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Water resources technicians Josh Schnitzler and Connor Baldwin, who both work for the Lower Elkhorn Resources District in Norfolk, prepare to test the water in a monitoring well near the north fork of the Elkhorn River in 2022. A recent stateled effort to test private wells in Nebraska found 15% had nitrate levels above what the Environmental Protection Agency considers safe. Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press

Water resources technicians Josh Schnitzler and Connor Baldwin, who both work for the Lower Elkhorn Resources District in Norfolk, prepare to test the water in a monitoring well near the north fork of the Elkhorn River in 2022. A recent stateled effort to test private wells in Nebraska found 15% had nitrate levels above what the Environmental Protection Agency considers safe. Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press

WATER WORRIES

Yanqi Xu
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
In 2023, nearly 29,000 households scattered across rural Nebraska received postcards instructing them how to get their drinking water tested, free of charge, for a harmful contaminant state policymakers have been aware of for decades.It was the state’s largest-ever effort to test registered...
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Health survey available for residents 65+

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Emily Frankel, an Omaha resident with ties to Nance County, needs your help.Frankel, a doctoral candidate in Gerontology at the University of Nebraska Omaha, is specializing in the study of aging. Her team is conducting a survey to understand how nutrition impacts quality of life and well-being.
La Dolce Vita is coming to Central City. Photo provided

La Dolce Vita is coming to Central City. Photo provided

La Dolce Vita MAC program February 9

Ncj Staff Report
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Merrick Arts Council in Central City is bringing a flute/ guitar duo, La Dolce Vita, to the stage on Sunday, February 9 at 2:00 p.m. La Dolce Vita is a Lincoln based flutist Lindsay Bartlett and classical guitarist Antonio Forgione duo with a passion for using the ensemble as a catalyst to connect...
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Bird flu detected in Nance County

Ncj Staff Report
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
LINCOLN — The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has detected the first cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in 2025.
Lippincott

Lippincott

Senator files term limits resolution

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
LINCOLN — Senator Loren Lippincott (district 34) has filed Resolution 21 (LR21) for Nebraska to join the states calling for a convention for proposing a congressional term limits amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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Directors complete certification program

News Staff
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Ben Meis and Heath Reimers, directors of the CVA headquartered in York, recently completed a four-phase educational program co-sponsored by the Nebraska Cooperative Council and CoBank.