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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Election 2026 Nebraska election results: Governor, Congress, Legislature and ballot issues Check out results from some of Nebraska’s biggest races, including contests for governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the state Legislature, a…
Mark Martinez unseats Aaron Hanson as next Douglas County sheriff Mark Martinez defeated incumbent Sheriff Aaron Hanson in the Douglas County sheriff’s race after campaigning on changes to the office’s operations.
35-year-old Lincoln man accused of sexually abusing young girl Kyle Davidson, of Lincoln, made his first court appearance Wednesday on charges of third-degree sexual assault of a child and felony child abuse.
Family, friends rally around Lincoln runner after he collapses during half-marathon Brayan Van Meter was nearing the finish line of his third half-marathon when his heart stopped. Now, the 23-year-old Lincoln native has a comm…
How to watch Nebraska volleyball vs. Oregon: Time, TV channel No. 1 Nebraska volleyball hits the road for a Big Ten showdown with the No. 12 Oregon Ducks. This will be the 12th meeting between the two sch…