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Minden Opera House ANNOUNCES 2025-26 SEASON
Aug 7, 2025 / Marcy Brandt
(Minden, Nebraska) With the start of a new school year just around the corner, the Minden Opera House is also preparing for another year. They will...
Smith Announces Extended Application Window for Youth Advisory Council
Aug 6, 2025 / Jerad Reimers
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) has extended the application window for the 2025-2026 Third District Youth Advisory Counci...
1868 Foundation helps power the present and future of the Nebraska State Fair
Aug 6, 2025 / Jack Sheard
Opening night event, official gift shop, and donor-funded improvements all reflect mission to support, celebrate, and sustain the State Fair Wheth...
Beef Showcase Returns to HHD
Aug 6, 2025 / Stephanie Stalans
GRAND ISLAND, NEB. (Aug. 6, 2025) — The BEEF Showcase at Husker Harvest Days 2025 will feature a new partnership with Ducks Unlimited, bringi...
Returning to the Ranch extension workshop to guide families though farm and ranch transition planning
Aug 6, 2025 / UNL
Lincoln, Neb., August 5 — Returning to the Ranch, a workshop series for families who are in the process of transition planning and bringing f...
State Fair’s Older Nebraskans Day filled with celebration and connection
Aug 5, 2025 / Jack Sheard
The Nebraska State Fair invites guests of all ages to Older Nebraskans Day on Monday, August 25, for a full day of fun, wellness, and community, hi...
Attorney General Hilgers Leads Bipartisan Effort Urging U.S. Department of Justice to Help Curb Illegal Offshore Gaming
Aug 5, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Lincoln, NE – Attorney General Mike Hilgers today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Just...
Hastings College Announces Three New Majors
Aug 5, 2025 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – Hastings College is excited to announce the addition of three new majors to its academic offerings: Environmental Stud...
Nebraska Sorghum Field Day moves to Axtell in September
Aug 5, 2025 / Jesse Harding Campbell
LINCOLN, Neb. (Aug. 5, 2025) – Nebraska sorghum growers, agribusiness professionals and industry partners are invited to attend the 2025 Nebr...
UNK degrees for 196 to be conferred at Friday summer commencement
Aug 4, 2025 / Tyler Ellyson, editor, UNK News
KEARNEY – Graduate and undergraduate degrees will be conferred for 196 summer graduates at University of Nebraska at Kearney commencement exe...
Honoring Third District Legacies
Aug 4, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
While Nebraska’s Third has existed since our state was first divided into congressional districts following the 1880 census, it first began t...
Gov. Pillen Joins NSP & NDOT Leadership Urging Driver Caution Following Worker Injury
Aug 4, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE -- Governor Jim Pillen joined leadership from the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) and the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) urgi...