Hallam News

A fire damaged a garage full of hay in Lancaster County late Friday night. Hallam Fire officials said they had the fire on NW 72nd Street knocked out in about 20 minutes.

Omaha, NE- Schrock Innovations, a local computer repair company is offering free data recovery to victims of this past weekend's tornado.

Aquila announced it is upgrading gas meters for 13,000 customers in rural Nebraska. via KHGI

“We didn't really know how bad it was until the next morning and then it was a shocker”

From the class rooms to the streets, tornado sirens sounded. Students prepared as Severe Weather Awareness Week continues in Nebraska. via KOLN-TV Lincoln

“All 50 states have had tornadoes, even Alaska.”

Although there has not been a tornado in Lincoln, Neb. since the 1950s, it is not impossible for the disaster to occur, according to Ken Dewey, a professor of climatology in the School of Natural Resources at ... via News Net Nebraska

“It's because of our glass returnable bottles. Our glass bottles keep our milk colder, longer, fresher. You still get that cold glass of milk”

Legacy Dairy and Creamery is proud to be a part of the rebuilding of Hallam. In just a year, they've become the largest employer in town, and they're bound to keep growing as Legacy fans from Holdrege to Omaha ... via KOLN-TV Lincoln

Hallam residents have finally dedicated the community center that replaced the one destroyed by a tornado in May 2004. via Beatrice Daily Sun

Another building destroyed in the May 2004 tornadoes has been rebuilt. The new Hallam Auditorium will be dedicated Sunday at 2 p.m. The original auditorium -- a 50-year-old building that was often the setting ... via Lincoln Journal Star

“Everything hit me all at once”

Lancaster County District Judge Steven Burns Tuesday sentenced Weston Lockard, 56, to prison for fraud and ordered he pay $22,253 in restitution to his victims. via Lincoln Journal Star

A 76-year-old Lincoln woman died around 6 p.m. Friday after the minivan in which she was a passenger struck a tractor's rear attachment on U.S. 77. via Lincoln Journal Star

The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office investigated at least four car-deer accidents in less than a day. via Lincoln Journal Star