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Danielle Schwab Sworn In As First Woman On Jefferson County Board
January 14, 2025
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
January 14, 2025
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
January 13, 2025
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
January 10, 2025
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
January 10, 2025
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
January 10, 2025
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
January 10, 2025
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
January 10, 2025
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
January 10, 2025
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
January 10, 2025
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,…