Stories from Friday, March 21, 2025

Obituary Kora Jean Harris Oct. 3, 1950 - March 19, 2025 CAMBRIDGE, Neb. - Kora Jean Harris of Cambridge, Neb. passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney, Neb. at the age of 74 years old. She was born on Oct. 3, 1950, in Chicago, Ill., the youngest of three children, born to Frank and Ruth (Moede) Laszlo...

Normally I select parts of an article found in the newspapers to condense it down to fit my column, but today I am going to use an article written on March 19, 1943, for the McCook Daily Gazette. As a clue, this is during World War II and please note that the article was also written by a woman, Doris Minney, who is a story herself but for another day!...

KEARNEY, Neb. — The Nebraska Aviation Trades Association (NATA) posthumously honored Griff Malleck with the 2025 “Airman of the Year” award, recognizing his lifelong dedication to aviation and agricultural aerial application. Malleck’s widow, Vicki, accepted the award on his behalf at a February ceremony in Kearney, where industry colleagues gathered to celebrate his lasting contributions to the field...

After promising to end the Department of Education (DOE), President Trump has signed an executive order to do just that. Newly appointed Secretary of Education Linda McMahon was chosen to implement changes that would give states control over their own education...

Nebraska lawmakers are considering LB556, a bill that would lower the minimum age for prosecuting juveniles as adults from 14 to 12 and allow detention for youth as young as 11. The proposal responds to concerns about rising violent crime among younger offenders, but it also raises questions about how best to balance public safety with rehabilitation...