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A county was classified as a maternity care desert if there were no hospitals providing obstetric care, no birth centers, no obstetrician/gynecologist and no certified nurse midwives.

A two-vehicle crash just south of Central City in east-central Nebraska left one person dead and another with life-threatening injuries.

Two people died in a head-on collision near Osceola early Friday morning, the Polk County sheriff said.

A Chevy Silverado driven by 52-year-old Jerry Swahn was heading west when he crossed the center line and collided with a truck driven by Nathan Peterson, 44.

Kelsey Patton owns and operates the only custom fiber mill in the state, where wool and other animal furs are turned into the beginning of a new project.

After COVID-19 grounded international travel plans for most U.S. colleges and universities, Northeast Community College successfully completed not one – but two – international experiences, taking stu

After COVID-19 grounded international travel plans for most U.S. colleges and universities, Northeast Community College successfully completed not one – but two – international experiences, taking stu

Seventy-five years after his death, William H. Fetters will be recognized as the last Civil War veteran buried in Polk County as part of a statewide project.

One mill in Stromsburg uses a building from 1910 and massive equipment dating as far back as 1929 to create custom yarn and blanket filling for sheep farmers. 

Plus, it’s the end of Nebraska’s balloon tradition (for now).