Central City News

A 20- year-old man was robbed in the central city early Wednesday morning. Police say he was walking to his house on Washington Avenue, just after 1:00 this morning when three men started following him.

A new pool and new school were among the local issues decided during Nebraska's primary elections. via KTIC

“A lot of our seniors would not check their vital signs due to having to go to a physician's office or traveling outside the rural area”

Health experts say early detection of diseases can sometimes save your life, and catching chronic health problems like heart disease, hypertension and lung disease is the goal of a Nebraska program started this ... via KOLN-TV Lincoln

“It's been tremendous for Habitat to raise money to build homes, both through cans and grant money.”

Even if you can't swing a hammer you can still build a home. Even recycling your pop cans can help. via KHGI

Experts are warning Nebraska landowners about being safe with controlled burns, as winds and other elements have let some recent fires grow out of control. via KHGI

“We're not a big youth group and we don't have a big church, but we know they can touch each person”

If anyone can make a positive influence on teens, professional athletes are often at the top. via KHGI

“They're just appalled that not only is there not daycare, but if there is a daycare you're not happy with, you're stuck.”

Even before Debra Geater moved with her husband Greg from Houston to Aurora, she began calling around in an effort to find daycare/preschool for her twin four-year-olds. The task was not easy. via AuroraNewsRegister.com

Here's a guide to today's 2008 Cherry Blossom Festival events: Grandparents Day in the Park 4-6 p.m. Miller Lite Central City Park. via The Macon Telegraph

“A-FAN is right to stress the importance of being a good neighbor”

Having a great rapport with neighbors and members of the local community is a goal of every business owner - including livestock and poultry producers. via KHGI

The New Orleans Fire Department is investigating a three-alarm fire that broke out Friday night in an abandoned Central City building. via NOLA.com

Two young men were wounded, one fatally, Friday evening in a shoot-out behind a Central City snowball stand. via Times-Picayune

“There is no party, no philosophy, no church either good or bad, but human behavior makes it so.”

A company lobbying against a bill that would curb the new life insurance practice, called stranger initiated life insurance, or STOLI, has hired at least three of Nebraska's big gun lobbying firms and is ... via Lincoln Journal Star

“It was thrown together in a couple hours”

By spring 2005, people in the Everett Neighborhood were so tired of hookers they took their complaints to police during a meeting at the F Street Recreation Center. via Lincoln Journal Star

“Ismail said he's going to give me some better seed, so I might try a little bit. I'm going to be 78 years old, so I don't want to work too hard anymore.”

Just when it seemed that ethanol developers' tanks were running dry, Congress has trotted forward to fill 'er up, check the oil, and wipe some of the winter grime off the windshield. via Lincoln Journal Star

Central Nebraska award-winning romance authors Sherry James and Julie Miller will sign books Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Waldenbooks, located in Grand Island's Conestoga Mall. via Grand Island Independent

STAHLNECKER To Joey Stahlnecker and Evelyn Chirinos of Grand Island, a daughter born on Nov. via Grand Island Independent

“They'll talk about leadership in the classroom and leadership on the playground”

About 80 fifth-graders got lessons in leadership Friday afternoon at Northwest High School. via Grand Island Independent

“I think Dennis has had something to do with that (positive public opinion), in his leading and guiding us.”

That's how long it takes for two towns to jell after the upheaval of a school consolidation. via Grand Island Independent

“But that's not going to stop the community and the kids from performing and doing what they love to do.”

CENTRAL CITY Central City public schools' bid to build a new $4 million performing arts center fell 16 votes short Tuesday. via Grand Island Independent