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JCH&L Looks to Obtain Trauma Designation
February 25, 2025
JCH&L Looks to Obtain Trauma Designation
By Gordon Hopkins One of the priorities of Jefferson Community Health and Life's (JCH&L) new CEO, Holly Wolff, MHA, is…
Dates for City Wide Cleanup, Free Dump Days, Free Swim Days Set
February 25, 2025
Dates for City Wide Cleanup, Free Dump Days, Free Swim Days Set
The Fairbury City Council set the dates for some highly anticipated annual events.City Wide Clean UpEvery year, normally on the…
Newspaper Chain Confirms Ransomware Attack
February 25, 2025
Newspaper Chain Confirms Ransomware Attack
By Gordon Hopkins The publisher of the Beatrice Daily Sun, Lincoln Journal-Star and Omaha World Herald, has confirmed the outage…
Fairbury Approves $15 Million Finance Agreement For Electric Line Upgrades
February 25, 2025
Fairbury Approves $15 Million Finance Agreement For Electric Line Upgrades
By Gordon Hopkins The Fairbury City Council voted unanimously to approve a $15 million financing agreement to complete a second…
Broad Support for Bill Meant to Change School Funding and Provide Property Tax Relief
February 21, 2025
Broad Support for Bill Meant to Change School Funding and Provide Property Tax Relief
By Gordon HopkinsOn Monday, February 10, 2025, Governor Jim Pillen testified before the Nebraska Legislature’s Education Committee in favor of…
Relief from Bitter Cold on the Way
February 21, 2025
Relief from Bitter Cold on the Way
The below zero temperatures and bitting wind chill that kept schools and many area businesses closed for the past week…
Gage County Sheriff Warns of Recent Phone Scam
February 21, 2025
Gage County Sheriff Warns of Recent Phone Scam
The Gage County Sheriff's Office recently received a report of a sophisticated phone scam and is warning the public to…
Early Morning Fire Destroys House
February 21, 2025
Early Morning Fire Destroys House
Firefighters from Wymore Fire and Rescue, Blue Springs Volunteer Fire Department and Beatrice Rural Fire battled a house fire early…
Suspect Spends One Month in Custody Without an Attorney
February 21, 2025
Suspect Spends One Month in Custody Without an Attorney
A Fairbury man who has been incarcerated for over a month without benefit of an attorney on his case has…
Fairbury Man Charge for Driving without a Valid License for the Third Time
February 21, 2025
Fairbury Man Charge for Driving without a Valid License for the Third Time
A man previously convicted of multiple counts of driving without a valid license has once again been accused of driving…