When the Journal Star wrote about the effort in 2014, Newport had raised $117,000. Then their total grew by nearly $70,000, much of that from strangers who read the story.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is relocating the Lincoln DHHS Vital Records Office from the Gold’s Building, located at 1050 N. St., to the Nebraska State Office Building, 301 Centennial Mall South (first floor), Lincoln, on Monday, Aug. 2.

LINCOLN, Neb., July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Midwest Holding Inc. ("Midwest") (NASDAQ: MDWT) today announced plans to host a conference call to discuss financial and operating results for the second quarter 2021 on Friday, August 13, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Company also plans to release its second quarter fiscal year 2021 results on the investor relations section of its website at https://ir.midwestholding.com after the close of the financial markets on Thursday, August 12, 2021.

About 1,900 people initiated a COVID-19 vaccination last week in Lancaster County, the most in almost two months.

"You left my daughter in the ditch to die," Hendrix's mother, Marva Moore, told Dustin Pierce. 

(The Center Square) – Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts isn't mincing words about the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) new guidance urging Americans to wear masks, regardless of their vaccination status.

The project is expected to take 20 weeks and will involve erecting scaffolding around the golden dome. 

"At this time, I do not feel I will be able to devote the needed time to the campaign," the former Omaha state senator said. 

(The College Fix) – University of Nebraska regent and gubernatorial candidate Jim Pillen has introduced a resolution opposing critical race theory, prompting professors and campus leaders across the state to balk at the proposal and argue it would hinder academic freedom.

"We publish original historical scholarship and we also publish books like this," said David Bristow, an editor at Nebraska History. "We recognize there’s a range of audiences and a range of interest levels."

OMAHA, Neb., July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier today, Farmland® recognized the Nebraska FFA Association and its positive impact in the community and across the state through a check donation of $5,000. The gift is part of the 2021 Honoring the Heartland Tour, an initiative launched by Farmland in June to show appreciation for the honest work and tireless commitment in Midwest farming communities, agriculture industries, and retail establishments, and to support the next generation of farmers.

While crews worked on the Missouri River bridge at Nebraska City, officials on Monday shut down access to commercial and heavy trucks, effective immediately.

Dr. Cary Ward, CHI Health's chief medical officer, said the hospital system is "seriously considering" requiring its employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine and believes other large health systems in the state are considering doing the same.

LINCOLN, Neb., July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Sandhills Global Market Report notes the stabilization of used construction equipment, farm machinery, and heavy-duty truck inventories within Sandhills Global marketplaces in June, following steady declines since Q2 2020. After more than a year of month-over-month decreases, inventory level improvements are noted across all three markets, with late-model assets leading the increases in used construction equipment and truck inventories.

Two separate winning lottery tickets also were sold in Fremont, including one worth $78,000.

Edward C. Price, who was first elected to the board in 2012 and won election two more times to the District 3 seat, resigned due to health reasons, SCC said.

Current estimates point to 56% of the state's population residing in Douglas, Lancaster and Sarpy counties. The number of metropolitan Omaha and Lincoln senators currently stands at 25.

The City Council Monday delayed a vote on land near Arnold Elementary that environmental advocates say should be protected, but others want to open for development of affordable housing.

"There are 10 who I consider Unicameralist," the North Platte senator says. "Although registered Republicans, they are truly non-partisan independents" — exactly what George Norris had in mind.

Through its All Within My Hands Foundation, the legendary rock band seeks to invest in "the people and places that have supported the band," lifting up career and technical education.

The records will be moved to the Nebraska State Office Building at 301 Centennial Mall South on Aug. 2.