USDA designates counties as disaster areas due to drought

Photo / UNL Extension Office — News Channel Nebraska The USDA has designated 55 Nebraska counties as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought. Secretary Tom Vilsack notified Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen that the counties
Omaha man sentenced for the death of Beemer woman

Staff and News Channel Nebraska A 24-year-old Omaha man has been sentenced to prison for the death of a northeast Nebraska woman. District Judge Mark Johnson sentenced Jacob Kenney to 3-to-5 years for motor vehicle homicide and
Gary L. Anderson
Gary L. Anderson, 74, of Fremont, formerly of North Bend, passed away, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at Methodist Fremont Health. Gary was born Jan. 15, 1949, in Kearney, NE, to Clarence and Jurethia (Ray) Anderson. He grew
Wayne C. Sandall
Wayne C. Sandall, 72, of Fremont passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha. Funeral Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 8, 2023, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in
William Strnad
William Strnad, 72, of Fremont passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at the Wisner Care Center in Wisner. Arrangements are pending at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont.
Bosn appointed to Legislature

Gov. Jim Pillen held a press conference April 6 to announce the appointment of Carolyn Bosn of Lincoln as the next representative for District 25 in the Nebraska Legislature. Bosn, an attorney and adjunct professor at the