Columbus Community Spotlight: Columbus Arts Council
COLUMBUS - The Columbus Arts Council sponsors different events throughout the community. It's a membership-based organization that has plenty of art to view or buy in the basement of the Columbus...
View ArticleUpcoming Seminars Aimed at Keeping Columbus Businesses Alive and Well
COLUMBUS - An area business is hosting two employment-based seminars dedicated to the success of Columbus workers. The Firm Business Brokerage of Omaha is welcoming community members to the...
View ArticleColumbus Reds Baseball Season Comes to a Close
COLUMBUS - Columbus Blues grabbed the win, 15-0, over the Columbus Reds in Saturday mornings game of the American Legion Tournament. The Blues got things rolling in the top of the first inning with...
View Article7th Annual Sundaes in the Square Takes Steps to a Violent-Free Community
COLUMBUS- The 7th annual Sundaes in the Square welcomes the community in support of an important cause. Sundaes in the Square raises money for the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Columbus, which is...
View ArticleLocal Author Talks Nebraska History on the Prairie
COLUMBUS - Sod houses and quilting were at the forefront of conversation Saturday afternoon at the local library. Author Stephanie Grace Whitson came to the Columbus Public Library in hopes of...
View ArticleNorfolk Police Investigate 'Attempted Stabbing'
NORFOLK - Norfolk Police are investigaing what witnesses say is an attempted stabbing downtown following a call for help Sunday night. The alleged incident occurred inside Hotel North, an apartment...
View ArticleInmate From Madison County Dies in Prison
LINCOLN - A man serving time at the Nebraska State Penitentiary has died while incarcerated. The Nebraska Correctional Service's website lists 49-year old Douglas Wright as deceased. The website says...
View ArticleExtra Incentives Offered During August Blood Drives
COLUMBUS - Blood donors will be looking at an extra incentive to give during the month August. Red Cross Account Manager Kyle Jensen says thanks to a donation from Suburban Propane , the Red Cross will...
View ArticleDress Stolen From Cinderella Production
WAYNE - It's not the glass slipper, but a local Cinderella is hoping a different article of clothing she's lost is returned soon. The Wayne Community Theatre posted on their Facebook page Sunday that...
View ArticleWoman Gets Probation, Possible Jail Time for Helping Boyfriend in...
COLUMBUS - A Columbus woman has been given probation and time behind bars for helping her boyfriend with a counterfeiting scheme. Stacy Ballou, 37, was given two years probation in Platte County...
View ArticleHall Charged With Nebraska City Stabbing Murder
NEBRASKA CITY - Otoe County prosecutors have filed a second degree murder charge against a Nebraska City man accused of stabbing 20-year-old Jacob Adams on Sunday night. Sebastien Dahlen Hall, 20, is...
View ArticleKnott Pleads Guilty to All Charges
COLUMBUS - A Columbus man is pleading guilty to multiple Felony and misdemeanor charges in Platte County Court Monday morning. 23-year-old Stephen Knott appeared in Platte County District and County...
View Article3rd Avenue Rehabilitation Project Begins
COLUMBUS - Those traveling on 3rd Avenue may experience some delays for the next month. Street rehabilitation began Monday for the 3rd Ave. project that will stretch from 19th to 23rd St. Assistant...
View ArticlePolice Ask for Help in Identifying Suspect in Theft Case
COLUMBUS - Columbus Police are asking the community for help in identifying a suspect in a theft case. According to the Columbus Police Department on the night of June 14th around 10:30 p.m. the...
View ArticleColumbus Man Pleads Guilty to First Degree Forgery
COLUMBUS - A Columbus man accused of creating counterfeit cash has taken a plea deal. Brian J. Dieter plead guilty to two counts of first degree forgery, a class III felony, in Platte County District...
View ArticleHall's Bond Set for $1,000,000 for Murder Charge
NEBRASKA CITY - On Sunday night, Jacob Harley Adams was murdered at 602 South 7th Street in Nebraska City. Sebastien D. Hall, 20, is charged with second degree murder and use of a weapon to commit a...
View ArticleHusker Trio in Omaha for Grand Prix World Volleyball Finals
The Nebraska volleyball program has produced national champions, All-Americans, and Olympians. Three highly-successful international players will compete in Omaha this week during the FIVB Grand Prix...
View ArticleCity Issues $9.9 Million in Bonds for Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion
COLUMBUS - Local leaders have approved the city's largest bond amount to date. City Council unanimously authorized the issuing of up to $9.9 million in revenue bonds to finance Phase 3 of the...
View ArticleColumbus Jr. Blues Fall to Grand Island in Tournament Semis
COLUMBUS - The Columbus Jr. Blues' season came to an end Monday night. The 4th-seeded Blues got on the board first against #1-seed Grand Island before falling 13-7 in the American Legion Area 6...
View ArticleNicklin Hames, Another Tennessee Standout, Chooses Huskers
In recent years, the Nebraska volleyball program parlayed a couple of transfers from Tennessee into deep runs in the NCAA tournament when Kelsey Robinson and Mary Pollmiller left the Volunteers to take...
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