Nearly three dozen homeowners who live in acreage developments have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the large project from being built.
It’s recruitment time for Extension Master Gardeners. If you enjoy spending time in the garden and landscape, learning new things, meeting people who also enjoy plants, and being involved in your community, consider the Master Gardener program.
Platte CountyLander Enterprises LLC to B2W Enterprise LLC—West Half Lot 4 And All Lot 5 In Block 5, Highland Park Add of Columbus $150,000
COVID-19 sparked the steepest and deepest job losses Nebraska has seen since the Great Depression, but Nebraska employment has finally rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.
The unemployment rate rose to 2.4% in October, up from 2.2% in September and the same as it was a year ago.
As we move into winter, store lawn and garden pesticides correctly and securely. Storage information can be found on the label. Read and follow it for safety and to help keep pesticides from degrading.
The Columbus Public Library offers access to a large digital newspaper collection. Titled Access World News, this collection is available to all library patrons and is updated daily. Access World News provides online access to current and archived issues of full-text newspapers, including Li…
People younger than 18 can legally work in the United States, but not in slaughterhouses, which are deemed "hazardous" under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Officials from Niocorp said they could start construction on the mine in Johnson County next year, possibly as early as the spring.
Ryan Liakos was raised on the family farm near Bayard, growing dry edible beans, sugar beets and corn while raising cattle.Â
A Scottsbluff man's newest endeavor is something he said he’d never have seen himself doing — growing mushrooms right in the heart of downtown Scottsbluff.
Glacial Till Vineyard & Winery, which is based in Palmyra and has a tasting room in Ashland, tied for third place overall in the U.S. Open Cider Championships.
Costs have increased more than 20% on average over the past two years, and reimbursements from both government and private insurers have not kept up, hospital officials say.
Sun Country Airlines, a low-cost airline, will begin offering twice-weekly flights between Omaha’s Eppley Airfield and Minneapolis-St. Paul starting next spring.
Cheryl and Gary Hughes of Gibbon started their popcorn business 22 years ago when other popcorn shops in Kearney closed. They've built it into a thriving enterprise.
Visitors to WarHorse Lincoln dropped an estimated $43 million, or close to $1.4 million a day, into slot machines during October.
Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Bryan Slone said Monday that immigrants and refugees are needed to address Nebraska's huge workforce shortage.
Technical Services and Safety Director Brian Strong recently celebrated his 25-year service anniversary with Cornhusker Public Power District. Strong was hired in September 1997 as an apprentice line technician on the Columbus construction crew. He obtained journey line technician status in …
Rather than shutting down a struggling Behlen Mfg. or auctioning it off, Raimondo teamed with three other managers in 1984 to buy the Columbus business themselves.
The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a complaint against a sanitation company for reportedly employing minors as young as 13 to clean hazardous equipment on the kill floor.Â
The agency said Monday it is seeking to levy a $138,458 administrative penalty against Mark T. Schmidt and his company, Evergreen Development, for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act.
From its new home at 11th and O, The Ticket will invite listener interaction with live studio broadcasts visible from the street and a spot for people to hang out.
If a home or other building seems to have been invaded by hundreds of flies this fall, these are likely cluster flies. While a nuisance, they do not cause any damage or harm people or pets and they do not reproduce indoors.
Albion Crew Leader Dave Meyer of has retired from Loup after 46 years of service
The Columbus Public Library has been serving the community of Columbus for over 120 years. The people, the place, and the services have changed quite a bit over the years! At the library you can use a computer, read a newspaper, and print, scan, and copy documents. Educational and entertaini…
The Mill Coffee & Tea is expanding outside Lincoln for the first time and adding a new feature.
The program, which the company hopes to start next year, would allow customers to purchase monthly offset "blocks" that would represent a portion of their natural gas usage.
Malco Products, which bought the plant in 2016 and reopened it in 2019, said it plans to end production of its Eagle Grip locking pliers, which are made in DeWitt.
The rule requires Black Hills Energy and NorthWestern Energy to give customers struggling to pay an additional 30-day grace period before shutting off service.
The closure includes not only the company's supermarkets but also Dollar Fresh Markets, Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh, Wall to Wall Wine and Spirits, and Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits locations.
The state only signed 47 deals in the 18-month period from January 2021 to June 2022. It signed 42 in 2020 and 69 in 2019.
Schneider Electric, which makes Square D circuit breakers and other products at its plant at 1717 Center Park Road, said it will spend $23 million to modernize the 50-year-old facility.
Many trees are drought stressed but what does this mean? It may be helpful to understand the effects of drought on plants and how long plants are affected. Drought stress does not end once a plant is watered.
When a chill is in the air and the leaves fall from the trees, many turn indoors and engage in activities like baking, binge-watching favorite movies, and my personal favorite, reading. It might come as a surprise to some that I enjoy reading books based on historical events. I am intrigued …
A coalition of 322 business groups signed off on a letter to President Joe Biden Thursday urging him to make sure the deals get approved.
Spreetail laid off an unknown number of employees, which the CEO said was necessary as it, "adjusts to be competitive for the long term."
The Nebraska Public Service Commission scheduled the hearing at Metropolitan Community College's South Campus in Omaha after receiving more than 250 complaints over the past couple of years.
Monday's vote creates the Platte River Public Power and Irrigation District.Â
The city of Lincoln has only two permanent workers who make less than $15 an hour, but it has more than 550 seasonal and temporary workers below that threshold.
The Grand Island Casino Resort hopes to be open before Christmas. That means the WarHorse Casino in Lincoln will have the market to itself for longer than expected.
Each triplet is responsible for at least one aspect of the business. They said they all work together on some things, including what days to open and keeping track of inventory.
The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission voted unanimously to adopt rules for sports betting at the state's racetrack casinos. Now the attorney general and governor must sign off on them.
Coffee grounds are available free for gardeners to use. I’ve been asked how to best to use these in gardens and landscape beds and if adding too much can harm soil or plants.
This time of year, I love to get into the Halloween spirit by listening to scary podcasts, watching horror movies, and reading some spooky books. Here are three spooky reads you could add to your list this year.
Field bindweed is one of the most difficult weeds to control in gardens and landscapes. This is the climbing weed with white blooms that grows up and over fences and plants. It is a persistent perennial. No matter how often it is pulled, it keeps returning.
