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Medical Care For Jail Inmates Yet Another “Unfunded Mandate” Putting A Strain On Local Budgets
By Gordon HopkinsInmates in the Jefferson County Jail are entitled to medical care. The bill for that care is normally…
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Jefferson County Commissioners to Reduce Number of Meetings for 2026
Jefferson County Board of Commissioners voted to reduce the number of meetings the board will hold in 2026. Currently, the…
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DHHS Recovers Child Support from Gambling Winnings
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has collected more than $200,000 from gambling winnings to go toward child…
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Mutual Aid Benefits on Display During Liberty Fire
A machine shed fire in Liberty on Monday required multiple emergency crews to get the blaze under control and demonstrated…
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Bacon, Panetta Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Recruit New Prosecutors
Rural communities have struggled for many years to recruit and retain prosecutors. The result is an ever-increasing burden on those…
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City Demolishes Old Gas Station
The City of Fairbury began demolition of the long-shuttered gas station and car wash at 1325 E Street on Monday,…
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Jefferson County Receives National Concrete Award for Steele City Road Work
By Gordon HopkinsThe work done on a portion of Steele City Road received national recognition from the American Concrete Pavement…
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Tri County School Bond Passes In Close Election
By Gordon HopkinsIt was a close race but unofficial results indicate voters have approved a bond intended to significantly upgrade…
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President, USDA Announce Payments To Farmers
By Gordon HopkinsPresident Donald Trump’s administration recently announced $12 billion in one-time payments to farmers to offset what the administration…
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Governor Announces Federal Approval Of Nebraska’s Broadband Final Proposal
By Gordon HopkinsDespite opposition by county officials throughout Nebraska due to changes made to strategy, Governor Jim Pillen recently announced…
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