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Mayor Expresses Doubt About Future Of Fireworks Display, Seeks Donations
By Gordon HopkinsFairbury Mayor Kelly Davis is looking for donations for the upcoming 2026 Independence Day Fireworks display. Mayor Davis…
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Fairbury Airport Manager Inducted In Aviation Hall Of Fame
This year, Sandi Decker, Manager of the Fairbury Municipal Airport was inducted into the Nebraska Aviation Hall of Fame. The…
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Nebraska Wildfires Nearing Containment, But Danger Remains
The massive wildfires that broke out in Western and Central Nebraska two weeks ago and burned more than 800,000 acres,…
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Data Centers and Energy Needs Create Controversy
By Gordon Hopkins A bill under consideration by the Nebraska Legislature proposals for data centers, and their exorbitant energy needs,…
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EPA Approves Summer E15 Sales
This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, in consultation with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and…
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Plan ‘C’ for Compromise: Nebraska Lawmakers Advance Budget Bills to Final Debate After Gridlock
By Erin Bamer - https://nebraskaexaminer.com/ After two failed attempts at advancing Nebraska’s main budget bill, state lawmakers moved the budget…
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One Fatality in Gage County Accident
On Monday, March 23, 2026 at 4:39 p.m., Gage County Sheriff’s Deputies, Beatrice Fire and Rescue, and Beatrice Rural Fire…
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Fairbury Landmark To Be Demolished
By Gordon HopkinsDespite attempts by the current owner to save it, the Price Brothers Hardware building at 325 D Street…
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FPS School Board Rejects Bids To Repair Roof
By Gordon HopkinsThe Fairbury Public Schools Board of Education voted to reject all the bids received for repairs on the…
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A Community Comes Together For Jefferson County Gives
The first annual Jefferson County Gives event raised $92,421.91 in a single day on Thursday, March 19, 2026. The countywide…
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