American Legion Auxiliary Press Release INDIANAPOLIS- Kara Ann Geweke is one of only 98 young women attending the 64th American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation in Washington, D.C., July 17-24. Two outstanding citizens, known as “senators,” are selected at the 49 Girls State sessions held across the country to represent their state at Girls Nation. This premier leadership conference is designed to provide practical insight into the working of government, to instill a sense of pride and loyalty in America...
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Local Student Headed to Girls Nation
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July - 20 - 2010
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Crop-dusting plane forced down in Nebraska
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July - 19 - 2010
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CAIRO, Neb. (AP) – Authorities say a pilot received only minor injuries when he was forced down in south-central Nebraska by mechanical problems with his crop-dusting plane. Hall County Sheriff Jerry Watson says 52-year-old Jerry Ondrak, of Shelton, came down Sunday about 7 p.m. in a pasture southwest of Cairo. Watson says Ondrak was headed to a crop-dusting job when decided to try landing in a field about 8 1/2 miles southwest of Cairo. Watson says Ondrak was “very...
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Deadline for July photo contest approaching
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July - 19 - 2010
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by Kristina Volf – VCED Summer Intern Ord, NE – This Friday is the final day to submit your...
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BCBS of NE Wellness Grant Presentation in Ord on Aug. 1
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July - 19 - 2010
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by Bethanne Kunz – VCHS Marketing & Public Relations Director ORD – Valley County Health System and the University...
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New York man charged in Nebraska Amber Alert case
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July - 19 - 2010
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A New York man faces federal charges in a sex case that prompted an Amber Alert last week in north-central Nebraska. Robert Olney, of Schenectady, N.Y., was indicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court on charges of transporting a minor with the intention of engaging in sex and traveling across state lines to have sex with a minor. He could face life in prison if convicted. Court documents says Olney drove from Alabama to Nebraska to...
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Six Cities Get Grants
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July - 19 - 2010
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Six Nebraska communities will receive $1.9 million in grants to help them pay for various public works projects. The Nebraska Department of Economic Development recently announced the grants to Alma, Elwood, Genoa, Loup City, Pleasanton and Wolbach. Alma will use $350,000 to help pay for paving and sewer pipe projects. Elwood will receive $350,000 to help build a 3,500-square-foot library. Genoa will receive $303,700 to update and enlarge bathrooms and kitchens, so it can comply...
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Former Ravenna Police Officer Back In Court
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July - 19 - 2010
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Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the third trial for a former Ravenna police officer accused of having sex with a teenage girl. Fifty-four-year-old Larry Williams faces five counts of first-degree sexual assault and one count of sexual assault of a child in Buffalo County District Court. His first two trials – in October 2007 and in January of this year – ended in mistrials after jurors couldn’t reach a decision. Williams is accused...
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Loretta M. Belgram, 88
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July - 19 - 2010
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Loretta M. Belgram, 88 of Ord died Saturday, July 17, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Health System in...
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