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Nebraska City News-Press Nebraska state park visitors will get a chance to share their experiences this spring and summer. Crews will be in parks conducting surveys every weekend from April 3 through Aug. 8. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is looking for feedback about visitors’ park experiences at 22 state parks, recreation areas and historical parks. It is contracting with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Bureau of Sociological Research to conduct the surveys. Feedback from the...

Crews will be in parks conducting surveys every weekend from April 3 through Aug. 8. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is looking for feedback about visitors’ park experiences at 22 state parks, recreation areas and historical parks. It is contracting with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Bureau of Sociological Research to conduct the surveys. Feedback from the survey will help inform Game and Parks about how to better fulfill the wants and needs of Nebraska’s state park...

by Melissa Rosales, NET News The bronze statue will be unveiled on Oct. 10, Indigenous Peoples Day (Photo Courtesy Benjamin Victor and Karen Nalow). Listen to this story:  Sorry, but the video you are requesting is unavailable at this time, or unplayable on your platform! Melissa Rosales, NET News April 1, 2021 - 8:23am An Idaho-based artist is creating a public sculpture of the first Native American doctor in the U.S. Last week, the Nebraska Capitol Environs Commission approved the sculpture...

‘He was always there’: Tribute to beloved volunteer firefighter in Fort Calhoun Share Updated: 6:33 PM CDT Mar 16, 2021 Share Updated: 6:33 PM CDT Mar 16, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript DAVID: THINKING ABOUT THE FAMILY. JOSIE, THANKS. TO CALHOUN NOW, FATHER BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE TO A MAN WHO DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO HELPING OTHERS. ALEXANDRA: HUNDREDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOK PART IN THIS PROCESSION, TO HONOR THE LIFE OF DENNIS BENDER. H...

By Terry Leahy Mar 11, 2021 A veteran volunteer firefighter/paramedic dies in the line of duty at the scene of a large Washington County brushfire on Wednesday. In a tweet, the Ponca Hills Fire Department says Dennis Bender passed away as the result of a medical emergency. The Department says he had served Ponca Hills Fire and that community in the north part of the Metro for 50 years, and was among the first certified paramedics in the state of Nebraska. In fact, Dennis Bender was the s...

Volunteer firefighter dies after helping battle Washington County brush fire Share Updated: 4:44 AM CST Mar 11, 2021 KETV Staff Report Share Updated: 4:44 AM CST Mar 11, 2021 KETV Staff Report A Ponca Hills volunteer firefighter died Wednesday after helping battle a large brush fire east of Fort Calhoun.In a news release, Ponca Hills Fire Chief Joel Sacks said Dennis Bender suffered a "medical emergency." He was one of dozens of crews in the area...

KLKN-TV Ponca Hills firefighter passes away fighting brush fire The Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire Department lost a firefighter who had served them for 50 years March 11, 2021 6:20 am courtesy: Ponca Hills Fire Department PONCA HILLS, Neb. (KLKN)- The Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire Department had a sad announcement to make–the death of one of their own. Ponca Hills Firefighter Paramedic Dennis M. Bender passed away as the result of a medical emergency while working on a large brush fire east of Fort...

Ames Tribune Editors note: This story has been updated to remove an incorrect description of the gender make-up of the Ames City Council in 1994; to reflect the lack of clarity on whether Stubben had the chance to speak before that council; and to clarify that a packet of paperwork on the name change was required by a federal governmental organization. Nearly three decades ago, 16-year-old Fawn Stubben prepared to stand before the Ames City Council to talk about what she said was the real me...

Rescuers rappel 20-ft bluff to rescue injured hiker     COMPTON, Arkansas (KFSM) — The National Park Service, along with numerous local agencies and volunteers, worked to rescue an injured park visitor at Buffalo National River on Saturday (Feb. 27). A 60-year-old Bella Vista man was hiking with his son in a remote part of the Ponca Wilderness area when he suffered an injury and was unable to hike out on his own. After assessing the injury, responding park rangers decided to start the ...

60-year-old Bella Vista hiker rescued in Ponca Wilderness area at Buffalo National River To avoid a six-mile carryout, rescue crews rappelled down a twenty-foot bluff, placing the hiker into an emergency rescue basket. Author: 5NEWS Web Staff Updated: 12:26 PM CST March 2, 2021 COMPTON, Arkansas — The National Park Service, along with numerous local agencies and volunteers, worked to rescue an injured park visitor at Buffalo National River on Saturday (Feb. 27)...