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Danielle Schwab Sworn In As First Woman On Jefferson County Board

Danielle Schwab Sworn In As First Woman On Jefferson County Board

By Gordon HopkinsDanielle Schwab, who defeated incumbent Gale Pohlmann in the most recent election for Jefferson County Commissioner District 2,…
Gage County Supervisors Reject Latest Deputies’ Union Contract

Gage County Supervisors Reject Latest Deputies’ Union Contract

By the time the Gage County Board of Supervisors approved the county’s latest contact offer to the Fraternal Order of…
Kansas Fugitive Charged With Death of Daughter Arrested In Jefferson County

Kansas Fugitive Charged With Death of Daughter Arrested In Jefferson County

A Kansas man accused of the death of his three-month-old was recently arrested in Jefferson County.On Thursday, January 2, 2025,…
Local School Districts Impacted by Data Breach

Local School Districts Impacted by Data Breach

By Gordon Hopkins PowerSchool, a software vendor that provides the Student Information System (SIS) for schools throughout Nebraska and the…
Changing of the Guard: Newly Elected Officials Are Sworn In As Others Say Goodbye

Changing of the Guard: Newly Elected Officials Are Sworn In As Others Say Goodbye

By Gordon HopkinsThis week saw several newly elected government officials sworn in as others departed.Jefferson CountyAn open house was held…
Fairbury Laundromat Reopens

Fairbury Laundromat Reopens

Fairbury's only laundromat, which has been closed since the death of proprietor Doug Bristol last year, reopened Thursday, January 9.…
Diller Water Rates Increase

Diller Water Rates Increase

Diller residents will be seeing an increase in the cost of water.Jennifer Jung, Diller Village Clerk, issued a statement this…
Navy Destroyer Named After Nebraska’s Bob Kerrey

Navy Destroyer Named After Nebraska’s Bob Kerrey

On Saturday, January 4, 2025, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro named the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer,…
Judge Hears Motion to Dismiss Wind Farm Lawsuit

Judge Hears Motion to Dismiss Wind Farm Lawsuit

By Gordon Hopkins Jefferson County District Court Judge David J.A. Bargen heard arguments in a motion to dismiss a lawsuit…
Kansas Fugitive Charged with Death of Daughter Arrested in Jefferson County

Kansas Fugitive Charged with Death of Daughter Arrested in Jefferson County

A Kansas man accused of the death of his three-month-old was recently arrested in Jefferson County.On Thursday, January 2, 2025,…