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In 2024, NASA will send a small surgical robot from Nebraska to the International Space Station. The tiny, two-pound robot will be able to perform surgeries on the space station that would normally require a surgeon’s expertise and much larger equipment. The surgical robot can operate more or less on its own, performing complex procedures at the flip of a switch. The device, developed by Nebraska-based Virtual Incision, is a significant step toward making it possible for surgeons to operate r...
Kevin and Heidi Cheng will present a piano and violin concert, Sunday, Oct 30, at 3 p.m. The Ewing United Methodist Presbyterian Church will host the event. The Chengs have been featured eight times on New Channel Nebraska’s “Quarantine Tonight.” The duo will play bluegrass, gospel, country and classical music. Kevin, born in Taiwan, attended Nebraska Christian School, in Central City. He was selected to be guest pianist with the Hastings Symphony. He attended the University of Nebraska-Kearney and received an art council grant to premi...
A spark. That’s all it takes to ignite a wildfire. With the pheasant and rifle deer season openers rapidly approaching, hunters are reminded to act responsibly in the field and to do their part in the prevention of wildfires. According to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln drought monitor, 80% of the state is experiencing severe to exceptional drought conditions. These prolonged conditions have increased the risk of wildfires across much of the state, and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission urges hunters to take the following precautions: R...
Editor's note: This content was originally created for Nebraska Public Media, with permission given for distribution through Nebraska News Service. Historically dry weather across Nebraska will be a big factor for farmers this fall as corn and soybean harvests are underway. The state just recorded its driest August in 128 years of record keeping. Ranchers are being put to the test as drought conditions persist across all of the state’s $28 billion dollar agricultural sector. Many farmers and ranchers say this year is one of the toughest d...
North Central District Health Department executive director Roger Wiese resigned Friday, prior to the district's board of health monthly meeting. Board chairman Kelly Kalkowski, of Lynch, entered the board room at approximately 10:35 a.m., and notified members Wiese contacted him after 9 a.m., submitting his resignation, effective immediately. In an emailed statement to Kalkowski, Wiese wrote, "I'm resigning from my position as executive director effective immediately. I've appreciated my time...
ZACH WENDLING Nebraska News Service Ed. note: This piece is included in UNL's Democracy Day project, a national intiative where more than 300 news outlets published stories about democracy in the United States. In just a little over a year, Nebraska's media landscape has expanded to uncover and shed light on more undercovered stories with the addition of two new publications. The Flatwater Free Press, which published its first stories on Sept. 3, 2021, preceded the launch of the Nebraska...
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Tori A. Wooters, 26, York, appeared in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh on Aug. 31 for sentencing on counts of possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony, and criminal attempt - tampering with physical evidence, a Class 1 misdemeanor, both committed Jan. 19. Antelope County attorney Joe Abler said Wooters was currently incarcerated at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women, York, on a conviction out of Madison County. Her attorney, public defender Pat Carney of Norfolk, asked Johnson to order any imprisonment to...
Nebraska voters looking beyond the two major political parties and a Libertarian could have a fourth choice on November's general election ballot for governor. Long-odds candidate David Wright of Ewing is trying to get on - as a nonpartisan candidate. Wright, a former Republican who has re-registered as a nonpartisan, should hear next week if he turned in enough valid signatures to petition onto the fall ballot. Wright spoke at a Kearney event organized, in July by the Nebraska Freedom...
When Dr. Dana Suskind takes a child from the arms of their worried parents and heads into the operating room, she knows the great responsibility of performing surgery on the delicate structure of the ear won't fall on her alone. To conduct cochlear implant surgeries, the pediatric surgeon relies on a team. Nurses. An anesthesiologist. Everyone pitches in and has a critical role to play, checking instruments or monitoring vital signs. All work together for the good of their tiny patient. So why,...
Fifty years ago, women’s volleyball wasn’t even a varsity sport at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Fast forward a half century and Nebraska volleyball is must-see entertainment. Matches at the Devaney Center are standing room only. The Huskers again led the nation in home attendance last year with crowds averaging over 8,200 per match. And their national championship match against Wisconsin in December broke collegiate volleyball records for both in-person attendance (18,755) and TV vie...
Should ballots cast in Antelope County elections be counted by hand instead of by machine? Members of the Antelope County Patriots filled the Antelope County commissioners' meeting room, Aug 9, to discuss those questions and other election procedures. Sheryl Baker approached the board and yielded her time to Professor David Clements, of New Mexico, and Connie Reinke with the Nebraska Voter Accuracy Project. Clements introduced himself as a former law professor at New Mexico State University, a...
KEARNEY – Actor Bradley Whitford's journey to trace his ancestry started in sunny California and ended at a snow-covered Nebraska cemetery. Along the way, he met several experts who helped him uncover his family history, including a University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty member. UNK assistant history professor Nathan Tye appeared with Whitford on the most recent episode of "Who Do You Think You Are?" an NBC show that follows celebrities as they search for information about their ancestors. T...
Every fall, spring and summer, my office provides some outstanding college students with the opportunity to intern in Washington, D.C. or at one of our state offices. These internships give students the chance to learn more about public policy, our system of government and constituent service. This summer, I welcomed four interns to our D.C. team. These college students are all from Nebraska and, over the last eight weeks, they have done important work on behalf of the state. I am always...
In 1972, Congress passed Title IX, part of the education amendments of 1972, and President Richard Nixon signed it into law. Prior to its passage, few opportunities were available female athletes. In 1972, approximately 30,000 women participated in collegiate athletics. High school programs weren’t much different. According to History.com, 295,000 girls participated in high school sports in 1972. Title IX was established to correct imbalances between women’s and men’s athletics. Now, more than 2.6 million females participate in sports at the h...
Nebraskans have achieved a great deal despite extraordinary challenges over the past few years. Looking around the country, I have no doubt our state is in a stronger position than most as we move past the pandemic. I’m proud to say the University of Nebraska System is part of that success story. When Covid-19 hit, we acted decisively for the benefit of the state. We created the Nebraska Promise, providing tuition-free education to qualifying Nebraskans. We launched a plan to partner with s...
For two years, processors and producers across rural Nebraska have fought hard to get a program to improve and expand Nebraska's meat processing capabilities approved and established. Their work, along with that of the Nebraska Legislature and staff at Nebraska Department of Agriculture, has paid off as grant applications for the Independent Processor Assistance Program are now being accepted. This development is not only good news to processors who've spent the last two years doing everything...
Joan Hoffman 1923 - 2022 Funeral services for Joan J. Hoffman, 98, of Clearwater, will be Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Theresa’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, Aug. 1, at St. Theresa's Catholic Church, in Clearwater, from 5 to 7 p.m., with a wake service at 7 p.m. Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater is handling the arrangements. Joan died peacefully and with a smile, Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Arbor Care Cen...
About a mile and one-half east of Concord, in the rolling hills of Dixon County, is the Haskell Agriculture Laboratory or HAL. HAL, owned by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is where agricultural research projects are being put to the test on the land. On Wednesday, Aug. 3, all are invited to take a look at what HAL has to offer, visit with experts and ask agriculture-related questions during the Science and Ag Family Field Day. Events will start at 9 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m....
Three Antelope County 4-H members competed in the 2022 Nebraska State 4-H Public Speaking and Public Service Announcement contests, held June 22, on the University of Nebrasksa-Lincoln campus. Lilly Mortensen, of Neligh, received a purple ribbon in intermediate public speaking. In the PSA competition, Jorden Cox, of Page, and Addyson Jacob, of Neligh, earned blue ribbons in the intermediate division....
Rodney Bell, of Bellwood, and Joy and Kevin Woita, of David City, announce the recent marriage of their daughter, Brooke Bell, to Travis Rudloff, son of Paul and Pam Rudloff of rural Clearwater. The couple was married before family and friends at St. Theresa Catholic Church, in Clearwater on June 11, with Father John Norman officiating. Bell is the granddaughter of Robert and Joyce Bell of Bellwood and Phyllis and the late Reverend Robert Carlson of Omaha. Rudloff is the grandson of Jim and...
Summer is in full swing and with that comes cookouts and gatherings where food is featured. As you plan your menu, keep local farmers in mind. Buying locally-produced food strengthens the local economy. According to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, on average, every $100 spent at a locally-owned business results in $45 flowing back into the local community. This is much higher than the $14 that stays in the community when we spend our $100 at a business that isn’t locally owned. More c...
Growing up on a hill overlooking North Omaha during World War II, Mary Carpenter remembers the numerous vegetable plots, called victory gardens, that dotted her Florence neighborhood. “Everybody had one,” said Carpenter, the reporter’s mother-in-law. “We grew everything - asparagus, potatoes, tomatoes, black raspberries, pears, even grapes. That’s what fed us and supplemented our food.” Over the ensuing decades, many of those gardens disappeared as grocery stores started carrying seasonal produce year round. Yet 80 years later, everything...
This day and age, it is challenging for people to go "unplugged" to live life to the fullest. Holly Schacht, of Orchard, saw the challenge and met it head on. Schacht spent a month in South Africa on a study-abroad trip through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, to gain experience for her fisheries and wildlife major and to fully live in the moment. "I've always wanted to study abroad, but after Covid hit halfway through my freshmen year and then into my sophomore year, there wasn't a...
The University of Nebraska System will work to set “a new model for student access and success” and invest in people, workforce development and research strengths, under an updated strategic plan released recently by President Ted Carter. The plan – an update of the document the NU System created in 2020, following a collaborative process with students, faculty, staff and stakeholders from across the campuses – is accompanied by new sets of metrics by which the university will measure its progress in key areas like enrollment, student outcome...
