Featured Popular Top Story Waverly residents cut back on water use, but more conservation needed, officials say Sam Crisler Jul 19, 2023 Jul 19, 2023 Updated Aug 23, 2024 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sam Crisler Two weeks after Waverly Mayor Bill Gerdes declared a water emergency for the city, residents responded by nearly cutting their water usage in half.kAmpE E96 (2G6C=J r:EJ r@F?4:=’D yF=J `` >66E:?8 — 96=5 7@C 2 D64@?5 4@?D64FE:G6 E:>6 2E E96 (2G6C=J r@>>F?:EJ u@F?52E:@? qF:=5:?8 E@ 244@>>@52E6 2 =2C86C 2F5:6?46 — !F3=:4 (@C<D s:C64E@C %C246J (9J>2? C6A@CE65 E92E E96 4:EJ’D H2E6C FD286 925 5C@AA65 ccT 7C@> E96 4:EJ’D yF?6 2G6C286 52:=J FD286] %92E 6BF2E6D E@ ea`[dea 82==@?D FD65 A6C 52J :? 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No Kings rallies in Lincoln, Omaha draw demonstrators opposed to Trump’s policies Despite the organizers' attempt to give the event a “nonpartisan” feel, people said they hope the midterms go their way
Broken taillight lands Elba man in jail on drug charges An Elba man pulled over in a routine traffic stop in Grand Island wound up going to jail on drug charges.
Lincoln teen accused of threatening school resource officer arrested at gunpoint The Lincoln teen was taken into custody at gunpoint after a disturbance outside Lincoln Northwest High School.
How to watch Nebraska football vs. Oregon: Time, TV channel Nebraska heads out west this Saturday to face the Oregon Ducks in Eugene.
Inside the now-closed Kearney assisted living center as dozens scrambled for places to live A sense of dread descended upon people who didn’t know where they would go. “They were depressed,” one resident said. “It became more quiet, a…
