DENVER, Colorado, June 23 -- Denver International Airport issued the following news release on June 21, 2021: Denver International Airport (DEN) is pleased to welcome its newest airline, Southern Airways Express. Southern Airways was selected by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) to Chadron, Nebraska (CDR) using nine-seat King Air 200 aircraft. Southern Airways will provide 12 weekly round trips between DEN and Chadron beginning today, Monday, Jun  more

HASTINGS, Nebraska, June 23 (TNSJou) -- Hastings College issued the following news release: A Hastings College professor and a recent alumnus have published an article that introduces a novel exercise for forensics teams based on methods adopted by the Hastings College Forensics team, one of the top 10 teams in the country. Dr. Austin McDonald, Hastings College associate professor of communication studies and associate director of forensics, and Andrew Boge, a 2018 Hastings College graduate an  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 23 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release: Attorney General Doug Peterson and 21 other state attorneys general wrote to congressional leaders on Monday, urging Congress to maintain the Hyde Amendment in the 2022 budget. The amendment, prohibiting the use of federal funds for abortions, was conspicuously removed by the Biden Administration despite its inclusion in federal budgets for the last forty-five years. The Hyde Amendment's p  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 25 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement following the release of May's unemployment rate numbers. Nebraska's preliminary unemployment rate for May was 2.6 percent, the second lowest rate in the nation and the lowest rate in Nebraska since 1999. "Nebraska's unemployment rate continues to decrease, and it's now at its lowest point in more than 20 years," said Governor Ricketts. "As normalcy re  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 21 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts announced that Nebraska would be sending Nebraska State Patrol troopers to Texas in response to a request for support in managing the ongoing crisis in communities along the border of the United States and Mexico. "Nebraska is stepping up to help Texas respond to the ongoing crisis on their border with Mexico," said Governor Ricketts. "The disastrous policies of the Biden-Har  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 24 (TNSGra) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and three partner institutions have received nearly $1 million to expand the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative. The $960,000 award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute for Food and Agriculture supports phase two of the three-year effort, which is led by Iowa State University. The program won initial NIFA funding o  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 24 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum's Bloom Box program has received the 2021 Program Excellence Award from the American Public Gardens Association. The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, a network supported by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, established Bloom Box in 2016 to get ready-to-plant pollinator plants to homes, schools, parks and other private and public lands. Its purpose   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 24 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Making the switch to clean energy is not a one-size-fits-all endeavor. John Hay, a Nebraska Extension educator who conducts workshops on solar energy, helps individuals make the decision that best suits their home, farm, ranch or business. "Success isn't always choosing to install solar," he said. "Success is doing a good analysis of the resources to make the best decision." Sin  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 24 (TNSPer) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Nebraska's David J. Sellmyer has been recognized for his achievements during his nearly 50-year tenure at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. A permanently endowed faculty chair has been named in the professor's honor to support physics teaching and research. "I am amazed and honored by the establishment of this chaired professorship," Sellmyer said. "It gives me confidence that   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 24 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: "Follow your passion," says Sandra Barrera, associate extension educator with Nebraska Extension. She tells this to every new business owner she helps. And she means it, because every day she follows hers. Barrera works with Rural Prosperity Nebraska, a division of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Institute of Agriculture and National Resources, helping Nebraska immigrants es  more