Mary’s Gym in Ord. The main attractions at the health fair will be blood chemistries, blood pressure checks and a free will donation breakfast. In addition, health related vendors will have displays available to provide educational information to those who attend. The lab tests offered during...
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The Custer County Emergency Response Committee needs your help
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June - 17 - 2010
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by Deb McCaslin, Custer County Emergency Mangement Public Information Officer In order to assess damages incurred by the recent heavy rains, the office of Custer County Emergency Management needs to provide the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency with information. The state agency needs to know if your home or business sustained damage in the recent flood and the extent of this damage. The office of Custer County Emergency Management and CCERC is helping gather this information. If your home or...
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Benefit fund set-up for Flood impacted Bratka family
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June - 17 - 2010
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by David Sawyer – Director, Burwell Economic Development Burwell, Neb. – While a lot of people in central Nebraska have experienced some damage to their homes due to last week’s flooding, Lex and Patti Bratka of Garfield County were hit particularly hard. The Bratka’s awoke Saturday morning to find several feet of water throughout their home. Despite heroic rescue efforts from many in the community, they have lost many of their belongings and are left with a severally damaged...
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Howard county official fined for taking signs
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June - 17 - 2010
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ST. PAUL, Neb. (AP) – A Howard County commissioner has been fined for taking campaign signs from a yard in St. Paul. Lauren Scarborough pleaded no contest on Wednesday to misdemeanor theft. Spokesman Allen Forkner of the Nebraska attorney general’s office said Scarborough was fined $500. The attorney general’s office handled the case because Howard County Attorney Bob Sivick declared that it would have been a conflict of interest for him to prosecute. Scarborough lost to Howard County Assessor...
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Group goes to court to protect Elba water tower
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June - 17 - 2010
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ELBA, Neb. (AP) – A group called Friends of the Elba Water Tower is seeking court protection for the...
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