Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 28th of October.
Good morning, Lincoln.
Launched this fall after two years of development, Harvest Help connects farmers with short-term workers and is offering a six-month free trial before a $130-per-year subscription (available on the App Store and Google Play); nearly 200 people across three states are already using the platform and Lincoln firm Don’t Panic Labs helped build it.
Lincoln collector Larry Small, 81, is sharing his lifetime of Catalin radios, Art Deco pieces, and other vintage finds (including 184 string holders) in an exhibit at UNL's Eisentrager Howard Gallery that is open to the public through Nov.
6 as part of the Lincoln Collects series.
The International Quilt Museum will host a free Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov.
7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring music, crafts, a read-aloud, and refreshments.
Five Nebraska students were named U.S. Presidential Scholars on Tuesday, and the group includes a senior from Lincoln East.
All Kids Bikes taught St. Teresa kindergarteners to ride Strider bikes on Oct.
27, providing training, curriculum, helmets, and equipment as part of an eight-lesson Learn-to-Ride PE program.
Lincoln Public Schools is holding its biannual student vote so students in grades 4-12 can cast a mock ballot mirroring the Nov.
3 local election; results will be published about 4:30 p.m.
Gov. Jim Pillen declared Tuesday, Oct.
27 National Guard Spouse Appreciation Day and First Lady Suzanne Pillen presented the new Nebraska National Guard Military Spouse Service Ribbon at the Governor’s Mansion to five spouses + the ribbon will be given to eligible spouses when their partner retires.
The Lincoln Medical Education Partnership and Bryan Medical Center are creating a rural family medicine residency at Crete Area Medical Center after receiving a three-year, $750,000 federal grant to plan and develop the program; it will train six residents by 2031.
Hundreds of fans packed the sold-out Battle at the BigIron exhibition between Nebraska and Kansas State on Monday at Eihusen Arena at BigIron Events in Grand Island, with supporters driving from Omaha, Hillsboro, and farther to get an early look at the teams and new coaching staffs.
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