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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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New Federal Judge in Texas Wouldn’t Meet Nebraska’s Qualifications

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

A man was confirmed as a U.S. District Judge in Texas last week by a 52-46 vote who, quite simply, wouldn’t have met the state judicial criteria in Nebraska.

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NDEQ, State Energy Office to Become DEE

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

Lincoln – Two state agencies, the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality and the Nebraska Energy Office, will merge into the Department of Environment and Energy (DEE) effective July 1, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announced Monday.