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ADDS: CEMETERY FUNDS, PIPELINE-RIVER, WORLD-HERALD CUTBACKS, VERASUN-OUTLOOK, KLAMATH DAMS,
CEMETERY FUNDS
OMAHA—State Auditor Mike Foley is questioning whether a state-chartered cemetery in Lincoln can pay off its debts. In a letter to the chairman of the Wyuka Cemetery board dated Wednesday, Foley said that while the cemetery has reduced it operating costs, it is unclear whether it can achieve long-term financial stability. By Timberly Ross.
PIPELINE-RIVER
YANKTON, S.D.—The Missouri River crossing of the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, which eventually will carry Canadian crude oil, has been completed, company officials said. Keystone spokesman Jeff Rauh says the workers finished getting the pipe under the river at Yankton over to Nebraska last week.
BUSINESS:
WORLD-HERALD CUTBACKS
OMAHA—The Omaha World-Herald has eliminated 51 jobs to help deal with the rising cost of newsprint and the weakening economy. Publisher Terry Kroeger says the World-Herald’s newsprint costs increased nearly 50 percent over the past year. Eds: Also moving on national lines.
VERASUN-OUTLOOK
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—Ethanol producer VeraSun Energy Corp. said it expects to report a third-quarter net loss of about $464 million—more than four times the number quoted in an earlier announcement that accelerated the company’s fall into bankruptcy protection. Verasun also said it was unable to report quarterly earnings this past Monday as scheduled because of “extraordinary and critical demands” of the bankruptcy filing. By Energy Writer Dirk Lammers.
KLAMATH DAMS
GRANTS PASS, Ore.—The Bush administration has announced a nonbinding agreement for removing four dams along the Klamath River, a key to resolving the basin’s long-standing trouble balancing the water needs of farms and fish. While not a final answer, the deal represents a milestone toward what would become the biggest dam removal project in U.S. history. By Jeff Barnard. Eds: NOTE Nebraska mentions.
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ALSO:
— TD AMERITRADE ANALYSTS—Trading activity remains brisk at TD Ameritrade although it has slowed some since early October.
SPORTS:
— CHADRON ST-PLAYOFFS—Life after Danny Woodhead is good at Chadron State.
— FBH–ALL-STATE BALLOT—The ballot for The Associated Press All-State Football Team.
— VOL–ALL-STATE BALLOT—The ballot for The Associated Press All-State Football Team.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— OMAHA SHOOTINGS—Omaha police have released the names of two people slain in three separate shootings that left another person wounded.
— OMAHA FIRE—A man who suffered serious burns in an Omaha house fire has died.
— RECIPE TO REALITY—People looking to share grandpa’s pies with people willing to pay for a taste will find help at the Food Processing Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
— TREE CAMPUS-UNL—The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been recognized for its urban forestry management and environmental stewardship.
— DEAD DOGS DUMPED—A judge has amended the charges against an Iowa woman accused of dumping dead and dying dogs in a farm field near Grand Island.
— STATE FAIR—Another lawsuit has been filed to stop the Nebraska State Fair from leaving Lincoln for a new home in Grand Island.
— TWO POT STOPS—Three men were arrested after Nebraska state troopers seized 46 pounds of marijuana after two separate traffic stops.
— MUSEUM AWARD—The Nebraska State Historical Society’s Museum of Nebraska History has been reaccredited by the American Association of Museums.
— EDITORIAL RDP—Excerpts from recent Nebraska daily newspaper editorials on topics of statewide interest.
The AP, Omaha.
