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A grand opening will be held on August 2, 2025, for the newly completed band shelter at Conrad Park in…

By Gordon Hopkins Fuel shortages in Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa are resulting in long lines at some gas stations and…

The Little Blue Natural Resources District (NRD) Board of Directors has imposed an immediate stay, beginning May 13, 2025, on…

By Gordon Hopkins It was a close race but voters have rejected a $21.5 million school bond that would have…

Question: What is the connection between Fairbury native and pro-wrestling pioneer “Big” Wayne Munn, Nobel Prize-winning writer Ernest Hemingway and…

Fairbury Public Schools announced the appointment of Jacob Johnson as the new Head Football Coach. Johnson is currently a physical…

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the intention to relocate a number of USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) jobs from Washington…

The Jefferson County Veterans Memorial in Fairbury City Park has seen some upgrades in preparation for the Memorial Day weekend…

Volunteers will be erecting the annual Avenue of Flags at the Jefferson County Courthouse on Friday, May 23, 2025 at…

By Peter Salter for Flatwater Free Press James Wood wasn’t feeling safe at his own north Lincoln car lot.A cop…