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Medical Care For Jail Inmates Yet Another “Unfunded Mandate” Putting A Strain On Local Budgets
December 23, 2025
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…
Suspect Convicted in Crystal Springs Homicide Arrested Again
December 23, 2025
Suspect Convicted in Crystal Springs Homicide Arrested Again
One of the five individuals involved in the 2019 Crystal Springs homicide is back in custody after being arrested on…
Jefferson County Commissioners to Reduce Number of Meetings for 2026
December 19, 2025
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…
DHHS Recovers Child Support from Gambling Winnings
December 19, 2025
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…
Mutual Aid Benefits on Display During Liberty Fire
December 19, 2025
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…
Bacon, Panetta Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Recruit New Prosecutors
December 19, 2025
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…
Logan Evans Returns to Prison: Previously Convicted for Role in Crystal Springs Homicide
December 19, 2025
Logan Evans Returns to Prison: Previously Convicted for Role in Crystal Springs Homicide
One of the five individuals involved in the 2019 Crystal Springs homicide is heading back to prison after pleading guilty…
Two Suspects from Plymouth Arrested During Narcotics Investigation
December 19, 2025
Two Suspects from Plymouth Arrested During Narcotics Investigation
Two individuals from Plymouth were arrested by Beatrice Police Sunday evening, December 14, as the result of an ongoing narcotics…
Wymore Woman Gets Two Years for Drug Possession
December 19, 2025
Wymore Woman Gets Two Years for Drug Possession
A Wymore woman was sentenced to two years in prison for felony drug in gage County District Court.Christina S. Henthorne,…
Search Warrant Results in Three Arrests in Fairbury
December 19, 2025
Search Warrant Results in Three Arrests in Fairbury
Three individuals were arrested early Friday morning after execution of a search warrant in Fairbury.On December 19, 2025, at approximately…