Courtesy/ Governor's Office. Nebraska Department of Corrections Director Scott Frakes.

New Nebraska corrections director to get pay bump

Nebraska's new corrections director will get a pay bump over his predecessors for a job likely to require major prison reforms. The governor's office released salaries Friday for its new hires. Scott Frakes will earn $180,000 a year as corrections director, up from the $119,000 annual salary earned...

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Courtesy/ Governor's Office. Nebraska Department of Corrections Director Scott Frakes.

New Nebraska corrections director to get pay bump

Nebraska's new corrections director will get a pay bump over his predecessors for a job likely to require major prison reforms. The governor's office released salaries Friday for its new hires. Scott Frakes will earn $180,000 a year as corrections director, up from the $119,000 annual salary earned...

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Nebraska Legislature

Nebraska lawmakers to vote Monday on marriage fee proposal

A proposal to raise the fee for marriage licenses in Nebraska is headed to a first-round vote in the Legislature next week. Lawmakers ended their debate on the bill Friday before reaching a vote. Speaker of the Legislature Galen Hadley says they'll likely decide the issue on Monday. Opponents ...

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Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Storm Warning and Advisory in effect for much of Nebraska

  ..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONG...

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Mick Tingelhoff, Photo Courtesy NU Media Relations

Tingelhoff And Shields Headed To Hall Of Fame

A pair of former Nebraska offensive line greats were among eight individuals selected to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2015 class of inductees. Lexington native, Mick Tingelhoff was a standout center for the Minnesota Vikings following his Nebraska career, while Will S...

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Nebraska bills could help overturn wrongful convictions

Wrongly convicted Nebraska prisoners could have more chances to demonstrate their innocence under two bills presented to a legislative committee. One bill offered Friday would remove the three-year window to seek a new trial based on newly discovered, non-DNA evidence. The second would allow judge...

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Community Calendar

Feb
1
Sun
9:00 am Hope Evangelical Lutheran – Smit...
Hope Evangelical Lutheran – Smit...
Feb 1 @ 9:00 am
9:00 Sunday School; 10:00 am – Worship/Holy Baptism – special guest, Mark Vander Tuig
Feb
2
Mon
12:00 pm Diversity Coordinator at CCC – L... @ Central Community College
Diversity Coordinator at CCC – L... @ Central Community College
Feb 2 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Maria Lopez, diversity coordinator at Central Community College, will be in Lexington from noon to 5 pm at CCC’s Lexington Center. She will be available to provide information and answer questions in English and Spanish[...]
6:30 pm Youth Baseball Sign-up Lexington @ Lexington Hitting Complex
Youth Baseball Sign-up Lexington @ Lexington Hitting Complex
Feb 2 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Any children ages 9 through 12 interested in playing baseball on the City of Lexington Youth League there are two days to get signed up. February 2nd and the 4th come to the hitting complex[...]
7:00 pm Hope Evangelical Lutheran – Smit...
Hope Evangelical Lutheran – Smit...
Feb 2 @ 7:00 pm
7:00 pm Dorcas Circle
Feb
3
Tue
8:00 am Commodity Supplemental Food Prog... @ Cozad - Senior Center
Commodity Supplemental Food Prog... @ Cozad - Senior Center
Feb 3 @ 8:00 am – 9:45 am
Commodity Supplemental Food Program for income eligible Senior over 60, residing in the towns of Gothenburg and Cozad.
10:00 am Holdrege Water Conference @ Phelps County Ag Center
Holdrege Water Conference @ Phelps County Ag Center
Feb 3 @ 10:00 am
21st Annual Holdrege Water Conference – Come take a break from the winter weather to listen to speakers discuss the farm bill, irrigation apps, corn productivity with limited irrigation management, Republican River basin, the Dawson[...]

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