Twenty-one Nebraska students will join the 2026-27 Ameritas Emerging Leaders Academy, building leadership skills, industry insight and professional networks.
- Pottawattamie County
Pottawattamie County Public Health released its 2026–2028 CHIP, a three-year plan created with community partners to guide health priorities and collaboration.
- State Court Administrator
Dodge County Adult Drug Court in Fremont marked the August 18, 2026 graduation of two participants who completed its intensive treatment and supervision program.
- Nebraska State Historical Society
Historical marker describes Coffee Siding near Harrison, Nebraska, a key late-1800s railroad shipping point for pioneer ranchers that has largely disappeared.
- University of Nebraska Lincoln
Nebraska doctoral student Brhanu Fentaw is using a Fast Grant to develop AI models that forecast emerging insect-borne viruses before they spill over into humans.
- University of Nebraska Lincoln
Amber Charlotte Ward of Bellevue, Nebraska, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and earned a Bachelor of Arts in global studies on Aug. 15.
- City of Council Bluffs
The City of Council Bluffs invites residents to an Elevate CB 2050 Downtown Workshop and offers a Downtown Survey to share ideas for the future of downtown.
The City of Council Bluffs invites residents to an Elevate CB 2050 Downtown Workshop and offers a Downtown Survey to share ideas for the future of downtown.
Pottawattamie County designates August as Emergency Management Awareness Month, highlighting year-round planning, Alert Iowa notifications and a preparedness fair.
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Founded as the fourth Nebraska State Normal School in 1910, Chadron State College has grown into an accredited multipurpose institution serving western Nebraska.
Entrepreneurship director Amy Jurgens builds trust teaching UPWARD program students in a carceral setting, helping them see hope and business opportunities.
Columbus Area United Way’s Bridgebuilder Dinner honored leadership donors whose gifts power vital services for one in four local residents and support a $1 million goal.
Formerly incarcerated Omaha resident Jessica Whittaker used SCC’s UPWARD CDL program to rebuild her life and now drives a city bus in the community she once harmed.
Thousands of students will arrive at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Aug. 16-19 for Move-In 2026, with Memorial Stadium serving as the central curbside check-in hub.
- Nebraska Department of Economic Development
A $30 million expansion of The Salvation Army North Corps in Omaha, supported by a $3 million state grant, adds kitchen, chapel, gym, and family services space.
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- Nebraska Department of Transportation
Drivers in Omaha should prepare for traffic delays and lane closures on August 8-9 due to the Defenders of Freedom Air & Space Show at Offutt Air Force Base. Key roads including Highway 75 and Fort Crook Road will have restrictions to accommodate the event.
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- Nebraska Department of Transportation
Construction on northbound U.S. Highway 75 in Sarpy County will reduce lanes starting Aug. 10. Lane restrictions will remain until winter 2026 as crews perform repairs and improvements.
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- Nebraska Department of Transportation
Roadway paint striping starts Aug. 4 in Merriman and Valentine, moving later to Ainsworth, Springview and Bassett. The Nebraska Department of Transportation urges careful driving near work zones as the project continues through October.
- City of Beatrice
A city clerk explains how meeting notices, agendas, packets, resolutions, ordinances and minutes are prepared, published and filed before and after each meeting.
- State Court Administrator
Northeast Nebraska Adult Drug Court marked four graduations July 10, 2026, at the Madison County Courthouse, the first ceremony led by Judge Ryan Stover.
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- State Court Administrator
Media advisory announcing a Platte County Problem-Solving Court graduation on July 31, 2026, in Columbus, Nebraska, recognizing completion of intensive treatment.
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- State Court Administrator
Southeast Nebraska Adult Drug Court will hold a graduation and celebration Aug. 10, 2026, in Wilber, recognizing completion of intensive treatment and supervision.
- Nebraska Community Foundation
Howells residents support local projects through an unrestricted endowment and legacy gifts, building a lasting source of funding for community needs.
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- Omaha Public Works Department
T Street and Pine Street in Omaha will close to through traffic starting July 14, 2026, at 9 a.m. for MUD utility and water main break work lasting up to 10 days.
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- Omaha Public Works Department
July 14, 2026 traffic alert: one-day flagger operations and lane shifts on South 168th, Pacific, and North 42nd streets in Omaha starting at 9 a.m.
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- Omaha Public Works Department
Omaha announces temporary lane and flagger-controlled restrictions on Blondo Street, Ames Avenue, South 84th Street, and South 159th Avenue in July 2025–26.