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Columbus Otolaryngology Clinic: Specializing in the neck up

COLUMBUS — Your everyday life deserves high-quality care, and Columbus Otolaryngology Clinic specializes in everything from the neck up.Otolaryngologists, also known as ENTs (ear, nose and throat specialists), treat a wide range of conditions relating to the head and neck.
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Do you have money out there?

LINCOLN — Nebraska State Treasurer Joey Spellerberg reports that his office has returned more than $13.7 million in unclaimed property so far in 2026 — and he’s encouraging all Nebraskans to search NebraskaLostCash.gov to see if they have money waiting to be claimed.From Jan. 1 through July 15,...

DHHS announces Nebraska RHTP dashboard

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is announcing the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Dashboard which will provide stakeholders and the public with information on the progress throughout the project.“We are excited to launch the RHTP Dashboard as another step...

Troopers find cocaine in I-80 traffic stop

LEXINGTON — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a Grand Island man after finding over 5 pounds of suspected cocaine during a traffic stop on Interstate 80.Friday, July 24, at approximately 11:05 a.m., a trooper saw a Mercedes sedan following a semi at an unsafe distance.
Jack Reeg, 26, of Columbus, was sentenced to 75 to 85 years in prison on Wednesday in connection to the shooting death of his girlfriend, Kennedi DeMuth. Photo provided

Jack Reeg, 26, of Columbus, was sentenced to 75 to 85 years in prison on Wednesday in connection to the shooting death of his girlfriend, Kennedi DeMuth. Photo provided

Reeg sentenced in DeMuth murder

COLUMBUS — A Columbus man was sentenced to at least 75 years for the fatal shooting of a Fullerton woman.Jack Reeg, 26, of Columbus, was sentenced to 75 to 85 years in prison on Wednesday. He was given 317 days credit for time served.