14+ hour, 36+ min ago   (865+ words) This run-down Victorian Mansion at 25th and Dodge Streets in Omaha was the first home of Boys Town when it was founded in 1917. The mansion no longer exists. Santa is welcomed to Boys Town by Father Edward Flanagan on December 16, 1926. An…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (151+ words) Discover how American families balance career growth against rising daycare expenses when evaluating dual incomes versus staying home. Learn how flexible work schedules, a Dependent Care FSA, and the Child and Dependent Care Credit help offset qualifying childcare costs. For…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (128+ words) They say each birthday is a blessing, and one woman living in southeast England has had 117 of them. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Betty! Betty Bromage, 97, has officially broken her own world record as the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (184+ words) Festival-goers at Music on the Bricks Saturday night were treated to a bounce castle outside of Brown’s Shoe Fit Co., followed by tons of family activities including cornhole and face painting. A Lincoln man has pleaded no contest to motor…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (149+ words) Senior College of Central Nebraska, which offers classes and events for people aged 55 and over, will hold an open house at 2 p.m. Aug. 30 in the Platte Room of the Kearney Public Library at 2020 First Ave. A Lincoln man has pleaded no…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (121+ words) A few pickups also pulled in Pickrell on Saturday. A John Deere tractor comes to the end of a pull on Saturday at Pickrell. Nemaha and Adams will host pulls this weekend. A trail of smoke follows a puller at…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (265+ words) First Presbyterian Church held its third annual Corn Fest on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, with crowds showing out for free corn, cheese curds, burgers and watermelon. Brothers Tyson Holder, 12, and Tristan Holder, 11, sit in a tree together as the sun sets on…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1231+ words) On a mid-June morning in the small city of Norfolk, Nebraska, a group of 2- and 3-year-olds clumsily ran around a playroom wearing identical purple cloth vests. As the toddlers babbled to their teachers, a rectangular recording device hidden in a…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (382+ words) If ants seem to appear out of nowhere every summer, you’re not imagining it. Experts say hot weather actually makes ants more active. As entomologist Tracy Ellis explains, “ants are cold-blooded, so their body temperature and metabolism rise…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1827+ words) In a world where restaurants seem to change names, menus, and concepts every other year, family-owned spots feel like a rare treasure. Nebraska is full of places where the recipes have outlasted food trends, the welcome is as warm as…...