NebraskaPedia™ - December, 2009 Archived News
» Big band spirit has lived nearly four decades in Fremont's Spevak Orchestra
» Kearney's bird counting project begins January 2
» Kids innovate, solve problems at robotics camp in Aurora
» Medicaid rules change at Mayo Clinic trim Lincoln girl's medical options
» No one can find the source of water that ruined Waverly's gym floor
» Money magazine rates Platte County as one of its 10 Best Places for Jobs
» Federal judge blocks a portion of Nebraska's sex offender registry law
» Donations to LIncoln Salvation Army were sharply down in 2009
» Maryland couple finds life more relaxing in Nebraska's Panhandle
» North Platte's Enderle has big game in Humanitarian Bowl
» Nelson TV ad explains health reform vote and defends his abortion compromise
» Legislators in mood to debate further state budget cuts next term
» Wind power advocates prepare to make their pitch to the Legislature
» Fire damages or destroys 25 percent of North Bend's Main Street businesses
» Kearney airport on verge of federal grant by reaching 10,000-passenger mark
» Kearney High School band is Sugar Bowl-bound
» New national health legislation may prove fatal to proposed Kearney hospital
» Gothenburg banker gets national perspective on FDIC advisory committee
» Omaha's snow removal budget in the red, other cities also in a bind
» O'Neill man will run for 40th District seat in Legislature
» Cozad native pursues career as musician and performer
» Norfolk retailers say Christmas season sales were generally improved
» Millard West band will march in Tournament of Roses parade
» G.I. screenwriter plans to make film in Ravenna in July
» Columbus teen brings his fictional 6-year-old character to the big screen
» Teen moms' gathering room gets makeover from UNL Art Department students
» Rick Ryan ends 35-year career with N.P. Police Department
» Survey shows CRP program had big impact on 2009 pheasant hunting
» Majority of Nebraska senators favor ban on texting while driving
» Grand Island getting closer to building new athletic fields
» Omaha wonders about privatizing municipal golf courses
» Norris PPD customers in 5 counties lose electrical power as Christmas storm eases
» Snow or no, Goodfellows make Christmas deliveries
» Environmentalist watchdog group worries about water supply
» Upsurge in Nebraska birth rate means state is a lock to keep its third House seat
» Gering voters will decide whether to rebuild elementary school
» Flood risk meeting set for Jan. 14 in Fremont
» Nelson contends he didn't cut a deal for Nebraska as health bill moves toward passage
» Christmas week storm disrupting travel plans in Rockies and Great Plains
» New Kearney hospital could force cutback in existing services at Good Samaritan, CEO says
» Hall County supervisors eliminate their own pay raises
» Founder of G.I. school caroling event leaves a profound musical legacy
» Dodge County farmers dodging snowdrifts trying to harvest remainder of corn crop
» Big donation puts Norfolk YMCA fund drive over the top
» Everyone has an opinion about Nelson's strategy on health bill. Heineman: No deal
» Alliance native plans to challenge Smith in Third District
» Grand Island Marine reports back to pen pals in his old fifth-grade classroom
» Business owner Eddy is a model of involvement in Republican City
» Nelson satisfied with concessions, trades filibuster-breaking vote for a little Nebraska pork
» State GOP says Nelson's softening pro-life positon will be his political downfall
» Teacher pay on the way up in Lincoln, around state
» Wheelchair-bound Hordville teen makes award-winning strides as an artist
» Kleebs hope to turn Nebraska into a purple state ala Colorado with well-funded plan
» Nelson still not satisfied with health care bill in Senate, holds out for changes
» Nebraska's dairy producers feeling stress, receiving less than half of retail price
» Kearney Planning Commission votes to rezone potential site for new hospital
» Dwindling enrollment means Oconto's elementary school will close in May
» Lincoln Electric System puts $4 million into its rainy day fund
» U.S. health reform universe currently revolving around Nelson
» So what exactly is 'climate change'? UNO profs find glaciers growing in Pakistan
» Lincoln's State Fair Park is now Innovation Campus
» Former Omaha mayor Boyle may carry Dems' banner in governor race
» Plans for new Kearney hospital are moving ahead, list of 40 doctors released
» Lincoln man recalls his role in the Battle of the Bulge 65 years ago
» Omaha teachers' union approves latest contract offer from OPS
» Nebraska native Wilson's road to VB FInal Four went through Missouri, Minnesota
» Stanton Farmers Union Coop cited by OSHA for suffocation death
» Scientific inquiry to get more emphasis in Nebraska high schools
» Norfolk responded quickly, cohesively to keep milk plant fire from becoming catastrophe
» Lincoln City Council approves $30 million project for new downtown hotel, apartments
» Forecasters still predicting that bone-chilling weather will give way to mild temps
» Johanns: Judge 'legislating from the bench' to allow ACORN to keep getting federal cash
» Record numbers of Nebraska National Guard troops to deploy in 2010
» Upper Republican NRD plans to make minimum impact on irrigators in water-short year
» Bell from defunct Buffalo County rural school will go to a museum
» Community and church projects mean Christmas presents in Columbus
» Group targets Omaha as a gateway city for Latino employment
» It's been two decades since Eppley Airfield was closed by snow
» Lincoln neighborhood has mixed feelings about soup kitchen moving in
» Section of Norfolk evacuated as a newly-reopening plant suffers major fire
» GI Public Schools hope to convert building into vocational/tech training center
» Johanns: Failed amendment was needed because current Senate bill murky on abortion
» Man wants state help to create jobs for Lakota in alcohol-plagued Pine Ridge
» Ag economist expects commodity prices to make slight rebound in 2010
» Census workers caution public to be alert for fraud
» Biodiesel demand has not increased at rate producers expected
» Survey indicates Hamilton County residents want more recreation facilities
» Nebraska 23rd nationally in spending for anti-tobacco programs
» Nelson's tougher abortion restrictions on health reform plan rejected by Senate
» Eastern Nebraska hit hard by major snowstorm
» Appeals court: Nebraska businesses owe worker compensation to illegals
» Farm Bureau president: speak up proudly, but wisely, for production ag
» Jurors say they would have awarded more damages had they known all evidence
» National Wildlife scientist brings climate change message to North Platte
» Report outlines advantages of public-private partnerships in building roads
» UNL architecture students come up with creative ideas to reinvigorate Albion
» Nebraska farmers working to reduce amount of water needed for corn
» Scotts Bluff commemorates 90th year as a national monument
» Lethal-injection plan advances to state attorney general
» Omaha is Forbes' choice for top "bang-for-the-buck" city to live in
» Lincoln group pursuing legal means to return State Fair to Capital City
» Pipeline workers left good memories, economic benefits in Norfolk
» Loan management company plans to locate in G.I., add 200 jobs over 3 years
» Omahan is finally reunited with his WWII band of brothers
» Carhart says he plans to expand his Bellevue abortion business
» 'Don't-Ask, Don't-Tell' debate held in Kearney
» New building well underway to house Scottsbluff police, fire departments
» Omaha trombonist gets gig at the Grammys
» Omahan is finally reunited with his WWII band of brothers
» Carhart says he plans to expand his Bellevue abortion business
» 'Don't-Ask, Don't-Tell' debate held in Kearney
» New building well underway to house Scottsbluff police, fire departments
» Omaha trombonist gets gig at the Grammys
» Surprise appearance by Bono at Omaha bar packs the house
» Informal survey shows more Black Friday shoppers, sales in G.I.
» Omaha school diversity plan draws mixed reviews
» Ricketts recommends set of core principles to national GOP
» State HHS Department announces 4 new service center locations
» Nelson to introduce abortion funding ban to Senate health insurance bill
» Construction running ahead of schedule on new Elkhorn South High School
» Omaha having trouble collecting fines for parking tickets
» Layoffs to begin this month at Cozad's Tenneco plant
» Another independent bookstore goes down, Lincoln's Lee Booksellers to close
» Full-line gourmet bakery moving into downtown Fremont
» Smith amends, votes for green energy bill in House
» Rising student debt is a growing problem
» Lincoln Chamber endorses funding plan for new Haymarket arena
» Central City teachers' contract dispute goes to state's high court
» Battle begins to save Industrial Arts Building on Innovation Campus
» Nelson favors sale of war bonds to fund Afghanistan fighting
» Scientists preach global warming at UNL East Campus, Omaha's Pollack a believer
» $12 million road bypass project to start next year north of Norfolk
» People with underlying health conditions at greatest risk of H1N1
» Big band spirit has lived nearly four decades in Fremont's Spevak Orchestra
» Kearney's bird counting project begins January 2
» Kids innovate, solve problems at robotics camp in Aurora
» Medicaid rules change at Mayo Clinic trim Lincoln girl's medical options
» No one can find the source of water that ruined Waverly's gym floor
» Money magazine rates Platte County as one of its 10 Best Places for Jobs
» Federal judge blocks a portion of Nebraska's sex offender registry law
» Donations to LIncoln Salvation Army were sharply down in 2009
» Maryland couple finds life more relaxing in Nebraska's Panhandle
» North Platte's Enderle has big game in Humanitarian Bowl
» Nelson TV ad explains health reform vote and defends his abortion compromise
» Legislators in mood to debate further state budget cuts next term
» Wind power advocates prepare to make their pitch to the Legislature
» Fire damages or destroys 25 percent of North Bend's Main Street businesses
» Kearney airport on verge of federal grant by reaching 10,000-passenger mark
» Kearney High School band is Sugar Bowl-bound
» New national health legislation may prove fatal to proposed Kearney hospital
» Gothenburg banker gets national perspective on FDIC advisory committee
» Omaha's snow removal budget in the red, other cities also in a bind
» O'Neill man will run for 40th District seat in Legislature
» Cozad native pursues career as musician and performer
» Norfolk retailers say Christmas season sales were generally improved
» Millard West band will march in Tournament of Roses parade
» G.I. screenwriter plans to make film in Ravenna in July
» Columbus teen brings his fictional 6-year-old character to the big screen
» Teen moms' gathering room gets makeover from UNL Art Department students
» Rick Ryan ends 35-year career with N.P. Police Department
» Survey shows CRP program had big impact on 2009 pheasant hunting
» Majority of Nebraska senators favor ban on texting while driving
» Grand Island getting closer to building new athletic fields
» Omaha wonders about privatizing municipal golf courses
» Norris PPD customers in 5 counties lose electrical power as Christmas storm eases
» Snow or no, Goodfellows make Christmas deliveries
» Environmentalist watchdog group worries about water supply
» Upsurge in Nebraska birth rate means state is a lock to keep its third House seat
» Gering voters will decide whether to rebuild elementary school
» Flood risk meeting set for Jan. 14 in Fremont
» Nelson contends he didn't cut a deal for Nebraska as health bill moves toward passage
» Christmas week storm disrupting travel plans in Rockies and Great Plains
» New Kearney hospital could force cutback in existing services at Good Samaritan, CEO says
» Hall County supervisors eliminate their own pay raises
» Founder of G.I. school caroling event leaves a profound musical legacy
» Dodge County farmers dodging snowdrifts trying to harvest remainder of corn crop
» Big donation puts Norfolk YMCA fund drive over the top
» Everyone has an opinion about Nelson's strategy on health bill. Heineman: No deal
» Alliance native plans to challenge Smith in Third District
» Grand Island Marine reports back to pen pals in his old fifth-grade classroom
» Business owner Eddy is a model of involvement in Republican City
» Nelson satisfied with concessions, trades filibuster-breaking vote for a little Nebraska pork
» State GOP says Nelson's softening pro-life positon will be his political downfall
» Teacher pay on the way up in Lincoln, around state
» Wheelchair-bound Hordville teen makes award-winning strides as an artist
» Kleebs hope to turn Nebraska into a purple state ala Colorado with well-funded plan
» Nelson still not satisfied with health care bill in Senate, holds out for changes
» Nebraska's dairy producers feeling stress, receiving less than half of retail price
» Kearney Planning Commission votes to rezone potential site for new hospital
» Dwindling enrollment means Oconto's elementary school will close in May
» Lincoln Electric System puts $4 million into its rainy day fund
» U.S. health reform universe currently revolving around Nelson
» So what exactly is 'climate change'? UNO profs find glaciers growing in Pakistan
» Lincoln's State Fair Park is now Innovation Campus
» Former Omaha mayor Boyle may carry Dems' banner in governor race
» Plans for new Kearney hospital are moving ahead, list of 40 doctors released
» Lincoln man recalls his role in the Battle of the Bulge 65 years ago
» Omaha teachers' union approves latest contract offer from OPS
» Nebraska native Wilson's road to VB FInal Four went through Missouri, Minnesota
» Stanton Farmers Union Coop cited by OSHA for suffocation death
» Scientific inquiry to get more emphasis in Nebraska high schools
» Norfolk responded quickly, cohesively to keep milk plant fire from becoming catastrophe
» Lincoln City Council approves $30 million project for new downtown hotel, apartments
» Forecasters still predicting that bone-chilling weather will give way to mild temps
» Johanns: Judge 'legislating from the bench' to allow ACORN to keep getting federal cash
» Record numbers of Nebraska National Guard troops to deploy in 2010
» Upper Republican NRD plans to make minimum impact on irrigators in water-short year
» Bell from defunct Buffalo County rural school will go to a museum
» Community and church projects mean Christmas presents in Columbus
» Group targets Omaha as a gateway city for Latino employment
» It's been two decades since Eppley Airfield was closed by snow
» Lincoln neighborhood has mixed feelings about soup kitchen moving in
» Section of Norfolk evacuated as a newly-reopening plant suffers major fire
» GI Public Schools hope to convert building into vocational/tech training center
» Johanns: Failed amendment was needed because current Senate bill murky on abortion
» Man wants state help to create jobs for Lakota in alcohol-plagued Pine Ridge
» Ag economist expects commodity prices to make slight rebound in 2010
» Census workers caution public to be alert for fraud
» Biodiesel demand has not increased at rate producers expected
» Survey indicates Hamilton County residents want more recreation facilities
» Nebraska 23rd nationally in spending for anti-tobacco programs
» Nelson's tougher abortion restrictions on health reform plan rejected by Senate
» Eastern Nebraska hit hard by major snowstorm
» Appeals court: Nebraska businesses owe worker compensation to illegals
» Farm Bureau president: speak up proudly, but wisely, for production ag
» Jurors say they would have awarded more damages had they known all evidence
» National Wildlife scientist brings climate change message to North Platte
» Report outlines advantages of public-private partnerships in building roads
» UNL architecture students come up with creative ideas to reinvigorate Albion
» Nebraska farmers working to reduce amount of water needed for corn
» Scotts Bluff commemorates 90th year as a national monument
» Lethal-injection plan advances to state attorney general
» Omaha is Forbes' choice for top "bang-for-the-buck" city to live in
» Lincoln group pursuing legal means to return State Fair to Capital City
» Pipeline workers left good memories, economic benefits in Norfolk
» Loan management company plans to locate in G.I., add 200 jobs over 3 years
» Omahan is finally reunited with his WWII band of brothers
» Carhart says he plans to expand his Bellevue abortion business
» 'Don't-Ask, Don't-Tell' debate held in Kearney
» New building well underway to house Scottsbluff police, fire departments
» Omaha trombonist gets gig at the Grammys
» Omahan is finally reunited with his WWII band of brothers
» Carhart says he plans to expand his Bellevue abortion business
» 'Don't-Ask, Don't-Tell' debate held in Kearney
» New building well underway to house Scottsbluff police, fire departments
» Omaha trombonist gets gig at the Grammys
» Surprise appearance by Bono at Omaha bar packs the house
» Informal survey shows more Black Friday shoppers, sales in G.I.
» Omaha school diversity plan draws mixed reviews
» Ricketts recommends set of core principles to national GOP
» State HHS Department announces 4 new service center locations
» Nelson to introduce abortion funding ban to Senate health insurance bill
» Construction running ahead of schedule on new Elkhorn South High School
» Omaha having trouble collecting fines for parking tickets
» Layoffs to begin this month at Cozad's Tenneco plant
» Another independent bookstore goes down, Lincoln's Lee Booksellers to close
» Full-line gourmet bakery moving into downtown Fremont
» Smith amends, votes for green energy bill in House
» Rising student debt is a growing problem
» Lincoln Chamber endorses funding plan for new Haymarket arena
» Central City teachers' contract dispute goes to state's high court
» Battle begins to save Industrial Arts Building on Innovation Campus
» Nelson favors sale of war bonds to fund Afghanistan fighting
» Scientists preach global warming at UNL East Campus, Omaha's Pollack a believer
» $12 million road bypass project to start next year north of Norfolk
» People with underlying health conditions at greatest risk of H1N1