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Wesley Absher

Wesley Absher

Absher Passes Away

News Staff
Thursday, April 9, 2026
April 9, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.)  — The suspect involved in a murder-suicide in Polk County earlier this week has died.Wesley Absher, 40, was pronounced deceased Wednesday afternoon at Bryan Health West Campus in Lincoln.The investigation remains ongoing.

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For the Record: Court Report

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
For the month of March 2026: Lynetta S. Luethje, speeding 11-15 mph, $125 fine Rylan C. Douglas, speeding 11-15 mph, $125 fine Ali O. Mendez Capote, speeding 21-35 mph, $300 fine Sherrie M. Williams, assault w/ bodily injury, $300 fine Eh D.
Peyton Hofmann received academic all state awards in speech and girls basketball.

Peyton Hofmann received academic all state awards in speech and girls basketball.

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NCPA Academic All State

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Editor’s note: HPC was originally left off the list we obtained. They were later added.High Plains Girls Basketball: Peyton Hofmann Boys Basketball: Brodey Spurling Girls Wrestling: Dakota Gress and Bailey Gress Speech: Peyton Hofmann and Rylee Hofmann

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Gresham News

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
April 13Centennial School Board of Education will meet Monday, April 13th, at 8 p.m.April 14Monthly Village Board meeting will be Tuesday, April 14th, at 6 p.m at the village office.April 15Centennial School Booster Club will meet Wednesday, April 15th, at 6 p.m.
other year, another round of tax breaks to retain corporations

other year, another round of tax breaks to retain corporations

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Another year, another round of tax breaks to retain corporations

Paul Hammel
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
ALL THINGS NEBRASKA“To the Arch by March.”That was the scary slogan circulating throughout Omaha back in the 1980s when both Union Pacific and ConAgra were threatening to move their corporate headquarters out of the River City. (U.P. was said to be looking at St. Louis, home of the Gateway Arch.
The PLOT Act Protects Nebraska Ag Land

The PLOT Act Protects Nebraska Ag Land

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The PLOT Act Protects Nebraska Ag Land

Pete Ricketts
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
NEBRASKA SENATORFarms and ranches are the foundation of the Good Life in Nebraska. Nebraskans feed the country and fuel the world. Our farmers and ranchers keep America healthy and safe with a secure, reliable food supply. But Communist China can threaten this.