Sam Mueggenberg

Nebraska News Service •

‘Love Your Neighbor’ event brings thousands of valentines to refugee families in Lincoln

LINCOLN--A Lincoln organization partnered with local immigrant and refugee resources to prove that Valentine’s Day is not exclusively about celebrating romance; it can also be a way to show love for a neighbor by writing them a valentine with words of encouragement in different languages or welcoming them to the city. The Lincoln & Lancaster Welcoming Plan hosted its second annual ‘Love Your Neighbor’ event with organizations including the Asian Community and Cultural Center, Lincoln Literacy an...
Nebraska News Service •

National Geographic photographer seeks a new purpose for Lincoln’s second-oldest home

LINCOLN--National Geographic photographer and Lincoln resident Joel Sartore came across a fixer-upper on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus over a decade ago.When he first stepped into the house on 16th Street, he knew it was no ordinary building. The emerald green home with a double-sloped mansard roof stuck out to him on a block of campus buildings, as well as fraternity and sorority houses. Not only was this UNL’s only privately owned house on campus, but it also showed French Second-E...
Nebraska News Service •

Lincoln sisters support immigrant businesses ‘one taco at a time’

LINCOLN, Neb. - Holly Burns angrily slammed her fist down on a restaurant table, turned to her sister and erupted, "We're taking back Taco Tuesday, one taco at a time."On this warm June night in 2025, Holly and Tiffany Burns - fueled by margaritas - were washing down the worries about the future of their Mexican-American community in Lincoln. Somewhere between angry and concerned, they came up with an idea to support the Lincoln immigrant population.The sisters decided on Taco Tuesdays with a tw...
The Norfolk Daily News •

Norfolk woman relies on faith, family in seven-year battle with lymphoma

Even though this process has been draining both physically and mentally for Anderson, everyone around her has been doing what they can to help her out. Her boss has promised she will keep her job after she recovers, and her family and friends have been helping with donations and keeping her “babies,” two cats and a dog, company.“I am very upset because I am going to miss adoration for an undetermined amount of time,” Anderson said. “Missing Easter Sunday, missing all of these church community ev...
Nebraska News Service •

Palestinian-American student withholds presidential vote over candidates’ stances on Gaza conflict

Sarah Omari, 20, a Palestinian and Jordanian student at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, said she’s not voting for a presidential candidate Tuesday because of how both Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris have treated the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict.“I feel like there’s a very big divide between politicians and the way they view Arab Americans and specifically Palestinian Americans,” the junior environmental science major said Tuesday.Voters across the country cast ballots for America...
The Norfolk Daily News •

New K-9 ‘hitting hearts,’ fighting crime in Dixon County

“He really is hitting the hearts with the community, and the people enjoy seeing him in public,” Blatchford said. “Children will come up to us and ask questions and ask to pet him, the dog has a great heart.”“He is a great source we’re utilizing for fighting against drugs, and he is trained for search and recovery,” Blatchford said. “We wanted to go with a K-9 that could be utilized with drugs but also can work with children. A lot of the dogs in this atmosphere are dangerous and aggressive, so...
The Voice News of Southeast Nebraska - •

Hickman man helps rescue injured passenger from accident scene in Kansas - The Voice News of Southeast Nebraska

WICHITA, Kan. – A Hickman man and two Sedgwick County deputies pulled an unconscious man from an overturned van near I-135 that submerged in a lake the evening of July 11.
Joshua Hicks, 43, was in Wichita, Kan. with his wife for his daughter’s softb...Sorry! A subscription is required to view the rest of this content.
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WICHITA, Kan. – A Hickman man and two Sedgwick County deputies pulled an unconscious man from an overturned van near I-135 that submerged in...
Civic Nebraska •

Family Literacy sees early success at LHS – Civic Nebraska

A new family literacy class at Civic Nebraska’s Lincoln High after-school Community Learning Center is giving the school’s English-language learners and their families a way to practice while bonding with their families.
Haroon Al Hayder, Civic Nebraska’s school community coordinator at the Lincoln High CLC, said the three-days-a-week class began in September, joining at least 10 other Lincoln Public Schools sites to provide a family-centered approach to education that brings children and famili...
Civic Nebraska •

Busting the myth of 'young people don't vote' – Civic Nebraska

Democracy is a word associated with freedom and fighting for the right to use your voice on any matter. There are many ways you can practice democracy; however, the most prominent is through voting.    
For Nebraska students, it’s equally important to understand how crucial it is to vote. In November, there will be a midterm election that will have all 435 seats of the U.S. House of Representatives, 35 of the 100 seats of the U.S. Senate, several Nebraska Legislature seats, and the governorship...