Winnebago News

WASHINGTON a ' Nebraska U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns says hea TMs asking for more resources for American Indian colleges and universities to upgrade their math and science laboratories.

Western Nebraska Community College officials have reversed a decision to cancel the screening of a documentary film about Whiteclay, the Nebraska border town that supplies beer to residents of South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Thurston County officials are pleading for state government to contribute $200,000 per year to help cover law enforcement costs in a county where a significant portion of the land cannot be taxed because it is held in trust on behalf of American Indian tribes.

Winnebago a ' Mrs. Avis Marie Butler, age 87, of Winnebago, died Feb. 27, 2009, at the United Hospital in Blue Earth.

So what if he gets facials and manicures? New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain is still a beast in the bullpen.

Sixth, 7th and 8th grade students at Sioux City's Mater Dei Nativity School watched the inauguration ceremony in the school library.

12 _ a day known to most others as Columbus Day. The county Board of Supervisors voted this week to rename the holiday as a compromise with those who view Columbus Day as an unhappy reminder.

Numerous artists will give demonstrations during the Woodland Trails Art Retail and Learning Center's Holiday Extravaganza.