Plattsmouth News

The Nebraska Department of Economic Development has awarded $73,500 in Community Development Block Grant funding to Lexington, Plattsmouth and Scribner to complete the Phase I portion of downtown revitalization projects.

A Louisville, Neb., man has been charged in Cass County Court with two counts of motor vehicle homicide in the June deaths of two brothers.

Today's pilots benefit from detailed information on what weather conditions they can expect before embarking on a flight.

Plattsmouth's volunteer emergency rescue service suffered another setback when a state audit found that it failed 13 of 17 inspection points.

Anti-abortion protesters picketed the NU Board of Regents meeting Friday, calling for University leaders to forbid expanded embryonic stem cell research at NU facilities.

Thieves are making their way across rural Cass County with homes and businesses alike burglarized.

One of Plattsmouth's oldest buildings is poised to come alive again. The new owners of the Fitzgerald Building, built in 1870 at the corner of Sixth and Main Streets, began accepting offers this week on 19 condominium units.

Call it the classroom combo. The H1N1 flu is hitting kids, as are the typical fall illnesses: colds, sinus infections and diarrhea.

Plattsmouth officials get update on rescue squad dispute. The Cassgram reports that Plattsmouth Fire Chief Bill Dudek said he met with rescue department leaders late last week and learned the vehicle repairs have been made, record-keeping practices have been established and inventories have been completed.

Two guilty pleas on sexual assault cases the Cassgram reports. Both pleas came through plea agreements in which Class II Felony charges had first been filed.

The Mecklenberg County Sheriffa s Department in West Virginia requested local authorities to serve an arrest warrant on 34-year-old Troy L. Crump for three felony counts of sexual child abuse.

The Cass County Board has become the first Nebraska county to ban smoking and the use of tobacco products on all of its property - including outdoors.

Oscar Wilde once described art as useless. Apparently he never met ceramic artist Deirdre Johnson.

The former River City Star is again a ship in search of a port. The riverboat left Omaha for Plattsmouth nearly two years ago amid great fanfare over its future there as a restaurant and clubhouse.

County Board member John Baroni of Plattsmouth said he is optimistic the ban will pass Tuesday, saying the motion to draft the resolution passed unanimously.

Plattsmouth is still looking for volunteers to man its rescue squad. The city entered into a 90-day agreement with a private ambulance service last month due to a shortage of volunteers.

Sewer improvements and water tower costs to be felt, but not to the extent as first thought.

The Midtown Business Association will have its next networking event at a new location, Midwest Photo Pro, 4314 Leavenworth St., from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Friday.

The head of Douglas County's CSI unit faces a federal jury beginning today in a trial that stems from a single speck of blood.

Motorists traveling on U.S. Highway 75 through the Plattsmouth area should find their drive smoother starting today.