Changes at the bait shop

Local store owners face the challenges of expansion, relocation and starting up.

Outdoors events, 7/6

Upcoming outdoors events and activities.

Shickley takes 'Big Little Town' slogan to heart

Little being a relative word, "A Big Little Town" still seems like an unlikely catchphrase for a place with just 376 people, give or take a dozen.

Icons from a Shickley shop travel all over the world

Swartzendruber Construction makes more than 40,000 religious icons and six or seven tons of incense each year.

Part of Syracuse motel to be converted into assisted living complex

Via Christe is buying the 74-room Sleep Inn & Suites and plans to convert 43 of its rooms into assisted living for the elderly, leaving 31 as motel rooms for the public. If all goes well,

Ceresco festival to thank tornado cleanup volunteers

Ceresco residents will long remember the night of June 4 when two tornadoes smashed through their town, destroying four homes, damaging 71 others and leaving parts of the community in the dark for days.

Morning storm drenches part of state

A quick storm poured buckets on areas west of Lincoln Saturday morning, causing flash flooding and drenching some places with more than 6 inches of rain.

Farmers in 3 Neb. counties eligible for loans

Family farmers in three Nebraska counties can now apply for low-interest emergency loans to help them recover from damages caused by severe weather. The loans can cover up to $500,000 of losses suffered after

Sidney girl in Denver hospital after farm accident

An 8-year-old girl from Sidney remains at a Denver hospital a week after her face was crushed in a farm accident. Drew Stiles was listed in fair condition Saturday at Children’s Hospital.

Man dies after being struck by car in north Omaha

Omaha police say Brandon Hadley of Omaha suffered critical head injuries and internal bleeding when he was hit early Saturday morning. He underwent surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center but

22-year-old man hurt by fireworks in north Omaha

A spokeswoman with the Nebraska Medical Center’s burn unit says 11 people sought treatment for fireworks-related injuries over the Fourth of the July holiday, and three were admitted to the hospital.

Elm Creek man pleads no contest in attack on wife

Donald Hasbrouck entered his plea to charges of first-degree assault and making terroristic threats. A charge of attempted second-degree murder was dismissed.

One-time fixtures on Plains become part of artwork

Tilting at windmills isn’t Jim Taylor’s style.cInstead, the retired art educator from Stuart sees the intrinsic beauty of the wheel that spins life for farmers and ranchers across the state.