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The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District is getting complaints about the improper use of its recreational trails by horseback and all-terrain vehicle riders which can pose a hazard to other trail ...

Rain threw a kink into the schedule, and it ran a little longer than normal, but none of that put a damper on this year's Gage County Fair.

Rain threw a kink into the schedule, and it ran a little longer than normal, but none of that put a damper on this year's Gage County Fair.

“There's very little build-up around the (Jamaica) trail, so you really feel like you're out in the country”

Issue date: 5/1/08 Section: Features Little green buds have opened into leaves, daffodils. via Daily Nebraskan

A woman and one of her children remained hospitalized Wednesday after a Tuesday tractor accident in Cortland. via Omaha World-Herald

The natural gas provider says the new meters will allow for automated readings, which should increase accuracy. via KRVN-AM Lexington

Only four state senators Tuesday voted against Senator John Harms priority bill, which would have new school buses outfitted with seat belts beginning in 2010. via KNEB-AM Scottsbluff

“Are we about freedom, or are we about bullying people to do what we want them to do?”

It's been a long time coming for some state senators and Nebraska residents, but the Legislature on Friday gave its blessing to a statewide smoking ban. via Lincoln Journal Star

“By making some changes, I am in hopes it will increase voter participation by making it more convenient for voters to access their polling site”

The number of Gage County polling sites has been decreased from 26 to 17 for this year's elections, but the Gage County Clerk's Office hopes the changes will make voting more convenient and safer for residents. via Beatrice Daily Sun

There will be primary election on May 13 for the Freeman school board as a result of candidate filings this week, according to the Gage County Clerk's Office. via Beatrice Daily Sun

“Eventually it would have happened and now we're forcing it”

Lawmakers passed a statewide smoking ban that cities and counties can't opt out of on Friday. via Lincoln Journal Star

“They (the Roads Department committee) funded 16 projects and two other projects were approved if there is money available. We are one of those two other projects”

Bicyclists and hikers may not have to wait too much longer to go from Lincoln to Beatrice on the Homestead Trail. via Lincoln Journal Star

Fines are in addition to $44 court costs. Christopher A. Teeter, 22, address not given, 30 days in jail with credit given for one day served for attempted carrying a concealed weapon; driving while intoxicated, ... via Beatrice Daily Sun

“It's really important to the development of the whole thing”

A 14-mile stretch of the Homestead Trail, which runs south of Lincoln, will be officially opened after a Nov. via Lincoln Journal Star

Gage County deputies are investigating the thievery of about 1,500 quail from a grower near Cortland. via Beatrice Daily Sun

Authorities are investigating the theft of about 1,500 quail from the Cortland area. via Lincoln Journal Star