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Lincoln County Board to mull 2026 charitable tax exemptions Monday

The North Platte Telegraph 22 Mar 2026
County Board members also will formally adopt resolutions updating the county’s comprehensive plan and zoning regulations during the 9 a.m. meeting in the commissioners’ room in the North Platte courthouse ... .
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Furious ranchers blast would-be branding settlement as pastures burn

Beatrice Daily Sun 21 Mar 2026
Unicameral Agriculture Committee Chairman Barry DeKay's proposed amendment to Legislative Bill 1187 was ripped Thursday for its contents, timing and State Capitol hearing site as four enormous western wildfires rage on ... .
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Jacobson's effort to strip 6th inland port denied

The North Platte Telegraph 21 Mar 2026
A rash of lawmakers who stayed on the Unicameral sidelines thwarted North Platte state Sen. Mike Jacobson's effort Friday to keep Nebraska's number of authorized inland port authorities at five ... .
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Letter from the Editor: We'll celebrate America's 250 years together

Scottsbluff StarHerald 21 Mar 2026
Each month from April to June, we’ll highlight significant people and events from our history. We want to hear from you as we cover Nebraska’s role in the nation’s history ... .
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Furious ranchers blast would-be Unicam branding settlement as pastures burn

Rapid City Journal 21 Mar 2026
Unicameral Agriculture Committee Chairman Barry DeKay's proposed amendment to Legislative Bill 1187 was ripped Thursday for its contents, timing and State Capitol hearing site as four enormous western wildfires rage on ....
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Furious ranchers blast branding plan

Scottsbluff StarHerald 20 Mar 2026
Testifiers from western and central Nebraska Thursday treated an 11th-hour legislative proposal to end the state's branding wars like an incendiary bomb tossed across their still-burning region ... .
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Pillen: Wildfires mostly contained, but beware ‘real dangerous’ Saturday

The North Platte Telegraph 20 Mar 2026
"We are not going to wake up with should’ve, could’ve, would’ve" as Nebraska faces renewed high wildfire risks, Gov. Jim Pillen said Friday in Gothenburg. “We can’t lose a community.” ... .
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Jacobson falls well short in bid to stop a 6th Nebraska inland port

The North Platte Telegraph 20 Mar 2026
Thirteen state senators sat out a 15-15 vote Friday that thwarted North Platte state Sen. Mike Jacobson's effort to keep Nebraska's number of inland port authorities at 5 ... .
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North Platte City Hall’s Tuesday features Adjustment, Planning meetings

The North Platte Telegraph 20 Mar 2026
The North Platte Board of Adjustment will lead off Tuesday’s City Hall council chamber doubleheader at 8.30 a.m., with the planning panel following at 5.30 p.m ... .
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Todd von Kampen: Learning our local history from the Snyders of the Sandhills

The North Platte Telegraph 19 Mar 2026
In his latest "Home on the High Plains" column, Todd von Kampen reflects on the historical literary treasures left by the A.B. and Grace Snyder family, including Nellie Snyder Yost ... .
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State senators back making motorists yield to livestock drives on roads

Fremont Tribune 19 Mar 2026
Whitman state Sen. Tanya Storer's Legislative Bill 977, which won 38-0 first-round approval Tuesday, would define livestock and those driving them as "vulnerable road users" to whom motorists must yield ... .
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Ogallala will host extra Corps of Engineers Perkins canal meeting on March 31

The North Platte Telegraph 19 Mar 2026
After initial meetings in Denver, Julesburg and Kearney, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has added an Ogallala open house from 5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. MT March 31 ... .
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E. Francis finish teed up with City Council's $2.8 million bid award

Omaha World-Herald 18 Mar 2026
Council members voted 7-0 Tuesday to accept North Platte contractor Level LLC’s nearly $2.8 million bid to finish East Francis Street from its 2025 terminus near Devco Avenue to Newberry Access ... .
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New January records for North Platte sales tax, county lodging tax

The North Platte Telegraph 17 Mar 2026
North Platte’s combined 2% sales tax netted nearly $1.19 million in January, 4% better than 2025’s record. Lincoln County’s 4% lodging tax took in $77,136, 30.4% higher than last year ... .
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Lincoln County Board OKs new zoning rules with 1st soil 'overlay districts'

The North Platte Telegraph 17 Mar 2026
If and when Lincoln County has a wind or solar farm to consider, its developers will face extra regulations should they want to erect them on sensitive Sandhills or Loess Hills soils ... .
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