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“Nebraska has one of the strongest public school systems in America, let’s keep it that way”

  • Nikki McKim
  • June 6, 2023
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The recent passage of LB 753 has created a serious threat to education across the state of Nebraska.  LB 753 allows Nebraska citizens who owe […]

  • Opinion/Editorial

Right or Wrong, It’s my Opinion – 2023 Spring Game

  • Nikki McKim
  • May 2, 2023
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On Saturday afternoon, Husker fans, football was back, albeit for just a brief moment, but it was great to see the scarlet and cream on […]

Senator Slama proposes bills
  • General News
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Senator Slama proposes bills

  • Nikki McKim
  • January 25, 2023
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Nebraska State Senators reconvened Tuesday, January 17, in Lincoln. Senator Julie Slama introduced several bills into this year’s session. Her Legislative Bill 212 relates to […]

  • Opinion/Editorial

Editorial – The bullying problem is a community problem

  • Nikki McKim
  • December 13, 2022
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By Nikki McKim The Kids are Not All-right, EVERYWHERE. I hate to say it, but the bullying isn’t just at Humbold Table-Rock Steinauer. It’s everywhere. […]

  • Opinion/Editorial

“City Sales Tax”

  • Nikki McKim
  • May 10, 2022
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A bit of history about Nebraska State Sales Tax. January 1984, Nebraska dropped sales tax on food. State sales tax at that time was four […]

  • Opinion/Editorial
  • Politics

Falls City’s Michelle Keithley releases statement on Charles Herbster

  • Nikki McKim
  • May 3, 2022
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STATEMENT FROM MICHELLE KEITHLEY Charles W. Herbster’s Executive Assistant comes forward to tell her side of the story about the Elephant Remembers dinner in 2019. […]

  • Opinion/Editorial

Right or Wrong, It’s my Opnion.

  • Nikki McKim
  • November 17, 2021
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By Brian McKim In a not-so-surprising turn of events, the Nebraska Cornhuskers lost for the third straight game and the fifth time in six contests. […]

  • Opinion/Editorial

Walk Don’t Run – Six months of Parosmia caused by COVID

  • Nikki McKim
  • September 20, 2021
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This week I hit my sixth month of suffering from Parosmia and phantosmia cause by COVID I had in November 2020. Nearly half of people […]

  • Opinion/Editorial

Walk Don’t Run – One Year since the Pandemic started

  • Nikki McKim
  • March 30, 2021
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It’s been one year. I can’t wrap my mind around this whole thing. It still feels so surreal—people wearing masks to do everyday things like […]

  • Opinion/Editorial

Walk Don’t Run – I had COVID

  • Nikki McKim
  • March 1, 2021
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I’ve kicked around the idea of writing a series on local residents and how they’ve been affected by COVID for a few months now. I […]

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These are your Richardson County elected officials

  • Richardson County Attorney, Samantha Scheitel
  • Richardson County Treasurer, Amanda Bartek-Ramsey
  • Richardson County Surveyor, Robert Tichy
  • Richardson County Clerk/Election Commissioner/Register of Deeds, Mary Eickhoff
  • Richardson County Sheriff, Rick Hardesty
  • Richardson County Clerk of the District Court, Pamela Scott
  • Richardson County Assessor, Kimberly Riggs.

City of Humboldt Officials

  • Jan Wilhelm, Mayor jan.wilhelm52@gmail.com
  • Kendra Douglas, Ward2B68376@gmail.com President of Council
  • Jaymie Lewis, CouncilWard1B68376@gmail.com
  • open seat, Council
  • Richard Davis, Council Ward2A68376@gmail.com



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Falls City Mayor and City Council

  • Mayor Mark Harkendorff m.harkendorff@fallscityne.us
  • Don Ferguson (1st Ward) d.ferguson@fallscityne.us
  • Frank Killingsworth (1st Ward) f.killingsworth@fallscityne.us
  • Joe Buckminster -  (2nd Ward) j.buckminster@fallscityne.us
  • Kenny Killingsworth (2nd Ward) k.killingsworth@fallscityne.us
  • Shawn Fouraker (3rd Ward) s.fouraker@fallscityne.us
  • Sara Ruiz (3rd Ward) s.ruiz@fallscityne.us
  • Derrick Leyden (4th Ward) d.leyden@fallscityne.us
  • Josh Kaster (4th Ward) j.kaster@fallscityne.us
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