Washington, D.C. – Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) are invited to meet with a congressional caseworker from his office in Bassett and Springview on Friday, August 12th and Taylor and Brewster on Tuesday, August 16th. Smith, who has offices in Grand Island […]

Work started Monday on I-80 near Sutherland and Gothenburg, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Watts Electric Company, of Waverly, Nebraska is the prime contractor. Work includes installing overhead electronic message signs. Anticipated completion is fall 2022. Motorists are reminded to drive cautiously in and […]

Nance County, Neb. — A Kansas man drowned over the weekend at a lake south of Genoa. The Nance County Sheriff’s Office and Genoa Volunteer Fire & Rescue received word of a reported drowning at a private lake at 1:23 p.m. Saturday. Deputies were on […]

TeamMates Mentoring co-founder Tom Osborne and TeamMates CEO DeMoine Adams gratefully accepted a most generous donation from the Jim and Sharri Baldonado Family, The Home Agency, and BHA Real Estate on Monday, August 8, 2022, in Lexington, Nebraska. The three-year commitment to TeamMates Mentoring was […]

LINCOLN – Governor Ricketts Monday received a letter from Speaker of the Legislature Mike Hilgers.  It indicated that 30 state senators support amending Nebraska’s abortion laws to prohibit abortions starting at 12 weeks in a special session.  The Governor released the following statement in response: “It […]

Lincoln, NE – August 8, 2022 – The Nebraska Lottery transferred a total of $49.4 million in lottery proceeds to its beneficiary funds between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. This is the largest amount transferred during a fiscal year since the Lottery began […]

Demand for grocery delivery cools as food costs riseU.S. demand for grocery delivery is cooling as food prices rise. Some shoppers are shifting to less expensive grocery pickup, while others are returning to the store. Experts say grocery delivery saw five years of growth in […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company reported a $43.76 billion loss in the second quarter as the paper value of its investments plummeted. But Berkshire Hathaway’s many operating companies generally performed well suggesting the overall economy is weathering the pressure from inflation and rising […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Werner Enterprises Inc. (WERN) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $72.3 million. On a per-share basis, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had net income of $1.12. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 87 cents per share. The results missed […]

LINCOLN, Neb. – August 4, 2022 – ( Newswire.com ) Travefy hosted its first-ever New Agent Bootcamp, a free virtual event spanning over two full days of educational and motivational webinar sessions to help new travel agents grow and expand their travel business. Day one was supported […]