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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.

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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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Nebraska Among Silver Shovel Award Recipients

Published by admin on Wed, 06/26/2019 - 12:00am

Area Development magazine presented Nebraska with its 2019 Silver Shovel Award last week.

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts accepted the award from the corporate site selection magazine.

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Replacing Styrofoam Cups Saves $7,000 for Corrections

Published by admin on Wed, 06/26/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services is saving $7,000 a year at the Diagnostic and Evaluation Center by replacing Syrofoam cups with plastic tumblers.

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Inaugural Medicaid Provider Awards Presented

Published by admin on Tue, 06/25/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts presented the inaugural Medicaid Provider Awards Monday at the State Capitol.

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NePA Supports Relay for Life

Published by admin on Mon, 06/24/2019 - 12:00am

The Nebraska Paralegal Association team Legal Beagles raised $2,207 for the American Cancer Society at the Sarpy County Relay for Life on June 8, 2019, held at Papillion’s City Park. (Courtesy Amber Roberts)

The Nebraska Paralegal Association raised more than $2,200 for the American Cancer Society at a recent Relay for Life event.

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Four Apply for 6th Judicial District Bench

Published by admin on Mon, 06/24/2019 - 12:00am

Four candidates submitted their names for consideration for a vacancy for the District Court of the 6th Judicial District.

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New Office Not Enough Space as Dvorak Law Group Growing

Published by admin on Fri, 06/21/2019 - 12:00am

The Dvorak Law Group just cut the ribbon on its new West Dodge Road offices Tuesday evening, but it is already planning an expansion by the end of the year.

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts joined Greater Omaha Chamber President and CEO David Brown and other dignitaries to celebrate the opening of the new law offices spanning the first floor of 9500 W. Dodge Road.

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Town Hall Meeting in Valley On Reporting Flood Damage

Published by admin on Thu, 06/20/2019 - 12:00am

A town hall meeting will be held Saturday in Valley for area residents to learn how to report flood-damaged property.

Douglas County Assessor and Register of Deeds Diane Battiato will meet with residents from 9 to 11 a.m. on June 22 at the Valley flood relief center at 921 S. Mayne St., located at The Campus operated by United Faith Community Church.

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Immigration Trial Ends In ‘Jury Nullification’

Published by admin on Thu, 06/20/2019 - 12:00am

A federal jury in Tucson deadlocked last week in a case in which a humanitarian was charged with transporting and harboring a Central American trying to get into the U.S.

The case was only one of a number of prosecutions in southern Arizona in recent months arising from entry on government land and aid to migrants.