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Bill targets smoking with kids in car

Jan 8, 2009 7:24 pm

Lighting up in a car could get you traffic ticket, if a Nebraska lawmaker gets her way. On Thursday, state Sen. Gwen Howard of Omaha introduced a bill (LB93) in the Legislature that would prohibit dri...

Gov. Heineman makes beef donation in honor of Gator Bowl win

Jan 8, 2009 5:09 pm

Gov. Dave Heineman and Husker Athletic Director Tom Osborne joined the Nebraska Cattlemen Thursday in presenting the People's City Mission of Lincoln with 400 pounds of Nebraska beef.

Forecast: Mostly cloudy, 41

Jan 8, 2009 1:09 pm

Thursday was expected to be mostly cloudy, with a high near 41 and a calm wind becoming south between 8 and 11 mph. The evening was expected to be partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

1,600 to receive degrees at UNL graduation

Jan 8, 2009 6:41 am

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How, where to recycle your Christmas tree

Jan 8, 2009 6:41 am

The city will accept holiday trees for recycling at seven sites through Jan. 11. * Ballard Park, 3901 N. 66th St.

Looking back at 2008 in the news

Jan 8, 2009 6:41 am

Most of us will be glad to see the books close on 2008. It was a year of controversy, contentiousness and concern, from the courtroom to politics to our national and personal well-being.

Nebraskans set inaugural reception

Jan 8, 2009 6:41 am

Nebraskans will gather at a pre-inauguration reception in Washington the day before Barack Obama is sworn in as president. The Nebraska Society of Washington, D.C., will hold its traditional inaugural...

Lincoln students headed to presidential inauguration

Jan 8, 2009 6:40 am

The upcoming presidential inauguration will be one for the history books. And the local footnote?

Greg Norman's Southern Cross Developments Selects River Rim Ranch

Greg Norman’s Southern Cross Developments, proprietor of the exclusive “Norman Estates” real estate brand, is pleased to announce that River Rim Ranch in Teton Valley, Idaho will be the location for its newest project, the “Norman Ranch Estates. [Read More]

Local News from Scottsbluff Star-Herald via Yahoo! News

Music students entertain

Jan 8, 2009 5:02 pm

Eleven students from the Voice and Piano Studio of Janet Bell entertained heritage Estates Residents on Dec. 19. Selected Christmas songs were sung and played. This has become an annual event for thes...

City of Gering replaces water main

Jan 8, 2009 5:02 pm

Monday employees of Paul Reed Construction began tearing up Country Club Road at the intersection with the Union Pacific Railroad to replace a water main. Motorists are urged to plan another route and...

Dreaming of a national monument

Jan 8, 2009 5:02 pm

Friday, Jan. 2, was very warm at Scotts Bluff National Monument. It was so warm hikers took off on Saddle Rock Trail without coats and wearing shorts.

NU rushes into NEW Year with big bowl win

Jan 8, 2009 6:48 am

JACKSONVILLE -- NU's Todd Peterson snags a pass in front of Clemson's Marcus Gilchrist in the first quarter. The University of Nebraska Cornhuskers played the Clemson Tigers in the Gator Bowl in Jacks...

An image with historical magnitude

Jan 8, 2009 6:47 am

This photo provided by the Nebraska State Historical Society shows an image of Chimney Rock captured in July 1866 by Charles Savage. The oldest known surviving photograph of Chimney Rock in western Ne...

Citizen of the Year

Jan 8, 2009 6:47 am

Photo by Rick Myers Judy is on stage of the Little Theatre at Western Nebraska Community College as she opens the 2007 Broadway in the Bluffs fundraising event.

Bond issue passage tops year for SPS

Jan 7, 2009 1:02 am

Photo by Roger Holsinger Voters in the Scottsbluff School District voted in favor of a $14 million bond referendum to renovate Bluffs Middle School in November. Work on the remodeling project is expec...

Morgan Gayle Dietrich and Jess Even Wimmer

Jan 4, 2009 10:32 am

Michael and Gayle Dietrich and Wade and Suzette Wimmer together announce the engagement of their children, Morgan Gayle Dietrich and Jess Even Wimmer.

Girls in Consolation Tuesday in Mitchell

Jan 4, 2009 8:18 am

Jodi Stangle at right, gets off a pass to a teammate in the Mitchell Holiday Tournament Monday afternoon against Morrill. They played in the Consolation bracket Tuesday afternoon after the loss.

Lyman postal carrier lauded for helping elderly woman

Jan 4, 2009 8:17 am

Photo by Maunette Loeks Lyman Postal Carrier Vicki Kler, left, receives letters from Sen. Chuck Hagel, U.S. Postmaster General John Potter and a gift from the family of Esther Margheim during a recogn...

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Jan 8, 2009 7:52 pm

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