Stanton News

Sorrow coated a Douglas County District courtroom Wednesday. On one side, eight family members and friends dabbed away tears - clutching Kleenexes and photos and scribbled-down memories of a bright 18-year-old ...

A Stanton County, Nebraska man is in the Pierce County Jail after a pursuit. At approximately 9:24 a.m., Tuesday, June 10, 2008, two miles south of Wayne, Nebraska, on Highway 15, a trooper with the Nebraska ...

NORFOLK, Neb. -- A rescue of four people on the Elk Horn River in Nebraska points to the need for caution on Siouxland rivers that have become high and churning following an onslaught of precipitation dumped in ...

No Democratic delegates will be awarded as a result of this "beauty contest" vote. via The Boston Globe

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 266 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA GREELEY ... via KLKN-TV Lincoln

An 80-year-old woman was hospitalized after being attacked with a hammer Saturday evening. via Omaha World-Herald

A snow advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. Monday for parts of northeast Nebraska and western Iowa. via WOWT-TV Omaha

“There is a little less enthusiasm and a little less time to do the spelling bee contests.”

Midwest Spelling Bee contestants by year. * 2008: 76 * 2007: 89 * 2006: 87 * 2005: 97 * 2004: 93 See for yourself * The 79th Annual Midwest Spelling Bee begins at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Omaha Children's Museum, ... via Omaha World-Herald

The Stanton County Sherrif's office is continuing to investigate at two-vehicle traffic accident that claimed the life of 36 year old James Hanson of Pilger. via KTIC

A 52-year-old Stanton man was seriously injured Saturday afternoon in a one-vehicle accident that took place about six miles northeast of here. via KTIC

“You can find anything inside a piano.”

In the early 1960s, Gerald Asplin of Stanton drove to work in a Volkswagen Beetle that he filled up with gas for 28 cents a gallon. via Columbus Telegram

Slightly fewer inmates spent time behind bars at the Platte County Detention Facility, deputies spent more time serving civil papers and total fees collected topped $1 million for the third straight year. via Columbus Telegram

A 47-year-old Stanton man gets three days in jail for phoning in a bomb threat last year. via KTIV-TV Sioux City

Starting in bingo halls and armed with an act of Congress, Indian tribes have built gambling into a booming, $25 billion business over the past two decades. via Omaha World-Herald

“Lack of people to gather the signatures is the problem”

A proposed law to restrict who can gather signatures in a petition drive is one step closer to reality. via Beatrice Daily Sun

An informational meeting for potential foster parents is scheduled from 7-8 p.m. today at the Department of Health and Human Services office, 2365 39th Ave. via Columbus Telegram

A couple of Red Cross blood drives are set for this month in Northeast Nebraska. via KTIC

The metro could see anywhere from a dusting to one inch of snow early Wednesday morning, with higher amounts to the north and west. via WOWT-TV Omaha

A 47-year-old Stanton, Nebraska, man who's charged with phoning in a bomb threat against the Post Office in Stanton, Nebraska has made a plea agreement. via KTIV-TV Sioux City

“Electronic payments are standard operating procedure in the private sector. Electronic payments are also becoming standard operating procedure in state government”

The line outside the Lancaster County Court Office soon could get a little shorter. via Lincoln Journal Star