Railyard explosion causes evacuations

OMAHA (AP) — An explosion inside a shipping container at the world’s largest railyard prompted evacuations in western Nebraska Thursday because of the toxic smoke generated when one of the chemicals aboard caught fire. Around noon, an
Briese named as new state treasurer

Aaron Sanderford Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, the first farmer to hold the governor’s office in over a century, appointed another farmer Thursday as state treasurer: State Sen. Tom Briese of Albion. During his
Pillen selects Bauer as judge

Gov. Jim Pillen announced today his appointment of Sara Bauer of Fremont as county court judge for the Sixth Judicial District of Nebraska. The district includes Burt, Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Thurston, and Washington Counties. Bauer is
VB: No. 13 Warriors Get Back to Winning Ways; Defeat Hastings in Four Sets

Courtesy of Midland Athletics FREMONT, Neb. – Entering the night on its longest losing streak in the fall of 2020, No. 13 Midland University used the familiarity of its home floor as they defeated Hastings College in