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Nebraska woman still dancing at 70
BEATRICE, Nebraska - Mary Lou Rudder is not your average 70-year-old.
View ArticleStore Kraft says it's closing, lays off workers
BEATRICE, Nebraska - The nearly 100-year-old Store Kraft Manufacturing is closing and has laid off about 100 of its workers, company officials said.
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Repair work starts on Gage County Courthouse
BEATRICE, Nebraska - A construction crew has started repairing stones on the southeast corner of the Gage County Courthouse, work that's expected to take two weeks to finish.
View ArticleEvent will highlight Nebraska's distant past
BEATRICE, Nebraska - The Homestead National Monument of America is hosting a lecture on Nebraska's distant past.
View ArticleCemetery near Beatrice to be privately operated
BEATRICE, Nebraska - A small pioneer cemetery near Beatrice will be reopened and privately run under a new Nebraska law.
View ArticleStanding Bear Trail without an owner
BEATRICE, Nebraska - More than $800,000 has been raised in support of Standing Bear Trail, which would connect the existing Homestead Trail south to the Kansas border, though the project is still...
View ArticleNebraska 7-year-old calls 911 to help mom
BEATRICE, Nebraska - A Kansas man was arrested by officers responding to a 911 call from a 7-year-old southeast Nebraska boy who said his mom was being punched.
View ArticleSome find uses for pumpkins after Halloween
BEATRICE, Nebraska - The leftovers. The extras. The unwanted ones. What happens to the unpicked pumpkins once the happy haunting of Halloween has finished?
View ArticleBeatrice man gets prison time for abusing wife
BEATRICE, Nebraska - A Beatrice man has been sentenced to at least five years in prison for abusing his wife, including hitting her with a bathroom sink.
View ArticleHomestead monument seeks help with seed harvest
BEATRICE, Nebraska - Volunteers are being sought to help with the harvest of native seed on the prairie at Homestead National Monument of America in southeast Nebraska.
View ArticleSheriff outlines Gage County jail upgrade list
BEATRICE, Nebraska - The Gage County sheriff says work on a new front entrance is one of the most important projects on his list of needed jail upgrades.
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Dempster Industries back in business
BEATRICE, Nebraska - A longtime manufacturing company in Beatrice is back in business after shuttering its operations three years ago.
View ArticleHomestead Monument to close for Thanksgiving
BEATRICE, Nebraska - All facilities at the Homestead National Monument of America will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 27, but its trail system will remain open during the day.
View ArticleBeatrice police working through disruptions
BEATRICE, Nebraska - Officers, dispatchers and others have been working through the disruption caused by installation of new heating and cooling equipment in the Beatrice Police Department building.
View ArticleGroup makes quilts together each week
BEATRICE, Nebraska - Diane Summers received her first lesson in hand quilting from Ann Reimer 30 years ago.
View ArticleMan escapes fire that damages Beatrice house
BEATRICE, Nebraska - A man has escaped from a fire that heavily damaged a house in southeast Nebraska.
View ArticleBeatrice child rape case sentencing delayed
BEATRICE, Nebraska - Questions have been raised about the public danger posed by a Beatrice man who was convicted of sexually assaulting a child.
View ArticleBell choir to perform at Homestead monument
BEATRICE, Nebraska - A hand bell choir is scheduled to perform Sunday at Homestead National Monument of America in southeast Nebraska.
View ArticleHigh court backs Beatrice in junk vehicles case
BEATRICE, Nebraska - Backed by a Nebraska Supreme Court ruling, officials say Beatrice will vigorously pursue $25,000 in fines levied against the owner of a parcel where junked vehicles were parked.
View ArticleNebraska center for disabled continues improving
BEATRICE, Nebraska - State officials say a southeast Nebraska center for the developmentally disabled may be getting close to the end of monitoring by the U.S. Justice Department.
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