Bloat and waste have no place in your family’s budget, and they shouldn’t find a place in the state’s budget either. Nebraskans believe in a government that lives within its means – efficiently and effectively serving its people.

Nebraska is the best place in the world to live. But for so many potential first-time homebuyers, the market has become out of reach.

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More than 7,000 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have been named to the Deans’ List for the fall semester of the 2025-26 academic year. Qualification for the Deans’ List varies among the eight undergraduate colleges and the Explore Center.

Mary Ellen Long, a longtime resident of Holbrook, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at CountryHouse in Kearney, Nebraska. She was 89 years of age.

Rusty Wayne Park peacefully passed away at his McCook home on February 5, 2026 surrounded by his loving family. Those waiting for him in Heaven, were his grandparents, parents, sister Judith Lea, twin brothers and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

Brooklyn Faith Becker was born on December 4, 1996 and gained her angel wings on Thursday, February 5, 2026 due to complications from an infection. Brooklyn was born in Winnebago, Nebraska and came home with Joanna on August 9, 1997.

Dixie Lee Frink, 68, of Maywood, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2026, surrounded by her family. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and greatgrandmother, Dixie will be remembered for her unwavering strength, feisty spirit, and deep love for those she held close.

Bible studies. Alice’s faith was very important to her, and she regularly attended Calvary Baptist Church in Cambridge, NE.

The Maywood/Hayes Center girls basketball team picked up two more wins last week as it works to lock down the number one seed in the D1-11 subdistrict. The Wolves won a roller coaster game at Hershey Thursday.