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Baseball in the Inner City: The Story of the Miller Park Grays

Published by admin on Mon, 07/01/2019 - 12:00am

If you build it, will they know what it is?

To appropriate and twist a famous movie phrase, that could have been the question when the Black Police Officers Association began working to develop a baseball program in North Omaha.

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Miller Park Field Named After Fallen Police Officer

Published by admin on Mon, 07/01/2019 - 12:00am

After the fanfare that included a helicopter, horses and bagpipes, the real celebration came after the crowd of hundreds had dwindled to friends, families and the group of core supporters that made the Kerrie Orozco Memorial Ballfield a reality Wednesday afternoon.

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Council Bluffs Chamber Picks Former Mayor As Interim CEO

Published by admin on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 12:00am

Council Bluffs – The Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce announced that Tom Hanafan will be its interim president and CEO.

Hanafan will begin his chamber duties July 1, according to a news release distributed Tuesday.

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Disaster Prep Makes Sense for Small Businesses

Published by admin on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – A survey commissioned by Nationwide insurance company in 2015 found that three out of four small business owners do not have a disaster recovery plan in place. But more than half of those surveyed said it would take at least three months to recover from a disaster.

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Homestead Exemption Application Due Monday

Published by admin on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – The Nebraska Department of Revenue, Property Assessment Division, reminds property owners that the Nebraska Homestead Exemption Application, is due to their county assessor by Monday, July 1.

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Disaster Prep Makes Sense for Small Businesses

Published by admin on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 12:00am

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OPPD Plans to Review How Its Electricity Is Generated

Published by admin on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 12:00am

Omaha Public Power District is taking on five new strategic initiatives over the next decade, President and CEO Timothy J. Burke announced recently.

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Bunker Labs Omaha Backs Military Spouses, Vets Interested in Starting Small Businesses

Published by admin on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 12:00am

La Vista – A nonprofit’s new Omaha chapter is aiming to help veterans and military spouses start their own small businesses.

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Nebraska Part of Multistate Settlement with ITT Tech

Published by admin on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – Attorney General Doug Peterson announced Monday that his office has secured $1,767,000 in debt relief for 176 former ITT Tech students in Nebraska as part of a settlement with 43 other state attorneys general.