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BEF is seeking funds to save the BLAST program.

Third annual Bear Fest seeks to bring out the best in “small but mighty” Alexandria community
Alexandria is working to turn Bear Fest, a relatively new summer event, into a tradition, one that will help a shrinking place survive in the present, and encourage its younger generation to get it to grow again in the future.

On opposite sides of the Nebraska-Kansas border, two towns celebrate longstanding Independence Day traditions
The towns of Hanover and Fairbury are both once again celebrating Fourth of July weekend with the latest installments of long-running traditions - both of which will still be in action on Saturday ahead of a fireworks display Saturday night.

Plea agreement reached in Myers child abuse case, expected in Vieselmeyer-Scheets sexual assault case: district court roundup
Plea deals were reached in a child abuse case and a sexual assault case and opposite sentences were imposed in two unrelated drug possession cases in Jefferson County District Court on Thursday.

Lincoln women charged on six accounts after armed robbery
LINCOLN, Neb.-- A Lincoln woman was detained by a SWAT Team after a shooting incident. Thirty-seven-year-old Lucretia Bryson was jailed on six different accounts. Most notably for robbing a man and shooting him on ‘O’ Street behind a convenien

Nebraska’s Pillen among 17 Republican governors to oppose congressional AI moratorium
LINCOLN — As the federal “one big beautiful bill” continues to move through Congress, one provision related to AI that Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and 16 other Republican governors opposed has been removed, at least for now.

Saline County commissioners uncover unused line items, discuss inheritance tax fail-safes in annual budget review process
In one of their longest meetings of the year, the Saline County commissioners uncovered some unused line items, discussed plans to speed up the budget review process, and planned for inheritance tax funding to potentially disappear.

Blue Valley Community Action highlights local food bank services and ways to help
FAIRBURY, Neb -- Blue Valley Community Action is shining a spotlight on food access this month, reminding residents across southeast Nebraska that help is available—and so is the opportunity to give back. BVCA operates Family and Community Services