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Nebraska's top election official is seeking legal guidance on whether Democratic Senate candidate Cindy Burbank can withdraw from the ballot.

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Retiring to private life: Why Cameron the Capitol Cat is leaving his famous perch.

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Lincoln photographer John Shaw, the author of a book dedicated to Cameron, announced Lincoln's favorite celebrity and his guardian have moved out of the downtown. 

Gering City Council to discuss fireworks tonight

Gering City Council to discuss fireworks tonight

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All but one of the five items of business for tonight’s Gering City Council meeting have to do with fireworks.

At Pleasant Hill Cemetery, a Memorial Day tradition spans 137 years

At Pleasant Hill Cemetery, a Memorial Day tradition spans 137 years

  • Grace Ptak

Descendants, neighbors and friends returned to Pleasant Hill Cemetery to carry on a Memorial Day tradition dating to 1889.

Regional West receives $8.8 million in FEMA reimbursement

Regional West receives $8.8 million in FEMA reimbursement

  • Star-Herald Staff Report

FEMA approved more than $8.8 million for Regional West Health Services to reimburse COVID-19 emergency protective measures.

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Scottsbluff Rural Fire offer hands-on recruitment event

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    UNMC chancellor candidate to visit Scottsbluff June 3

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    Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, the priority candidate to become the next chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will visit Scottsbluff on June 3 as part of a statewide public vetting process.

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