Holdrege News

Two Rivers Public Health Department will hold a FREE H1N1 Vaccine Clinic on Friday, February 12th in Holdrege from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm or until vaccine is gone.

The Central District Water Users will hold their annual meeting on Monday, Feb. 15 at the Super 8 Motel in Holdrege.

With a pair of 3-3 votes, members of the Republican River Management Districts Association opted not to take any position on LB 1057, which would create a task force to look at water issues in the Republican Basin.

Every year 500 Nebraska children receive dental care during Childrena s Dental Day events held by the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension will provide corn and soybean producers information on how to be successful with no-till farming practices at the Nebraska No-Till Conference, which will be held in two locations.

Johnson Lake in south-central Nebraska was lowered two feet during the weekend as a precaution after seepage was discovered at the base of the dam.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension has prepared two conferences on no-till farming.

For the second time in three years, a jury deadlocked in the sexual assault trial of a former Ravenna police officer.

A week of stormy weather has left a mess across Southern California, and forecasters say another storm is on the way.

A Panhandle state senator has expressed concerns about three bills that would place restrictions on irrigation use in a effort to preserve the state's dwindling ground water supplies.

Shelters have been opened in northeast Nebraska to help those left without power in the wake of icy weather.

Water experts will gather in Holdrege to discuss issues of interest to farmers, conservationists, and the general public.

Most Nebraskans probably think their auto insurance covers their family members in an accident.

Last week during "National Influenza Immunization Week", there were 2,761 doses of H1N1 vaccine administered in medical clinics, school based clinics and retail pharmacies in the Two Rivers District, based in Holdrege.

Lincoln police say a 24year old man is in custody for tattooing four teenage girls.

A Lincoln man is in jail after he allegedly tattooed five girls while serving them alcohol in his apartment.

Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman visits with Indianola Webelo Scouts of Pack 152, from left, fourth graders Derrek Greenlee, Patrick Sughroue, Logan Greenlee and Tanner Brooks, during the presentation of a $706,700 grant to Indianola Tuesday afternoon.

Few Nebraska lawmakers participating in an Associated Press survey say they support legislation making liquor-license holders liable for serving intoxicated customers who leave their establishments and hurt themselves or others.

Update on Southern's outage calls, there are currently about 200 outages each for the Central City and Hastings Service areas, and about 50 for the GI area.

Freezing rain and snow is beginning to fall in Nebraska as a major winter storm moves into the state.