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Victor H. Plugge, 73
Victor H. Plugge, 73, of Ord passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020, at the CHI Good Samaritan Health System in Kearney. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2020, a...
Aug 10, 2020
Jane Meyer, APRN-NP, and Adelynne Sich, CNA, Receive NHAREF Scholarships
ORD, Neb. - Valley County Health System (VCHS) is proud to announce that Jane Meyer, APRN-NP, and Adelynne Sich, CNA, are the recipients of the 2020 Graduate Studies Tuition Aid Program and the Underg...
Aug 07, 2020
Alabama high school football team, band under quarantine
ONEONTA, Ala. (AP) - The entire football team and marching band at an Alabama high school are under quarantine following potential exposure to the new coronavirus. Oneonta High School coach Phil Phill...
Aug 07, 2020
Basketball player dies during training in Serbia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Former Florida State center Michael Ojo has died after collapsing during training in Serbia, his former team Red Star Belgrade say. Serbian media and his former teammates say t...
Aug 07, 2020 In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, CSKA Moscow's Kyle Hines, right, tries to score as Red Star's Michael Ojo block him during their Euroleague basketball match in Belgrade, Serbia. Former Florida State center Michael Ojo has died after collapsing during training in Serbia. Serbian Media and his former teammates say the 27-year-old Nigerian-born basketball player was on Friday taken to a hospital in the Serbian capital, but doctors failed to revive him. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
The Latest: Big Sky postpones football season until spring
The Big Sky Conference postponed its football season to the spring because of the coronavirus pandemic and called for the FCS playoffs to be moved to the second semester as well. The Big Sky's decisio...
Aug 07, 2020
Maryland QB Josh Jackson opts out, along with 5 others
Maryland senior quarterback Josh Jackson has opted out of the upcoming football season. The decision leaves the Terrapins with very little depth and experience at the pivotal position. Jackson is the ...
Aug 07, 2020 FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, file photo, Maryland quarterback Josh Jackson (17) warms up prior to an NCAA college football game against Nebraska in College Park, Md. Maryland senior quarterback Josh Jackson has opted out of the upcoming football season, leaving the Terrapins with very little depth and experience at the pivotal position. Jackson is the most prominent of six Maryland players who have decided not to play in 2020 for reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic, coach Michael Locksley said during a teleconference Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Will Newton, FIle)
LIVE ORDNANCE-MUSEUM CLOSED
NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) - A bomb squad and military experts had to be called to a northeastern Nebraska museum after live ordnance - including a World War II grenade and two artillery shells - were found i...
Aug 07, 2020
Lincoln bowling alley owner vows to fight city virus mandate
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The owner of a Lincoln bowling alley that was ordered to close for violating citywide coronavirus restrictions says he'll continue to fight the mandate, and he took down signs tha...
Aug 07, 2020
Gov. Ricketts signs budget with flood relief, scholarships
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gov. Pete Ricketts has signed an updated, $9.3 billion state budget with new money for 2019 flood relief and career scholarships for the University of Nebraska and state colleges....
Aug 07, 2020 CORRECTS CITY TO LINCOLN, NOT OMAHA - Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts speaks during a news conference in Lincoln, Neb., Monday, March 16, 2020, where he outlined the latest steps taken in response to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Thelma M. Barnes, 87
Thelma M. Barnes, 87, of Grand Island formerly of rural Scotia passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tu...
Aug 06, 2020
