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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
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Dec. 30, 2023
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Paxton 60, Cambridge 55 Perkins County 58, Leyton 28 Adams Central Holiday Tournament= Championship= Boone Central 52, Adams Central 46 Ashland-Greenwood Holiday Tournament= Cham...
Dec 31, 2023
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL Dec. 30th
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Leyton 56, Perkins County 48 Paxton 36, Cambridge 26 Adams Central Holiday Tournament= Championship= Broken Bow 60, Adams Central 51 Third Place= Boone Central 46, Alliance 35 A...
Dec 31, 2023 Chip Griffin / CC
Virgil Lynn Swett, 90
Virgil Lynn Swett, 90, of Ericson, Nebraska passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 30, 2023; at his home with his family by his side. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesda...
Dec 31, 2023
Court reverses former Nebraska US Rep. Jeff Fortenberry's conviction of lying to federal authorities
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An appellate court on Tuesday reversed a 2022 federal conviction against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, ruling that he should not have been tried in Los Angeles. Fortenbe...
Dec 27, 2023 FILE - U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., arrives at the federal courthouse for his trial in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. On Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, an appellate court reversed a 2022 federal conviction against Fortenberry, ruling that he should not have been tried in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Cancellations Wednesday 12/27
Driver examiner will not be in Ord today.
Dec 27, 2023
Ruth Esther Rowse, 81
Ruth Esther Rowse, 81, of Ord, Nebraska went peacefully home to be with her precious Lord and Savior on December 26, 2023. She was surrounded by her loving husband and children. The family will visit ...
Dec 26, 2023
#22 Creighton Faces #10 Marquette This Week
(AP) - Creighton came within a few seconds of the Final Four last spring and has the type of roster that could make another deep run this season. After a solid start to the season, the Bluejays have h...
Dec 26, 2023 Villanova's TJ Bamba (0) drives against Creighton's Baylor Scheierman (55) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, in Omaha, Neb. Villanova won in overtime. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
