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Local Officials Have Concerns On Pillen’s Inheritance Tax Stance

By Gordon HopkinsAlthough he has not yet taken office, some of Governor-elect Jim Pillen’s positions are already receiving notice from…

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Veteran of the Month

Norm Balderson was chosen as Jefferson County’s first Veteran of the month for 2023. In addition, he was also presented…

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Jefferson County Turned Down For Grant To Complete PFW Road

By Gordon HopkinsJefferson County Commissioners expressed their disappointment when they learned the long-delayed final stretch of the PWF (Pawnee City,…

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Jefferson County Turned Down for Grant to Complete PWF Road

By Gordon HopkinsJefferson County Commissioners expressed their disappointment when they learned the long-delayed final stretch of the PWF (Pawnee City,…

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Concerns About Transparency Over Keystone Pipeline Oil Spill

By Gordon HopkinsRestricted airspace over the site of the oil spill into Mill Creek near Washington, Kansas, remains in place.…

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Nebraska Sees More Cases of Bird Flu and Rising Egg Prices

By Gordon HopkinsAn ongoing outbreak of bird flu has forced the culling of additional birds in Nebraska and consumers are…

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Two-Vehicle Accident in Gage County

On Friday, December 23, 2022, at approximately 6:49 p.m., the Gage County Sheriff’s Office, Beatrice Fire and Rescue, and Wymore…

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Majestic Winter’s Day

The cold weather over the holiday weekend still had some beautiful scenery and picturesque scenes in and around Fairbury. The…

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County Asks Community For Help To Challenge Rural Broadband Map

By Gordon HopkinsThe accuracy of the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) National Broadband Map is being disputed by a number of…

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FPS Says Goodbye To Board Members

The Fairbury Public Schools Board of Education said goodbye to two members at the final meeting of 2022 on Monday,…

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