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Tominaga scores 19, Nebraska beats No. 1 Purdue for 1st win over top-ranked team in 41 years
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg had a single word to describe the Huskers biggest win in 40 years, Tuesday's 88-72 upset of No. 1 Purdue. Hoiberg called it "incredible." "I'm just so ...
Jan 10, 2024 Nebraska's Keisei Tominaga, Brice Williams and Josiah Allick, from left, celebrate the team's 88-72 victory over Purdue in an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Lincoln, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
Late Starts & Cancellations Tuesday 1/9/2024
Ansley Schools Closed Arcadia School District Closed Boone Central Closed Broken Bow Schools 10am late start Burwell Schools Closed Central City School District Closed Central Valley Closed Centura Cl...
Jan 08, 2024
Carolyn Peterson, 93
Carolyn Peterson, 93, of Ord passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2024; while residing at Arbor Care Center in Ord. Mrs. Peterson's wishes were to be cremated. A Celebration of Life has been postponed ...
Jan 08, 2024
Late Starts & Cancellations Monday 1/8/2024
City of St. Paul Snow Emergency H&R Block Ord closed Loup City Landfill transfer station in Burwell closed H&R Block in Broken Bow Closed H&R Block in O'Neil Closed Greeley County Courthou...
Jan 07, 2024
Tominaga has big second half, scores 28, Nebraska ends 7-game skid against Indiana 86-70
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Keisei Tominaga scored 18 of his season-high 28 points in the second half, including 16 in less that five minutes, and Nebraska pulled away to defeat Indiana 86-70 on Wednesday ni...
Jan 04, 2024
Pollard returns to Valley County Economic Development as Executive Director
Caleb Pollard of Ord has been selected as the new Executive Director for Valley County Economic Development, the Ord Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Valley County Tourism Advisory Committee. Pollard...
Jan 04, 2024
Nebraska judge allows murder case to proceed against suspect in killing of small-town priest
BLAIR, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska judge agreed Wednesday that the fact that the suspect was found lying on top of a badly wounded priest covered in blood stains last month inside the home where the priest...
Jan 03, 2024 A nativity display sits outside St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Wednesday morning, Jan. 3, 2024, in Fort Calhoun, Neb. Kierre Williams is charged with fatally stabbing Rev. Stephen Gutgsell, a small-town priest, during a Dec. 10 break in at the home where the priest lived next to the church in Fort Calhoun. ( (AP Photo/Josh Funk)
Nebraska state workers get reprieve from governor's return-to-office order
State government workers are getting a reprieve from Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen's order to end remote work and return to their offices after a state agency temporarily blocked the order. State workers h...
Jan 02, 2024 FILE - Nebraska Gov.-elect Jim Pillen answers a question while taking part in a panel discussion during a Republican Governors Association conference, Nov. 16, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Nebraska government workers are getting a reprieve from Pillen's order to end remote work and return to their offices after a state agency temporarily blocked the order. Workers had been set to return to the office on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, but on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, the Nebraska Industrial Relations Committee granted a temporary halt on the order. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Walter Joseph Smith, 87
Walter Joseph Smith, 87, of Ord passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023; at the Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home in Bellevue, Nebraska; surrounded by his family and the staff that cared for him like fa...
Jan 02, 2024
Jack Dean Simpson, 80
Jack Dean Simpson, 80, of Burwell passed away on Monday, January 1, 2024; at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, Nebraska as a result of many health issues due to Agent Orange. A Celebrat...
Jan 02, 2024
