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EPA Approves Summer E15 Sales
March 27, 2026
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…
Plan ‘C’ for Compromise: Nebraska Lawmakers Advance Budget Bills to Final Debate After Gridlock
March 27, 2026
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…
One Fatality in Gage County Accident
March 27, 2026
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…
Investigation Into Drug Package Leads to Two Arrests
March 27, 2026
Investigation Into Drug Package Leads to Two Arrests
An investigation into packages containing illegal drugs being sent to Fairbury has resulted in the arrest of two residents. Both…
Plymouth Man Faces Charges in Jefferson and Gage Counties
March 27, 2026
Plymouth Man Faces Charges in Jefferson and Gage Counties
A Plymouth man has criminal cases pending in both Jefferson and Gage counties. Jefferson CountyDustin Allen Anderson, age 47, of…
Warrant Issued for Wymore Man Accuse of Sexual Assault of a Child
March 27, 2026
Warrant Issued for Wymore Man Accuse of Sexual Assault of a Child
Jefferson County Court Judge Linda Bauer issued an arrest warrant for a Wymore man accused of the sexual assault of…
Fairbury Landmark To Be Demolished
March 24, 2026
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…
FPS School Board Rejects Bids To Repair Roof
March 24, 2026
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…
A Community Comes Together For Jefferson County Gives
March 20, 2026
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…
Familiar Face Returns to JCH&L
March 20, 2026
Familiar Face Returns to JCH&L
Dr. Richard “Rick” Blatny Jr., MD, has accepted a position to rejoin Jefferson Community Health and Life as a family…