NebraskaPedia™ - November, 2009 Archived News
There are more deer on the highway now than any other time of year
» Nebraska corn harvest 78 percent done, slogging toward late finish
» Family turns old Arapahoe feed store into a new restaurant
» 120-year-old log cabin at Gering museum is subject of renovation plan
» Kearney Airport reaching for 10,000-passenger mark to get $1M grant
» Metro Community College beefs up its culinary education facilities
» Participation increases sharply in OPS free/reduced-cost lunch program
» Fund drive begins for upgrade to Omaha's Blackburn prep stadium
» Lung transplant recipient breathing deeply of life these days
» One year later, heart transplant patient is an 11-year-old volleyball player
» Norfolk retailers foresee slightly better Christmas season, thrift stores big in Columbus
» Local auditorium turns into stage of dreams as Holdrege presents "The Nutcracker"
» G.I. Sports Council still learning how to use the new Heartland Events Center
» Nebraska cowboys featured in new book of Sandhills short stories
» Pershing Center was a controversial taxpayer issue in its day ... now it's just aging
» The story of the Nebraska Capitol's sculptor is told in a new book
» Lincoln charities hoping that high holiday donations will cover skyrocketing demand
» Kearney's Whiskey Creek cooks up Thanksgiving dinner for homeless
» Verdigre has bounced back after agricultural crises of 25 years ago
» CNPD cooperates with state agencies to rejuvenate Elwood Reservoir
» North Platte Public Schools considers later Tuesday starts for teacher brainstorming
» Retailers will be getting creative to promote holiday sales
» Increasingly, small schools are forming sports co-operatives with neighbors
» High school football champs: Millard South, Aurora, Hastings SC, Ponca, Howells, Humphrey SF
» Rebuilt viaduct to open in Columbus
» Gering steer wrestler qualifies for fourth National Finals Rodeo
» Kearney Catholic girls will help lead Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
» North Platte's Neville Center celebrates 80th anniversary
» School construction project in St. Paul gets the go-ahead
» Nelson wants no federal public option, favors making each state create its own
» Nebraska Right to Life may tighten its requirements for endorsing candidates
» Several Nebraska families taking extreme measures to fight H1N1 complications
» North Platte church provides food for 360 families at Thanksgiving
» Family part of a growing trend of Iraqi immigrants to Nebraska
» Dodge County's unemployment rate continues to fall
» Nebraska's revenue gap to be worse in coming years, senators ponder cutting agencies
» Cozad bracing for impact of Tenneco plant closure
» Tourism group prefers 'Western Nebraska' to 'Panhandle'
» Omaha police union leaders reveal double standard on free speech
» Scalia: U.S. Constitution a legal document, not a 'living organism'
» Heineman signs budget bills, says he will address 3 problem areas in 2010
» Nelson says he'll vote to allow Senate debate on health care ... with conditions
» Regents vote to allow expanded stem-cell research at NU, approve Innovation Campus
» Nelson hopes to use political leverage to craft health bill to his liking
» Budget bills pass second round at Legislature
» Company says it has slashed costs of producing celluosic ethanol
» UNK professors bring back proposal to consolidate counties
» Medical lawsuit by Hershey family challenges 25-year-old malpractice statute
» Round Hill celebrates its final Thanksgiving as an elementary school
» Immigration panelist: Bureaucratic delays stymie those who want to enter legally
» A look at why a school's budget goes up while its enrollment drops
» Unicameral making rapid progress on budget bills
» Lincoln elementary school students to receive donated books
» Most Lincoln County corn still too wet to harvest
» Senators making rapid progress on revised state budget
» Regents set to vote on $800 million Innovation Campus project
» Holiday season jobs not as plentiful as in the past
» Grand Island discusses how to use new 70,000-square-foot fieldhouse
» Storm packing heavy, wet snow knocks out power in SE Nebraska communities
» Taxpayer groups sponsor 'tea party' in Columbus to promote fiscal conservatism
» Johanns learning to live outside the spotlight in Washington Lexington town meeting
» Mello's proposal to cut salaries of highly-paid state employees not gaining traction
» Organic wheat production a major topic at upcoming sustainable ag conference
» Norfolk rescue mission's work with sex offenders spurs disagreement
» Federally-funded floodplain mapping effort set to wrap up next fall
» Legislature gives first-round OK to plan that would reduce state aid to K-12 schools
» Governor: No-tax-increase pledge is part of plan to keep young professionals in state
» Terry, White disagree sharply on current health care bill
» LB606 authors say their bill doesn't bar Regents from changing stem cell policy
» Judicial commission recommends Lincoln County judge's removal from bench
» Man accused of animal abuse says authorities erred searching his property
» New Milky Way images to be unveiled at Mueller Planetarium
» Nebraska's deer season begins with large amount of antlerless tags issued
» Appropriations Committee finishes budget cut proposals for full Legislature
» Lincoln not excited about losing state volleyball tourney to GI next year
» State Fair construction in GI running a week ahead of schedule
» Farnam gets major community improvement award
» Coalition's TV ad targets Terry's cap-and-trade vote, farmers see higher utility costs
» Senators frustrated at inability to pin down how many state jobs already vacant
» Johanns attacks Dem health reform in GI debate, Fortenberry says House bill inadequate
» Kearney City Council kicks in $25,000 to help renovate World Theater
» Columbus WWII vet recalls his experience at Pearl Harbor
» Fremont native Sasse named next president of Midland Lutheran College
» Outward Bound coming to Omaha with programs for troubled teens
» Record success in placing adoptions earns state $570,000 federal bonus
» OPS to emphasize family income in placing middle school, elementary students
» Former state Sen. Baker to challenge Christensen for his old District 44 seat
» Farmers make slight progress on harvest as weather finally clears
» After 6 years, Quest Center slated for facelift, upgrades
» Sarpy County needs to get busy on infrastructure for new stadium
» Milliken tells Legislature NU system may need to cut about 300 jobs
» Columbus Lakeview sends 4 students to national science convention
» Former state Sen. Baker to challenge Christensen for his old District 44 seat
» Farmers make slight progress on harvest as weather finally clears
» After 6 years, Quest Center slated for facelift, upgrades
» Sarpy County needs to get busy on infrastructure for new stadium
» Milliken tells Legislature NU system may need to cut about 300 jobs
» Columbus Lakeview sends 4 students to national science convention
» State's foster care system transitioning to home-based model
» Scribner gets $375,000 grant to renovate the look of its downtown
» Former church camp converted to hunting retreat near Lexington
» Sale of BNSF is just latest chapter in state's rich railroad history
» Schools hope to encourage kids to be responsible with technology
» Nebraska just experienced its second-coldest October on record
» State Department of Education wants to do away with 'foreign' languages
» Nebraska Dems say GOPs in Congress have been ineffective
» Farm Bureau president accuses Heineman of breaking tax promise
» Four Waldenbooks stores in Nebraska slated for closure
» Lincoln's Antelope Valley project reaches a major milestone
» NPPD seeks input on route of major power line south from Axtell to Kansas
» Heineman's hires give Legislature a rosier picture of his budget proposal
» Mandating everyone to have health insurance could be tough to enforce
» Recent wet weather keeps Lake McConaughy on the rise
» State volleyball tournament brackets are set
» Nelson opposes government-run health plan, unsure on cloture vote
» Resolution prefers furloughs over state layoffs Department heads testify
» Nebraska families with soldiers at Ft. Hood urged to use 'Safe and Well' site
» Volunteer fire department service is a family tradition in Mead
» Metro-area law enforcement going to Israel for counterterrorism training
» Fort Calhoun nuclear plant goes offline 30 days for scheduled maintenance
» Cool, wet harvest conditions may cause grain molding, rotting in fields
» Nebraskans propose budget-cutting ideas to state senators
» Columbus considers raised medians for quieter railroad crossings
» Online bidding changes the way auctioneers do business
» Studies being conducted on health risks of crumb-rubber FieldTurf surfaces
» 'Picasso of architecture' selected to design museum's Haymarket expansion
» Omaha Planning Board rejects urban wind farmer's turbine
» Governor proposes using ag checkoff funds to help budget shortfall, gets pushback
» Senators look at state aid to K-12 education for budget cuts
» Heineman: Conservative financial principles are paying off in bad economy
» Urban wind farmer meets with resistance from Omaha neighbors
» Air and Space Museum cuts hours, trims staff
» Pheasant season off to a wet start in Nebraska
» Berkshire Hathaway buys BNSF Railroad for $44 billion, a 'wager' on U.S. economic future
» Heineman proposes widespread state budget cuts to Legislature
» Norfolk being considered for development loans to improve downtown building facades
» Kearney tries to position itself as a technology center
» Adoptions are increasing in Nebraska, and more foster children are available
» Grand Island dentist pays kids to send some of their Halloween candy to U.S. soldiers
» North Omaha waits for company to deliver on job promises as company seeks investors
» Salvation Army moves its Omaha ministry into the new Kroc Center
» North Platte rodeo clown Lehmkuhler gets Hall of Fame honor
» Omaha mayor seeks authorization to increase city sales tax
There are more deer on the highway now than any other time of year
» Nebraska corn harvest 78 percent done, slogging toward late finish
» Family turns old Arapahoe feed store into a new restaurant
» 120-year-old log cabin at Gering museum is subject of renovation plan
» Kearney Airport reaching for 10,000-passenger mark to get $1M grant
» Metro Community College beefs up its culinary education facilities
» Participation increases sharply in OPS free/reduced-cost lunch program
» Fund drive begins for upgrade to Omaha's Blackburn prep stadium
» Lung transplant recipient breathing deeply of life these days
» One year later, heart transplant patient is an 11-year-old volleyball player
» Norfolk retailers foresee slightly better Christmas season, thrift stores big in Columbus
» Local auditorium turns into stage of dreams as Holdrege presents "The Nutcracker"
» G.I. Sports Council still learning how to use the new Heartland Events Center
» Nebraska cowboys featured in new book of Sandhills short stories
» Pershing Center was a controversial taxpayer issue in its day ... now it's just aging
» The story of the Nebraska Capitol's sculptor is told in a new book
» Lincoln charities hoping that high holiday donations will cover skyrocketing demand
» Kearney's Whiskey Creek cooks up Thanksgiving dinner for homeless
» Verdigre has bounced back after agricultural crises of 25 years ago
» CNPD cooperates with state agencies to rejuvenate Elwood Reservoir
» North Platte Public Schools considers later Tuesday starts for teacher brainstorming
» Retailers will be getting creative to promote holiday sales
» Increasingly, small schools are forming sports co-operatives with neighbors
» High school football champs: Millard South, Aurora, Hastings SC, Ponca, Howells, Humphrey SF
» Rebuilt viaduct to open in Columbus
» Gering steer wrestler qualifies for fourth National Finals Rodeo
» Kearney Catholic girls will help lead Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
» North Platte's Neville Center celebrates 80th anniversary
» School construction project in St. Paul gets the go-ahead
» Nelson wants no federal public option, favors making each state create its own
» Nebraska Right to Life may tighten its requirements for endorsing candidates
» Several Nebraska families taking extreme measures to fight H1N1 complications
» North Platte church provides food for 360 families at Thanksgiving
» Family part of a growing trend of Iraqi immigrants to Nebraska
» Dodge County's unemployment rate continues to fall
» Nebraska's revenue gap to be worse in coming years, senators ponder cutting agencies
» Cozad bracing for impact of Tenneco plant closure
» Tourism group prefers 'Western Nebraska' to 'Panhandle'
» Omaha police union leaders reveal double standard on free speech
» Scalia: U.S. Constitution a legal document, not a 'living organism'
» Heineman signs budget bills, says he will address 3 problem areas in 2010
» Nelson says he'll vote to allow Senate debate on health care ... with conditions
» Regents vote to allow expanded stem-cell research at NU, approve Innovation Campus
» Nelson hopes to use political leverage to craft health bill to his liking
» Budget bills pass second round at Legislature
» Company says it has slashed costs of producing celluosic ethanol
» UNK professors bring back proposal to consolidate counties
» Medical lawsuit by Hershey family challenges 25-year-old malpractice statute
» Round Hill celebrates its final Thanksgiving as an elementary school
» Immigration panelist: Bureaucratic delays stymie those who want to enter legally
» A look at why a school's budget goes up while its enrollment drops
» Unicameral making rapid progress on budget bills
» Lincoln elementary school students to receive donated books
» Most Lincoln County corn still too wet to harvest
» Senators making rapid progress on revised state budget
» Regents set to vote on $800 million Innovation Campus project
» Holiday season jobs not as plentiful as in the past
» Grand Island discusses how to use new 70,000-square-foot fieldhouse
» Storm packing heavy, wet snow knocks out power in SE Nebraska communities
» Taxpayer groups sponsor 'tea party' in Columbus to promote fiscal conservatism
» Johanns learning to live outside the spotlight in Washington Lexington town meeting
» Mello's proposal to cut salaries of highly-paid state employees not gaining traction
» Organic wheat production a major topic at upcoming sustainable ag conference
» Norfolk rescue mission's work with sex offenders spurs disagreement
» Federally-funded floodplain mapping effort set to wrap up next fall
» Legislature gives first-round OK to plan that would reduce state aid to K-12 schools
» Governor: No-tax-increase pledge is part of plan to keep young professionals in state
» Terry, White disagree sharply on current health care bill
» LB606 authors say their bill doesn't bar Regents from changing stem cell policy
» Judicial commission recommends Lincoln County judge's removal from bench
» Man accused of animal abuse says authorities erred searching his property
» New Milky Way images to be unveiled at Mueller Planetarium
» Nebraska's deer season begins with large amount of antlerless tags issued
» Appropriations Committee finishes budget cut proposals for full Legislature
» Lincoln not excited about losing state volleyball tourney to GI next year
» State Fair construction in GI running a week ahead of schedule
» Farnam gets major community improvement award
» Coalition's TV ad targets Terry's cap-and-trade vote, farmers see higher utility costs
» Senators frustrated at inability to pin down how many state jobs already vacant
» Johanns attacks Dem health reform in GI debate, Fortenberry says House bill inadequate
» Kearney City Council kicks in $25,000 to help renovate World Theater
» Columbus WWII vet recalls his experience at Pearl Harbor
» Fremont native Sasse named next president of Midland Lutheran College
» Outward Bound coming to Omaha with programs for troubled teens
» Record success in placing adoptions earns state $570,000 federal bonus
» OPS to emphasize family income in placing middle school, elementary students
» Former state Sen. Baker to challenge Christensen for his old District 44 seat
» Farmers make slight progress on harvest as weather finally clears
» After 6 years, Quest Center slated for facelift, upgrades
» Sarpy County needs to get busy on infrastructure for new stadium
» Milliken tells Legislature NU system may need to cut about 300 jobs
» Columbus Lakeview sends 4 students to national science convention
» Former state Sen. Baker to challenge Christensen for his old District 44 seat
» Farmers make slight progress on harvest as weather finally clears
» After 6 years, Quest Center slated for facelift, upgrades
» Sarpy County needs to get busy on infrastructure for new stadium
» Milliken tells Legislature NU system may need to cut about 300 jobs
» Columbus Lakeview sends 4 students to national science convention
» State's foster care system transitioning to home-based model
» Scribner gets $375,000 grant to renovate the look of its downtown
» Former church camp converted to hunting retreat near Lexington
» Sale of BNSF is just latest chapter in state's rich railroad history
» Schools hope to encourage kids to be responsible with technology
» Nebraska just experienced its second-coldest October on record
» State Department of Education wants to do away with 'foreign' languages
» Nebraska Dems say GOPs in Congress have been ineffective
» Farm Bureau president accuses Heineman of breaking tax promise
» Four Waldenbooks stores in Nebraska slated for closure
» Lincoln's Antelope Valley project reaches a major milestone
» NPPD seeks input on route of major power line south from Axtell to Kansas
» Heineman's hires give Legislature a rosier picture of his budget proposal
» Mandating everyone to have health insurance could be tough to enforce
» Recent wet weather keeps Lake McConaughy on the rise
» State volleyball tournament brackets are set
» Nelson opposes government-run health plan, unsure on cloture vote
» Resolution prefers furloughs over state layoffs Department heads testify
» Nebraska families with soldiers at Ft. Hood urged to use 'Safe and Well' site
» Volunteer fire department service is a family tradition in Mead
» Metro-area law enforcement going to Israel for counterterrorism training
» Fort Calhoun nuclear plant goes offline 30 days for scheduled maintenance
» Cool, wet harvest conditions may cause grain molding, rotting in fields
» Nebraskans propose budget-cutting ideas to state senators
» Columbus considers raised medians for quieter railroad crossings
» Online bidding changes the way auctioneers do business
» Studies being conducted on health risks of crumb-rubber FieldTurf surfaces
» 'Picasso of architecture' selected to design museum's Haymarket expansion
» Omaha Planning Board rejects urban wind farmer's turbine
» Governor proposes using ag checkoff funds to help budget shortfall, gets pushback
» Senators look at state aid to K-12 education for budget cuts
» Heineman: Conservative financial principles are paying off in bad economy
» Urban wind farmer meets with resistance from Omaha neighbors
» Air and Space Museum cuts hours, trims staff
» Pheasant season off to a wet start in Nebraska
» Berkshire Hathaway buys BNSF Railroad for $44 billion, a 'wager' on U.S. economic future
» Heineman proposes widespread state budget cuts to Legislature
» Norfolk being considered for development loans to improve downtown building facades
» Kearney tries to position itself as a technology center
» Adoptions are increasing in Nebraska, and more foster children are available
» Grand Island dentist pays kids to send some of their Halloween candy to U.S. soldiers
» North Omaha waits for company to deliver on job promises as company seeks investors
» Salvation Army moves its Omaha ministry into the new Kroc Center
» North Platte rodeo clown Lehmkuhler gets Hall of Fame honor
» Omaha mayor seeks authorization to increase city sales tax