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Photo caption: Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, dean of the UNMC College of Nursing.

UNMC to offer new nursing scholarships at Scottsbluff, Kearney, Norfolk

Mar 4, 2026 / John Keenan, University of Nebraska Medical Center,

The UNMC College of Nursing has secured funding to award 30 full cost-of-education scholarships over the next two years at its West Nebraska, Kearn...

Courtesy/Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens

Nebraska soldier killed in Iran war

Mar 4, 2026 / News

Four of six U.S. service members killed in the Iran war died when a drone struck a port in Kuwait on Sunday, U.S. Army Reserve Command said Tuesday...

Cutline: The Jim DeBord Scholarship was recently presented to Zach Johnson (left) of Grand Island and Cameron Collins (right) of Lincoln at a ceremony at Central Community College Hastings. Jim DeBord (center), for whom the scholarship is named, posed with the recipients, who each received $1,000 to defray college expenses. (Photo courtesy Central Community College)

Jim DeBord Scholarships and Honorary Diploma Awarded

Mar 4, 2026 / Scott Miller Senior Director of College Communications

HASTINGS, Neb. – The annual presentation of a scholarship at Central Community College-Hastings was made on Feb. 26 along with the awarding o...

Premier Pyrotechnics “Shooter’s School” to Take Place in Grand Island

Mar 4, 2026 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — Residents may hear fireworks throughout the day next weekend as a fireworks training event takes place in the community....

More than 60 students selected for Kearney Health Opportunities Program at UNK

Mar 4, 2026 / Tyler Ellyson UNK Communications

KEARNEY – As communities across the state continue to face health care provider shortages, the University of Nebraska at Kearney is investing...

Anna Bultman working on a ceramic piece in the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center. (Photo by Matt Urbanski)

From Narnia to Detroit: Bultman’s ceramic art earns national spotlight

Mar 4, 2026 / By Laurie Cicotello Hastings College Communications

What happens when you mix a passion for Dutch Delftware with a deep dive into children's literature? For Anna Bultman ‘25, it resulted in nat...

Housing Development Corporation Changes Name to NextPoint Home Development and Expands Service Area

Mar 4, 2026 / Jami Tomlin

Hastings, NE – March 2, 2026 - Housing Development Corporation, a long-standing nonprofit dedicated to promoting attainable housing oppo...

Ward 4 City Council: Laura Gamboa Urrego Announces Run

Mar 4, 2026 / Press Release

Grand Island, Nebraska – Laura Gamboa Urrego announces her candidacy for city council to represent Ward 4.Laura Gamboa Urrego moved to t...