Falls City News

A joyride in a stolen pickup truck lands a 21-year-old Falls City, Nebraska man in the Richardson County Jail.

A 28-year-old Nebraska man has been given 21 years in prison for manslaughter in one county, domestic assault in another.

Wintry weather is bearing down on Nebraska, with chilly temperatures and snow in the forecast for much of the state.

Ballroom dance Wednesday at The Center, 714 S. Main St., in Council Bluffs. Cost is $7. The Stardusters will perform from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Show up at The Center every Wednesday for ballroom dancing.

Donna Houghton likes to paint, write and watch movies. But the 74-year-old especially likes to read.

The Harlem Ambassadors will visit Falls City, Neb., Sept. 23 to play in a fundraising basketball game.

CALENDAR WINNERS: The artwork of 13 Nebraska students will be featured in the 2010 "Nebraska: Don't Waste It!" environmental calendar for the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality.

A 19-year-old Falls City man accused of breaking into a police chief's home will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to an attempted burglary charge.

She has lived in the Rocky Mountains and near the Pacific Ocean, but it's only in the southeast Nebraska town of Falls City that artist Sandy Appleoff feels a "sense of place." It's where she was born and raised.

Construction work has begun on Highway 159, from the east end of Falls City and continuing east into Rulo, according to the Nebraska Department of Roads.

Originally charged with manslaughter in the death of a 20-month old toddler, a former South Sioux City, Nebraska foster mom has changed her plea to two new charges.

Preliminary hearings are set for Aug. 3 for two Falls City men accused of breaking into the police chief's home.

FALLS CITY, Neb. a ' A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. today to mark the opening of the newly remodeled fourth floor and renaming of the former Hotel Stephenson.

Eastern Nebraska can expect to feel a bit uncomfortable this week. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Monday as the temperatures are expected to hover in the 90s from Norfolk down to Falls City and points east.

Bertrand senior Taylor Tacha did Saturday what she has done for four years, dominating the Class D hurdles at the state meet.

A federal indictment was filed this week accusing Denise Schawang of misrepresenting payments on a series of federal loans she and her husband had obtained.

Several Siouxland organizations will benefit from a successful golf outing, last year.