Entries taken through Sunday for WNAC IMAGE exhibit

It’s photography time once again during the West Nebraska Arts Center’s 33rd Annual IMAGE exhibit! Entries will be accepted January 27-February 1. Entry forms and eligibility requirements can be found on the website at www.thewnac.com or by calling 308-632-2226. Each year this gallery exhibit...

Federal judge won't delay Nebraska gay marriage case

A federal judge won't delay a lawsuit challenging Nebraska's gay marriage ban while the U.S. Supreme Court is considering the issue for the country. Judge Joseph Bataillon (buh-TAL'-yuhn) in Omaha declined a request from the Nebraska attorney general's office for the delay, saying in his ruling ...

Scottsbluff Fairfield Inn by Marriott beginning to take shape

Framing for the first floor of the Scottsbluff Fairfield Inn by Marriott is currently going up as construction continues on the three-story, 85 room hotel. The project is part of the Scottsbluff development that includes the new Reganis Honda dealership. Investors Dave Schaff and Aldo Gonzalez ar...

Study: Tax relief legislation would provide jobs and grow Nebraska

A Nebraska research firm says legislation introduced into the unicameral that would provide gradual income tax relief over the next ten years would result in thousands of new jobs. Adam Weinberg with The Platte Institute for Economic Research says an outside study of L.B. 357 indicates a more fav...