Davey News

I was 13, and scared. Crouched in the pitch-black, watching a flashlight beam bounce around on the dirt and stone walls of a 6-foot high cellar in Davey, Neb.

A 29-year-old Davey, Neb., woman was in critical condition Monday night at a Lincoln hospital after the car she was driving struck a tree along U.S. Highway 77 northeast of Lincoln, authorities said. via Omaha World-Herald

Think racing is a young man's sport? Then follow me down two paths, one close to home and the other not. via Omaha World-Herald

Girl Drink Drunk, 9 p.m., The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St., $5, www.waitingroomlounge.com . Girl Drink Drunk plays the songs while you sing the lyrics. via Omaha World-Herald

“I only had to explain the process. They were really a good bunch.”

Waverly Mayor Ron Melbye said he was proud that Waverly was a site for the Democratic Party's first-ever Nebraska caucus. via The Papillion Times

A 55-year-old rural Davey woman woke to the sound of someone walking around in her home early Wednesday, according to the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office. via Lincoln Journal Star

“It's difficult to get any money set aside for roads”

As the Nebraska Unicameral's Legislative session begins Jan. 9, so marks the final chapter in the career of State Senator Carol Hudkins. via The Papillion Times

“You don't want things too close.”

Pat Carter of Ceresco has done more than just fill his front yard with lights. The lights are synchronized with music to produce a holiday light show. via La Vista Sun

“We look at fair market price, looking at what is paid at post offices nearby”

The future of the Davey Post Office is up in the air. The U.S. Postal Service has decided not to renew its lease on the office just north of Lincoln. via Lincoln Journal Star

“I don't want to steer you wrong with regard to that”

Lancaster County commissioners are reconsidering their approval last week of a soil-mining operation , though not because of any qualms about the operation or the man behind the plan. via Lincoln Journal Star

“We are going to continue and forge ahead”

School District 161 voters decided against passing a bond that would have renovated the existing Raymond Central Junior/Senior High School building. via Gretna Breeze

“We'll have to do the best we can with what we have”

Raymond Central Public Schools district residents rejected a $16 million bond issue Tuesday that would have been used to improve the junior-senior high school. via Lincoln Journal Star