Columbus News

“Could it possibly, maybe, somehow be politics that generates student government apathy?”

Issue date: 5/2/08 Section: Opinion In eight days I will be starting a new life in a new place. via The Gateway

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Dawson County surveyor Gary Donnelson has probably traced just about every property line there is - some more than once - in the 48 years he has worked for the county. via Gothenburg Times

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Looking to increase its coverage and service area in eastern Nebraska Viaero Wireless will build a new store in Columbus. via KTIC

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“CB&T has done a lot for this market”

Alicia Laramy's battle with bone cancer has led her to step aside as the top executive at Wachovia Bank in Columbus, making way for a banking veteran with deep hometown roots in the market.

Greg Allmendinger, a 'military brat' who grew up in Columbus, took charge of the city's second-largest bank Tuesday. He now oversees 18 financial centers, or branches, and 200 employees.

Wachovia reported $775 million in deposits in June 2007, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., giving the bank 14.8 percent of the local market. That's second only to Columbus Bank & Trust's $2.9 billion in deposits and nearly 56 percent market share. Read more

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A Columbus man has confessed to the 2007 assault that left a Duncan man in a coma. via KTIC

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A 37-year-old Columbus man has pleaded guilty to attempted incest. Authorities say the man's 31-year-old sister reported that he had drugged her with prescription sleeping pills and raped her. via KHGI

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“We decided it was a good way to continue to serve the community and start our own business.”

COLUMBUS, Neb.--Two police officers have launched a new residential security company here called, appropriately, Home Security. via Security Systems News

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“We're still spending more than we're bringing in.”

'or lack of - 'remains a constant issue for the Dawson County Commissioners. "We're operating on our reserves," said county finance committee chairman Linda Benjamin during the commissioners' regular bimonthly ... via Gothenburg Times

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“I could only be gone for an hour and a half”

His truck and cargo combined weighed 142,000 pounds, over the weight limit by 6,000 pounds... Dunn claims he has a letter from the U.S. Department of Defense allowing him to pass through states from Bangor, ... via Trucks world news

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A 19-year-old Columbus woman Wednesday afternoon admitted helping her live-in boyfriend cover up the abuse of her 21-month-old son last fall. via KTIC

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