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DEADLY TORNADOES
LINCOLN—Nebraskans may have been caught off guard by the early arrival of tornado season this year, but for those who know their history, or survived it, it had an ominous familiarity to it. The National Weather Service confirmed seven tornadoes swept through eastern Nebraska on March 23. The storms caused damage and minor injuries.
ART PASSION
CEDAR BLUFFS—At the end of a busy day, Lynn Bowder is tired. But she’s resolute when describing what she dreads most. By Tammy Real-McKeighan. Eds: A Nebraskaland Feature.
KEYSTONE XL
DALLAS, S.D.—If the time ever comes for Bill Serr to sign an easement to allow Keystone XL crude oil pipeline construction on his property 15 miles south of Dallas, he’s leaning toward doing it. “I can’t speak for everybody, but I’m OK with it,” said Serr, who already has agreed to let surveyors on his land. Eds: Note Nebraska mention.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— WATER CONFERENCE—This year’s Water Law, Policy and Science conference will put water into its practical context—money.
— FLEEING ROBBER—Police say an Omaha man forced his way into a 71-year-old woman’s home, demanded money and property and then had a victim call him a cab to flee the scene.
— RANCHER HONORED—A past president of the Nebraska Cattlemen will be the 75th member of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Block and Bridle Hall of Fame.
— WINTRY WEATHER—Just days into spring, a wintry storm weather officials are calling significant is tracking its way toward Nebraska.
— CATHOLIC PARISH-CLOSING—The Omaha Archdiocese has announced it will close one of its north Omaha parishes this spring because of declining participation.
— FORT EDUCATION—Author Jeff Barnes will give a historical glimpse of the key role Nebraska military posts played during the homestead period.
— SEX ASSAULT ALLEGED—An Omaha man who once played for the Nebraska and the Omaha Beef football teams is facing allegations he fondled a 12-year-old girl.
— ORGANIC FARMING —There’s good news for Nebraska’s organic farming industry.
— LUMBER YARD DEATH—An employee of a Scottsbluff home improvement store is dead after merchandise in the store’s lumber yard collapsed on him.
The AP, Omaha.
