Новости за 06.02.2016

We in agriculture talk about free trade agreements as if they are the international equivalent of a free lunch. All we need is a trade deal, we preach, and a full belly -- easy profit -- is an…

CLARKSTON, Mich. (AP) — Michigan authorities have charged a former "Survivor" contestant with possessing child pornography and running Ponzi scheme.

Authorities have charged a 59-year-old man with multiple animal cruelty felonies after finding 93 dead cattle at his Furnas County feed yard.

Gallup and Healthways released their 2015 State Well-Being Rankings late last month, which showed the states with the most well-off residents were Hawaii and Alaska.

Pati Longoria endured surgery and an entire year of chemotherapy to beat her stage 3 colon cancer while still regularly teaching kickboxing classes and taking care of her family.

Nebraska education officials unhappy about widespread technical problems with the statewide writing test for the second time in three years say they are rethinking their $7 million contract wi…

Deloras Kathleen Shanholtz, Plattsmouth, April 12, 1923 - February 4, 2016

Mary Jolene (Fetter) Fountain was born on Nov. 5, 1929. She passed on Feb. 5, 2016. Celebration of life will be from 1 - 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 14, at the Waverly Community Center, 11120 141st…

Opal Eltiste, Tecumseh, December 12, 1923 - February 5, 2016

Delbert Lee Sorge, age 85, Geneva, died Friday, February 5, 2016, in Geneva. Born October 27, 1930, in Carleton, Albert & Odessa (Ebbeka) Sorge.

Eber Eugene (Gene) Tice Jr., passed away quietly Jan. 21, 2016, with his sons at his bedside. He was 75. Gene was born Sept. 21, 1940, in Lincoln, the first son of Eber E. Tice Sr. and Florenc…

Dennis L. Schneider, 84, of Lincoln, passed away February 3, 2016. Born April 12, 1931 in McCook, to Fred and Rose (Meehan) Schneider. Born the second of four boys, Donald, Denny, Stan and Fre…

Donis Ann (Motl) Deaver, 67, of Lincoln, passed away peacefully on Feb. 4, 2016. Born June 20, 1948, in Fremont, to Don Motl and Margaret Albertsen Motl. She graduated in 1970 with her dental …

Jaunita M. Duffek, 96, widow of Leonard, Seward, passed away Feb. 4, 2016. Born on Dec. 14, 1919, to Charley and Elva (Gillhan) Franks in Archer.

Jeanne E. Vliet, Lincoln, Aug. 9, 1951 - Feb. 4, 2016.

June Foster, 95, passed away on Feb. 4, 2016, in Lincoln. Born in Belvidere on Sept. 19, 1920. June married Norris Foster on Aug. 19, 1939. In 1946, they moved to Pawnee County to farm. They o…

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Meals include 1 percent or fat-free milk only and are served Monday-Friday at these Aging Partners senior centers.

Tabitha Meals on Wheels are delivered to people who cannot prepare their own meals for health-related reasons. The basic menu, listed below, includes bread, margarine and milk. To order meals, get more information or volunteer, call Tabitha Meals on Wheels,…

Make room on the bandwagon for Sen. Kate Bolz’s bill to give employers a tax credit if they help pay an employee’s student loans; the Journal Star editorial board wants to jump on board.

I am writing in support of the Editorial Board’s opinion that defending our state legislature's abolition of the death penalty should be our number one priority for 2016 ("Editorial board agen…

Attending this year’s Nebraska Walk for Life was somewhat of a disturbing and unsettling experience ("Annual anti-abortion walk draws thousands," Jan. 30). The counter-protesters for the pro-c…

Julie Schmit-Albin of the Nebraska Walk for Life event states, “For years people have cast...us as...judgmental people, and the pro-life movement is the most altruistic movement there is...The…

Corey Sanders, a touted point guard, scored 39 points and handed out 12 assists Wednesday night in a triple-overtime loss to Illinois.

The Lincoln Southeast boys basketball team needed a zone breaker Friday against rival Lincoln Southwest, and Trevor Dockum ended up fitting the bill.