Dan Swanson

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Tornado watch for most of River Country

1 week ago | rivercountry.newschannelnebraska.com | Dan Swanson

OMAHA - The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for southwest Iowa and southeast Nebraska until midnight. The tornado watch issued at 4:48 p.m. did not include Richardson, Nemaha and Pawnee counties. The Storm Prediction Center has much of eastern Nebraska in the slight to enhanced risk of extreme weather with potential for large hail and damaging winds. The watch indicates conditions exist for possible tornadoes. Storms are expected to develop from 4 to 6 p.m. and into the evening.
Probation revoked after home search

1 week ago | rivercountry.newschannelnebraska.com | Dan Swanson

Rose had been sentenced to probation on an illegal drug charge, but prosecutors say Rose violated probation with his arrest in Lincoln for methamphetamine and a probation search that yield cocaine and meth.
Attorney General tells Nebraska City retailers to cease and desist

1 week ago | rivercountry.newschannelnebraska.com | Dan Swanson

NEBRASKA CITY – Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is pursuing cease and desist letters against retail locations in Nebraska City that are selling THC-containing products. A press release says investigators made purchases of products at multiple stores in Nebraska City and says over 90 percent of the purchased products had labels that incorrectly identified the content and many appeared to be marijuana marketed as hemp.
Kregel Windmill Factory Museum set to unveil National Historic Landmark

1 week ago | rivercountry.newschannelnebraska.com | Dan Swanson

NEBRASKA CITY – The Kregel Windmill Factory Museum has scheduled an official unveiling ceremony for its National Historic Landmark in front the museum at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 26. The site along Central Avenue in Nebraska City is one of 23 national landmarks in Nebraska. The unveiling will be followed by an ice cream social at noon and the Arbor Day parade at 1 p.m.Speaker T. Lindsay Baker is scheduled at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Hayward Elementary includes parents in digital citizenship awareness program

1 week ago | rivercountry.newschannelnebraska.com | Dan Swanson

Hayward Elementary School hosted the BraveBe Digital Citizenship Program with a parent night on Tuesday. Principal Scot Davis said the BraveBe group talked to every classroom during the day and community adults were invited to a program in the evening to let them know what kids are saying about content they are exposed to online. Counselor Sara Halvorsen said it is sometimes alarming to hear what kids have experienced online and who they have communicated with.
Historical Society launching membership drive

1 week ago | rivercountry.newschannelnebraska.com | Dan Swanson

NEBRASKA CITY - The Nebraska City Historical Society is launching a membership drive and new website on Arbor Day. The society, which hosted its first annual historic preservation awards this spring, is encouraging residents to join in the effort to increase awareness of history and historic preservation throughout Otoe County. Along with the membership drive, the society is launching the first phase of its new website on Arbor Day.
Middle School reports on robotics program

1 week ago | rivercountry.newschannelnebraska.com | Dan Swanson

FALLS CITY – Falls City Middle School completed the inaugural year of its robotics program with a state award and presentation to the school board April 14th. A school press release says Falls City’s robotics team competed at the state tournament March 21-22 and the Tigers 1 team received the state Community Spirit Award. Robotics Director Jami Ankrom and classroom instructor Terri Hogue introduced the program this year to eighth grade pre-algebra and algebra students.
Plattsmouth man announces Legislature run

1 week ago | rivercountry.newschannelnebraska.com | Dan Swanson

PLATTSMOUTH - Republican Dean Helmick announced his candidacy for District 2 State Legislature today. His Facebook post describes him as a commonsense conservative who has the support of the Cass County Republican Party, commissioners Alex DeGarmo and Duane Murdoch and Plattsmouth Mayor Paul Lambert. Helmick is a former Air Force major who has continued to serve at Offutt Air Force Base as a civilian. Sen. Rob Clements was appointed by Gov.
Salem man accused of theft from employer

1 week ago | rivercountry.newschannelnebraska.com | Dan Swanson

FALLS CITY – Shayne Songer, 39, of Salem is charged in Richardson County with possession and theft on April 3. A sheriff’s office affidavit says deputies served a search warrant in Salem and say a generator-welder stolen from Songer’s former employer in Iowa was in his pickup truck. After speaking with deputies, the affidavit says Songer led them to a 1997 Temco trailer on the property. The trailer with Western Engineering printed on it was also reported stolen.
Hallstrom: Arbor Day license plates, contract pharmacy protection advance

1 week ago | rivercountry.newschannelnebraska.com | Dan Swanson

LINCOLN - In his latest legislative column, State Sen. Bob Hallstrom provides updates on Arbor Day license plates and local hospital representation at the signing of the contract pharmacy protection act. Sen. Hallstrom said Sen. John Frederickson’s bill to allow Arbor Day license plates was merged with the priority transportation and telecommunication bill.