Douglas News

It's funny what a bit of horse trading can get you into. In 1976, Dan DeVries offered half the asking price for a storeroom full of discontinued cabinets at an Auburn cabinet company.

Candidate filing deadlines are fast approaching for offices that will be on the November general election ballot.

Nebraskans who missed work because of problems created by recent storms may be eligible for disaster unemployment benefits, federal officials said today.

“It's not just that the first inning is over. It's a whole new ballgame from here on out.”

The GOP may be the dominant political party in Nebraska, but it didn't dominate legislative races in the primary elections. via Omaha World-Herald

“We need to start this discussion.”

Two lawmakers and the statewide teachers union want to give Nebraska teachers an annual bonus of about $2,500 each, paid by state government. via The Papillion Times

“It's a loving community. A loving, caring community”

After firefighters from Palmyra, Bennett, Douglas and Unadilla had contained the blaze, Tiffany Maahs went inside her Palmyra home, where normally she could find videos of the three kids' births, wedding photos ... via Lincoln Journal Star

“In a way, it's a very American thing. It's a very capitalistic thing. We have folks capitalizing on the crimes to make a little money.”

James Dean became the quintessential alienated teenager in 1955's "Rebel Without a Cause." Fifty years ago this weekend, Charles Starkweather abducted and killed Robert Colvert, a Lincoln gas station attendant. via Omaha World-Herald

“He would help anybody he could in any way”

Virgil T. Kress, 46, Douglas, a passenger injured in a one-car accident near his home Nov. via Lincoln Journal Star

A 46-year-old man from Douglas, Nebraska has died from head injuries he suffered in a crash last weekend. via Action 3 News

“We haven't updated our rules and regulations since they were first adopted in the early 1990s”

Irrigators in several Southeast Nebraska counties could be required to install meters on large-capacity wells over the next two years. via Lincoln Journal Star

A 44-year-old Douglas woman was cited Sunday after a passenger was critically injured in a one-vehicle accident. via Lincoln Journal Star

Ashland junkyard owner Arlo Remmen has missed a court-ordered deadline to pay his $106,250 fine. via Lincoln Journal Star

Is ethanol an answer to the country's energy woes? Two experts will square off tomorrow night to debate the question. via KOLN-TV Lincoln