Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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Nebraska state troopers don't receive any paid maternity leave, and senators discussed a bill Jan. 30 to change that. "When we talk about expanding the good life, I believe providing our state employees with six weeks paid leave following the birth or adoption of their child is a great place to start," said State Sen. Dunixi Guereca of Omaha as he introduced his bill to the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee. The Nebraska Association of Public Employees secured paid maternity...
Not all gardeners are used to changing their gardens with the seasons, but the city of Lincoln has a routine for prepping its gardens for winter weather. Every fall, employees remove all the plants at the Sunken Gardens and host an event called “Put the Beds to Bed.” This year, the annual event was on Nov. 4. Every year, Lincoln Parks and Recreation invites volunteers to dump compost into the beds and turn over the soil. Parks employees remove all flowers and plants before this volunteer event. “Specifically, we try to get everything in there b...
Nebraska's first-ever research satellite will be heading to space in March if the Big Red Satellite Team has its way. The cube-shaped satellite, called a CubeSat, is scheduled to orbit the Earth and test the effectiveness of an emerging type of solar cell. The Big Red Satellite Team includes eighth- through 11th-grade students from Nebraska, as well as members of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Aerospace eXperimental Payloads team. The AXP team members lead the planning and building of the...
