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Teachers Lament Exodus From FPS At Board Meeting
April 15, 2025
Teachers Lament Exodus From FPS At Board Meeting
By Gordon HopkinsThe Fairbury Board of Education accepted the resignations of five teachers, previously reported by FJN, at a meeting…
Maintaining the Past
April 15, 2025
Maintaining the Past
Maintaining the Past: Jefferson County hosted a traditional mortar workshop on Monday and Tuesday, April 7 and 8, where attendees…
Wymore Native Hired As New VSO For Gage County
April 15, 2025
Wymore Native Hired As New VSO For Gage County
Wymore native Keil Mick has been hired as Gage County’s newest Veteran Services Officer. He takes over from recently retired…
County Use Of Zoom Suspended After Commissioners Meeting Hacked
April 15, 2025
County Use Of Zoom Suspended After Commissioners Meeting Hacked
By Gordon HopkinsJefferson County Commissioners have temporarily suspended live streaming of the weekly commissioners meeting after a meeting was hacked.Zoom…
Fairbury Power Plant Continues To Cost City
April 15, 2025
Fairbury Power Plant Continues To Cost City
By Gordon HopkinsThe City of Fairbury recently spent $37,115 to make portions of the now-defunct Fairbury Municipal Power Plant accessible…
Commissioners Suspend Use of Zoom After Meeting Hacked
April 11, 2025
Commissioners Suspend Use of Zoom After Meeting Hacked
By Gordon Hopkins Jefferson County Commissioners were discussing zoning regulations at a meeting Tuesday morning, April 8, 2025, when the…
Bacon Among Lawmakers Looking to Limit President’s Ability to Impose Tariffs
April 11, 2025
Bacon Among Lawmakers Looking to Limit President’s Ability to Impose Tariffs
President Trump Orders 90-Day Pause on Tariffs Except for China U.S. Representative Don Bacon (R-NE), along with Representatives Jeff Hurd…
Ambulance Director Resigns
April 11, 2025
Ambulance Director Resigns
By Gordon Hopkins Jeff Klaumann, director of Ambulance District #33, has resigned his position two years after being appointed. Jefferson…
Governor to Meet with Health Officials Re: Measles Response Plan
April 11, 2025
Governor to Meet with Health Officials Re: Measles Response Plan
Governor Jim Pillen Will be meeting with Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) officials later today, Friday, April 11,…
Juvenile Seriously Injured in Single Vehicle Rollover Accident
April 11, 2025
Juvenile Seriously Injured in Single Vehicle Rollover Accident
On March 30, 2025, at 10:12 p.m., Wymore Fire and Rescue, Blue Springs Fire and Rescue, Beatrice Fire and Rescue…