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Wacky finish helps Beatrice pull off 4-3 win over Hastings in nine innings
A strange finish to the game including two controversial missed tags at third base helped Beatrice pull off a wacky 4-3 win over Hastings in the bottom of the ninth.

Two killed in Tuesday crash near Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - The Nebraska State Patrol is announcing that two Lexington residents were killed on I-80 after crossing the median and hitting a semi head-on. Around 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, a Chevrolet Trailblazer was traveling west on I-80 near mile mark

Longtime Fairbury Banker, Mayor, and Community leader Homer Ward passes away at 92
FAIRBURY, Neb. — The Fairbury community is mourning the loss of a man whose leadership and service spanned more than five decades. Homer Leroy Ward, a longtime banker, three-term mayor, and devoted civic leader, passed away on February 14, 2025, at