NebraskaPedia™ - July, 2009 Archived News
» New festival designed to upgrade Minden's economic development image
» State terminates Medicaid software contract with Arizona firm
» Animal shelter workers' dog "rescue" helps breeder downsize operation
» Bike trip through all 93 counties is fundraiser to finish new N.P. homeless shelter
» Smith's wind energy transmission amendment adopted in House
» Stimulus delays K-12 spending cuts at least 2 years in Nebraska
» Backlog of paperwork may force feds to suspend 'Cash for Clunkers'
» New community center to be dedicated in Humphrey
» Lincoln postmaster eyes 3 offices for possible closure
» Childrens' water safety book to be distributed to schools
» Beatrice starts series of public brainstorming sessions about city's future
» Clowns, concert halls would be affected by Omaha's entertainment tax
» Omaha postmaster considers closing 6 offices in her jurisdiction
» Obese patients put a strain on ambulance crews, EMS budgets
» Obama uses Nebraskans' story to push his health care proposal
» Omaha mayor grilled in taxpayer roundtable meeting
» Five cities get stimulus money to add cops; Lincoln to add 4 officers
» Game of skill or chance? Authorities undecided about Bank Shot
» July temperatures among the coolest on record in Lincoln
» Howell named as new chief of BSDC
» Retired Gibbon couple turns raising berries into family project
» Stimulus money to pay salary for Omaha 'green jobs' czar
» Omaha mayor declines Qwest's $5 million offer to drop entertainment tax
» Fired N.P. Housing Authority director files $75 million lawsuit
» Nebraska rates No. 2 in nation in volunteerism
» UNL developing online tool to judge farm's ecological health, productivity
» Mission Nebraska launching Christian radio station in Lincoln
» Archway museum and Kearney area enjoying uptick in tourism
» Ord will have another school bond issue on November ballot
» Most Omahans finding cooler-than-normal July invigorating
» Legislators ponder resolutions to re-assert state sovereignty
» Lincoln Chamber reminds businesses to buy supplies, services locally
» Six-term Nebraska congressman pegged by Democrats as vulnerable
» UNL professor: the 'new frugality' may become a way of life
» Obesity has serious health, financial consequences in state
» Hall County one of the few 'Great Plains counties' that's growing
» Free outdoor neighborhood movies are catching on
» Past year's controversies make Fremont a nexus of illegal immigration debate
» Terry: Give everyone access to health plans used by federal employees
» Environmental issues are unstimulating to Red Willow County road project
» Quail population increasing in Nebraska, bucking national trend
» Nobel Peace Prize nominee to visit Union College Sept. 22
» Omaha senator who introduced appreciation resolution visits the farm
» Nebraska soldier's remains finally found, identified in Vietnam
» Tilden veterans were there when Apollo 11 splashed down in 1969
» Project to upgrade Eppley's runways should be done by fall
» Johanns says climate change bill won't pass the Senate
» Omaha finally gets a July day with temperatures in the 90s
» Wind, hail destroy crops in large area near Elm Creek
» Lawrence to celebrate its 125th anniversary
» All-electric production roadster makes promotional stop in Lincoln
» Marcus Theatres report sharp rise in income during past 12 months
» GOP co-chairman: Party is reforming itself at grassroots level
» Nelson, Johanns support bill to establish federal concealed-carry reciprocity
» Bids come in lower than expected for new Lincoln County jail
» Platte County to decide how to use $12 million in federal stimulus funds
» City of Bellevue gives up its legal battle, reinstates overweight cop
» Fremont native expands art career to illustration
» Woman sues Menards store in Omaha for accident that paralyzed her
» Archbishop Lucas installed in ceremony at St. Cecilia Cathedral
» State has spent $2.6 million moving medically fragile patients from BSDC
» Video, audio recording permitted in Lincoln County District Court
» Central Nebraska Regional Airport offers new service to Phoenix
» New Elm Creek swimming pool draws customers from the region
» Central Nebraska crane migration observatory has a new name
» 12-year-old who used state's 'safe haven' law is coming home
» New archbishop of Omaha to be installed
» Mylar balloons may have caused the delay in launching new drivers' license system
» Predicted El Nino should not interfere with potential record corn crop
» ACLU tells N.P. government agency to stop drug-testing its employees
» New agreement with natural gas company should increase Norfolk's annual revenue
» July has been much cooler than normal in eastern Nebraska
» Fort Hartsuff Historical Park near Ord has its budget cut
» Government study shows Ogallala Aquifer in good shape, but nitrates slowly increasing
» Beatrice couple's tax case could have large implications for small businesses
» Economy is trending upward in North Platte but tax appeals increasing
» Technical problem forces temporary suspension of drivers' license services
» Federally-controlled GM relents, allows Chevy dealership to remain in Broken Bow
» G.I. community group studies idea of homeowners cooperating for TIF financing
» USDA rural director says agency ready to help small business
» Meterologists: It's tougher to forecast weather on the Great Plains
» Public health director says compromise regulations conform to law
» Housing sales are rebounding quickly in Lincoln
» State's cash flow stable despite record tax receipt downturn
» Decision keeps alive farmers' hopes that they have primary water rights
» Detasseling a summer tradition for many wage-earning youth
» Organizers say 2010 Special Olympics in Lincoln will be huge event
» Thomas the Tank Engine is a big weekend draw in Fremont
» NRD official wishes suburbia would change its car-washing routine
» Gasoline prices down 40 percent in Nebraska from last year's peak
» Nebraska State Games reach 25th birthday
» Timpte Trailers of David City celebrates 125 years in business
» Fremont Opera House board gets fast-track funding from Dodge County
» Hastings hit again with closure of Armour meatpacking plant
» State officials unsure if new barroom video games are legal
» 5 wrongfully convicted of murder file charges against their accusers
» Columbus makes MONEY/CNN list of 100 best small towns
» The Buckle Inc. seeks permit for huge warehouse in southwest Kearney
» Lincoln, Hastings meatpackers still waiting to return to work
» Pacemaker for diaphragm helps spinal-injured breathe normally
» UNMC gets grant to study antibiotic-resistant staph infections
» I-80 project between Lincoln and Omaha getting bogged down
» Plovers, terns having a tough year at Big Mac
» Obama TV ads lobbying Nelson to vote for health care plan
» Southwest Nebraska sees major population loss this decade
» Victim of 1919 Omaha lynching finally gets grave marker
» Ord ethanol plant is back in production mode
» Keystone oil pipeline is being constructed through Nebraska
» OSHA fines Scottsbluff's Menards store for workplace death
» Papillion keeps moving up on CNN/Money's 'Best Places' chart
» Lexington winery receives gold medal at 16-state regional competition
» NU system's top administrators won't get pay raises this year
» School board association questions Heineman on increasing teacher pay
» USDA funds available to control invasive river weeds
» Gothenburg native proves you can fight city hall
» Sarpy County discovers it takes a lot of money to land the Royals
» Ag agency director: Animal rights activists threaten state's economy
» Omaha mayor giving large pay increases to his staff
» G.I. Northwest board to decide whether to pursue new middle school
» Bill would keep federal funds for small airports steady at least 2 more years
» Omaha slower to get stimulus funds because its repair projects are 'more complex'
» OPPD dedicates new coal-burning plant near Nebraska City
» Nebraska's electronic medical records test a success, could go national
» Construction underway after groundbreaking ceremony at new State Fair site
» Pro-family director: Pastors have role in forming public policy
» 370 to lose jobs in closing of Hastings meat plant
» State's schools preparing to offer instruction in Chinese
» Faced with huge hike, Holdrege City Council has health insurace dilemma
» Omaha homeless shelter seeing record-high numbers
» Bluebird numbers are declining in Nebraska
» UNL study: CEOs of firms with shady reps tend to use 'weasel words'
» Hearing debates merits of changing kindergarten cutoff date
» Humane Society: Dogfighting still active on the Plains
» NRDs explore ways to manage limited resources for irrigation
» Area code 531 to be added in eastern Nebraska in 2011
» NU won't change embryonic stem cell policy without vote of regents
» Nebraska's highway safety office is reorganized
» Lincoln to get huge Brickhead sculpture for Antelope Valley Project
» State Patrol announces Saturday night safety program
» Phillips celebrates 125th anniversary
» Herds tested for bovine tuberculosis come up clean
» Groundbreaking set for new State Fairgrounds in G.I.
» iTunes distributing short film produced by Madison High grad
» Wheat harvest going well throughout state
» Students developing children's book about history of Nebraska
» Larry the Cable Guy plays Memorial Stadium
» Easy Company paratrooper recalls WWII terror, triumph
» Ralston shows off its love for Independence Day
» G.I., Fonner Park, State Fair Board hammer out details about event
» Electronic initiative links doctors, hospitals to patients' medical records
» Livestock producers of all feathers skeptical of federal animal I.D.
» Amundson to be first female general in Nebraska National Guard
» PETA lobbies N.P. mall to stop exotic animal shows, is accused of hypocrisy
» Fremont's 4 city unions agree to forego raises in pay, benefits
» Forgotten Nebraska regiment finally gets credit for liberating French village
» Omaha ponders rescinding its fireworks ban
» Larry the Cable Guy remembers his Pawnee City roots
» Johanns favors bipartisan health solution, is open to subsidies
» Cabinet-making jobs being insourced from China to Central City
» New festival designed to upgrade Minden's economic development image
» State terminates Medicaid software contract with Arizona firm
» Animal shelter workers' dog "rescue" helps breeder downsize operation
» Bike trip through all 93 counties is fundraiser to finish new N.P. homeless shelter
» Smith's wind energy transmission amendment adopted in House
» Stimulus delays K-12 spending cuts at least 2 years in Nebraska
» Backlog of paperwork may force feds to suspend 'Cash for Clunkers'
» New community center to be dedicated in Humphrey
» Lincoln postmaster eyes 3 offices for possible closure
» Childrens' water safety book to be distributed to schools
» Beatrice starts series of public brainstorming sessions about city's future
» Clowns, concert halls would be affected by Omaha's entertainment tax
» Omaha postmaster considers closing 6 offices in her jurisdiction
» Obese patients put a strain on ambulance crews, EMS budgets
» Obama uses Nebraskans' story to push his health care proposal
» Omaha mayor grilled in taxpayer roundtable meeting
» Five cities get stimulus money to add cops; Lincoln to add 4 officers
» Game of skill or chance? Authorities undecided about Bank Shot
» July temperatures among the coolest on record in Lincoln
» Howell named as new chief of BSDC
» Retired Gibbon couple turns raising berries into family project
» Stimulus money to pay salary for Omaha 'green jobs' czar
» Omaha mayor declines Qwest's $5 million offer to drop entertainment tax
» Fired N.P. Housing Authority director files $75 million lawsuit
» Nebraska rates No. 2 in nation in volunteerism
» UNL developing online tool to judge farm's ecological health, productivity
» Mission Nebraska launching Christian radio station in Lincoln
» Archway museum and Kearney area enjoying uptick in tourism
» Ord will have another school bond issue on November ballot
» Most Omahans finding cooler-than-normal July invigorating
» Legislators ponder resolutions to re-assert state sovereignty
» Lincoln Chamber reminds businesses to buy supplies, services locally
» Six-term Nebraska congressman pegged by Democrats as vulnerable
» UNL professor: the 'new frugality' may become a way of life
» Obesity has serious health, financial consequences in state
» Hall County one of the few 'Great Plains counties' that's growing
» Free outdoor neighborhood movies are catching on
» Past year's controversies make Fremont a nexus of illegal immigration debate
» Terry: Give everyone access to health plans used by federal employees
» Environmental issues are unstimulating to Red Willow County road project
» Quail population increasing in Nebraska, bucking national trend
» Nobel Peace Prize nominee to visit Union College Sept. 22
» Omaha senator who introduced appreciation resolution visits the farm
» Nebraska soldier's remains finally found, identified in Vietnam
» Tilden veterans were there when Apollo 11 splashed down in 1969
» Project to upgrade Eppley's runways should be done by fall
» Johanns says climate change bill won't pass the Senate
» Omaha finally gets a July day with temperatures in the 90s
» Wind, hail destroy crops in large area near Elm Creek
» Lawrence to celebrate its 125th anniversary
» All-electric production roadster makes promotional stop in Lincoln
» Marcus Theatres report sharp rise in income during past 12 months
» GOP co-chairman: Party is reforming itself at grassroots level
» Nelson, Johanns support bill to establish federal concealed-carry reciprocity
» Bids come in lower than expected for new Lincoln County jail
» Platte County to decide how to use $12 million in federal stimulus funds
» City of Bellevue gives up its legal battle, reinstates overweight cop
» Fremont native expands art career to illustration
» Woman sues Menards store in Omaha for accident that paralyzed her
» Archbishop Lucas installed in ceremony at St. Cecilia Cathedral
» State has spent $2.6 million moving medically fragile patients from BSDC
» Video, audio recording permitted in Lincoln County District Court
» Central Nebraska Regional Airport offers new service to Phoenix
» New Elm Creek swimming pool draws customers from the region
» Central Nebraska crane migration observatory has a new name
» 12-year-old who used state's 'safe haven' law is coming home
» New archbishop of Omaha to be installed
» Mylar balloons may have caused the delay in launching new drivers' license system
» Predicted El Nino should not interfere with potential record corn crop
» ACLU tells N.P. government agency to stop drug-testing its employees
» New agreement with natural gas company should increase Norfolk's annual revenue
» July has been much cooler than normal in eastern Nebraska
» Fort Hartsuff Historical Park near Ord has its budget cut
» Government study shows Ogallala Aquifer in good shape, but nitrates slowly increasing
» Beatrice couple's tax case could have large implications for small businesses
» Economy is trending upward in North Platte but tax appeals increasing
» Technical problem forces temporary suspension of drivers' license services
» Federally-controlled GM relents, allows Chevy dealership to remain in Broken Bow
» G.I. community group studies idea of homeowners cooperating for TIF financing
» USDA rural director says agency ready to help small business
» Meterologists: It's tougher to forecast weather on the Great Plains
» Public health director says compromise regulations conform to law
» Housing sales are rebounding quickly in Lincoln
» State's cash flow stable despite record tax receipt downturn
» Decision keeps alive farmers' hopes that they have primary water rights
» Detasseling a summer tradition for many wage-earning youth
» Organizers say 2010 Special Olympics in Lincoln will be huge event
» Thomas the Tank Engine is a big weekend draw in Fremont
» NRD official wishes suburbia would change its car-washing routine
» Gasoline prices down 40 percent in Nebraska from last year's peak
» Nebraska State Games reach 25th birthday
» Timpte Trailers of David City celebrates 125 years in business
» Fremont Opera House board gets fast-track funding from Dodge County
» Hastings hit again with closure of Armour meatpacking plant
» State officials unsure if new barroom video games are legal
» 5 wrongfully convicted of murder file charges against their accusers
» Columbus makes MONEY/CNN list of 100 best small towns
» The Buckle Inc. seeks permit for huge warehouse in southwest Kearney
» Lincoln, Hastings meatpackers still waiting to return to work
» Pacemaker for diaphragm helps spinal-injured breathe normally
» UNMC gets grant to study antibiotic-resistant staph infections
» I-80 project between Lincoln and Omaha getting bogged down
» Plovers, terns having a tough year at Big Mac
» Obama TV ads lobbying Nelson to vote for health care plan
» Southwest Nebraska sees major population loss this decade
» Victim of 1919 Omaha lynching finally gets grave marker
» Ord ethanol plant is back in production mode
» Keystone oil pipeline is being constructed through Nebraska
» OSHA fines Scottsbluff's Menards store for workplace death
» Papillion keeps moving up on CNN/Money's 'Best Places' chart
» Lexington winery receives gold medal at 16-state regional competition
» NU system's top administrators won't get pay raises this year
» School board association questions Heineman on increasing teacher pay
» USDA funds available to control invasive river weeds
» Gothenburg native proves you can fight city hall
» Sarpy County discovers it takes a lot of money to land the Royals
» Ag agency director: Animal rights activists threaten state's economy
» Omaha mayor giving large pay increases to his staff
» G.I. Northwest board to decide whether to pursue new middle school
» Bill would keep federal funds for small airports steady at least 2 more years
» Omaha slower to get stimulus funds because its repair projects are 'more complex'
» OPPD dedicates new coal-burning plant near Nebraska City
» Nebraska's electronic medical records test a success, could go national
» Construction underway after groundbreaking ceremony at new State Fair site
» Pro-family director: Pastors have role in forming public policy
» 370 to lose jobs in closing of Hastings meat plant
» State's schools preparing to offer instruction in Chinese
» Faced with huge hike, Holdrege City Council has health insurace dilemma
» Omaha homeless shelter seeing record-high numbers
» Bluebird numbers are declining in Nebraska
» UNL study: CEOs of firms with shady reps tend to use 'weasel words'
» Hearing debates merits of changing kindergarten cutoff date
» Humane Society: Dogfighting still active on the Plains
» NRDs explore ways to manage limited resources for irrigation
» Area code 531 to be added in eastern Nebraska in 2011
» NU won't change embryonic stem cell policy without vote of regents
» Nebraska's highway safety office is reorganized
» Lincoln to get huge Brickhead sculpture for Antelope Valley Project
» State Patrol announces Saturday night safety program
» Phillips celebrates 125th anniversary
» Herds tested for bovine tuberculosis come up clean
» Groundbreaking set for new State Fairgrounds in G.I.
» iTunes distributing short film produced by Madison High grad
» Wheat harvest going well throughout state
» Students developing children's book about history of Nebraska
» Larry the Cable Guy plays Memorial Stadium
» Easy Company paratrooper recalls WWII terror, triumph
» Ralston shows off its love for Independence Day
» G.I., Fonner Park, State Fair Board hammer out details about event
» Electronic initiative links doctors, hospitals to patients' medical records
» Livestock producers of all feathers skeptical of federal animal I.D.
» Amundson to be first female general in Nebraska National Guard
» PETA lobbies N.P. mall to stop exotic animal shows, is accused of hypocrisy
» Fremont's 4 city unions agree to forego raises in pay, benefits
» Forgotten Nebraska regiment finally gets credit for liberating French village
» Omaha ponders rescinding its fireworks ban
» Larry the Cable Guy remembers his Pawnee City roots
» Johanns favors bipartisan health solution, is open to subsidies
» Cabinet-making jobs being insourced from China to Central City