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PAPER MOUNTAIN
COLUMBUS—Fall cleaning often includes a tedious sorting of a growing collection of tax records, receipts, bank statements and other records. Then comes the decision about which to file and which to toss. For the Platte County Court, the mountain of records includes nearly 6,000 new files the court generates each year. The state mandates some of those records be kept for 100 years. By Eric Freeman of the Columbus Telegram. Eds: A Nebraskaland Feature.
BUSINESS:
BYTE BUNKERS
HASTINGS—The precise spacing between the mounds of earth that decorate miles of central Nebraska farmland east of Hastings hint at their original military purpose as Naval ammunition bunkers during World War II. After the base closed in 1966, more than half of the 49,000 acres became a USDA lab but most of the remaining concrete bunkers sold and have served as solidly built hog-feeding or storage barns. By Business Writer Josh Funk.
AP Photos.
ALSO:
— CATTLEMEN CONVENTION—The annual Nebraska Cattlemen’s convention will begin with Cattlemen’s College. Eds: Also moving on general news lines.
— RAILROAD RECOGNITION—Union Pacific’s efforts to reduce air pollution around the busy California ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have been recognized. Eds: Also moving on general news lines.
SPORTS:
NCAA VOLLEYBALL-NEBRASKA
LINCOLN—Nebraska is among six Big 12 teams that will play in the 64-team NCAA women’s volleyball tournament, the athletics association announced Sunday. The Cornhuskers (23-6) open the first round Friday at the Nebraska Coliseum against Coastal Carolina (20-13). The match will start at 7 p.m. CST, or 30 minutes after a match between Washington State (18-12) and Northern Iowa (30-2), the Huskers said on their Web site.
With:
— NCAA VOLLEYBALL-NEBRASKA-TICKETS—Tickets go on sale Monday for first- and second-round matches of the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament at the Nebraska Coliseum.
BKC–NEBRASKA-USC
LOS ANGELES—Ryan Anderson scored 14 points to help Nebraska edge USC 51-48 Sunday. Eshaunte Jones scored the winning basket on a 3-pointer with 11.7 seconds left. After USC called time with 8.4 seconds to go, Marcus Johnson air-balled a 3-point attempt from the left wing, preserving the win for the Cornhuskers (4-1).
T25-COLLEGE FB POLL
NEW YORK—For the second straight season the Southeastern Conference championship game will be a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup. Again, it’ll be Florida against Alabama, but this time the Gators will be top-ranked. By College Football Writer Ralph D. Russo. Eds: Note Nebraska mention. Also moving on national lines.
AP Photos FLORL203, ALDM120.
ALSO:
— BKC–CREIGHTON-IONA—Kyle Smyth scored 14 points to lead Iona past Creighton 63-55 on Sunday.
— T25-BCS-BUSTING FROGS—TCU has gone from nearly a total bust to becoming a BCS buster—after 12 seasons and some near-misses. AP Photos TXTP107, TXTP108, TXTP109. Eds: Note Nebraska mention.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— STOLEN BRAS—Police are looking for two couples believed to have stolen 126 bras from the Victoria’s Secret store at Omaha’s Westroads Mall. Eds: NOT FOR ONLINE USE IN THE OMAHA MARKET.
— TRAIN FATAL—Kalama, Wash., police say a 40-year-old Chehalis man was killed when his pickup truck was hit by a northbound Union Pacific freight train in the Columbia River town. Eds: Also moving on business lines.
— SCHOOL BOARD-ARREST—A Chadron School Board member remains jailed on charges he assaulted his wife and mother.
— RAT CHALLENGE—After months of preparations, some Lincoln college students are ready to get the rat race on.
— SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS—The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and North Dakota State University will be among the presenters at a 13-state conference that will explore agricultural solutions to climate and energy issues.
— UNO ALUMNI AWARD—Lori Hogan, a University of Nebraska at Omaha alumnus who went on to help found Home Instead Senior Care, will be honored at the school’s winter commencement.
— GREAT PARK PURSUIT—Amy Cole of Lincoln says she and her team didn’t care much about winning a prize during the Great Park Pursuit.
The AP, Omaha.
