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DEVELOPING: CATTLE HEAT DEATHS, STIMULUS-NEBRASKA, STATE FAIR-PAYMENT
ADDS: BUS DRIVER ARREST, BROKER BETRAYAL?, MISSOURI RIVER-MISSING BOATER, NUCLEAR INSPECTOR, SPARKLING CAREER, WORKERS SHOCKED, OMAHA HOTSPOT, I-80 WORK, MUSEUM-BEADWORK, GRANT CONFERENCE
CATTLE HEAT DEATHS
OMAHA—Nearly 2,000 cattle died last week as Nebraska’s temperatures and humidity soared quickly. Once all the reports of livestock deaths are in, officials at the Farm Service Agency will likely pursue a disaster declaration that will allow cattle producers to obtain low-interest loans. Before the heat struck, many livestock producers were already struggling with high feed costs. By Business Writer Josh Funk.
STIMULUS-NEBRASKA
LINCOLN—Nebraska officials have surpassed a requirement that at least half the roads projects they plan to do with stimulus dollars be approved by the federal government. The state has been approved to spend about $109 million of the nearly $160 million set aside for state-highway projects. By Nate Jenkins.
STATE FAIR-PAYMENT
OMAHA—The city of Grand Island is coming up on its third and last deadline to pay its share to move the Nebraska State Fair from Lincoln to Grand Island. The city has already paid $6 million of its $8.5 million cost. By Jean Ortiz.
SPARKLING CAREER
WAHOO—For 50 years, Creighton J. Loerch has helped people keep track of time. And sparkle. Since 1971, he has owned Loerch’s Jewelry & Gifts in Wahoo. Before that, he owned a jewelry store in Oakland. And at age 80, he continues to tick right along with the watches he sells. By Tammy Real-Mckeighan with the Fremont Tribune.
BUSINESS:
— BROKER BETRAYAL?—Both the former Nebraska City brokers charged with securities fraud will be tried for improperly selling risky investments in several interrelated Florida companies.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— BUS DRIVER ARREST—Lincoln police have arrested a school bus driver accused of molesting a special needs student.
— WORKERS SHOCKED—Omaha police say three workers were injured, but are expected to survive after the boom on their truck touched a live electrical wire.
— MISSOURI RIVER-MISSING BOATER—The search for a Nebraska man who was ejected from a boat on the Missouri River is expected to resume Monday.
— OMAHA HOTSPOT—Omaha has been named one of the top midsized cities for young professionals to live and work in.
— NUCLEAR INSPECTOR—Federal regulators have assigned a new inspector to Omaha Public Power District’s nuclear plant north of Omaha.
— I-80 WORK—Westbound traffic on Interstate 80 could be slowed by construction to replace bridge girders in Lincoln.
— GRANT CONFERENCE—Workshops designed to teach people how to get federal and state grants are scheduled to be held next month in Nebraska.
— MUSEUM-BEADWORK—An exhibit at the Great Plains Art Museum in Lincoln highlights the design, technical artistry and historical relevance of beadwork from American Indians of the Plains.
The AP, Omaha.
