LENEXA, Kansas, July 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Pavelka Rentals LLC, a residential leasing company in Hastings, Nebraska, has agreed to pay a $24,579 penalty to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged violations of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act. According to EPA, Pavelka failed to notify tenants of potential hazards of lead-based paint exposure at the company's properties. "EPA and the federal government ar  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 25 (TNSconf) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announced that the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) will hold a plenary session Aug. 22-24, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri. The meeting will be held at the Hilton Kansas City Airport beginning at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 22, and concluding at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24. The draft MRRIC meeting agenda can  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 14-RD-308016) by Region 14 Director Andrea J. Wilkes: * * * Vertical Cold Storage, LLC, Employer and Louis Antonio Valdez II, an individual, Petitioner and International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local No. 554, Union DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION On November 30, 2022, Louis Antonio Valdez II (the Petitioner), an employee of Vertical Cold Storage, LLC (VCS) at its facility in La Vista, Nebra  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, July 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Plano, Texas, man convicted of Second Degree Murder and a Niobrara, Nebraska, woman convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. Alexis Delarosa, age 33, was sentenced to   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release: Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Terry A. Poland, 34, of Fremont, Nebraska, was sentenced on July 25, 2023, by the Honorable Michael D. Nelson, United States Magistrate Judge, to three years of probation, 60 days of which must be served in jail as a condition of probation. There is no parole in the federal system. Poland pleaded guilty in April 2023   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Fabiola Diaz, 31, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of actual methamphetamine. United States District Court Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Diaz to 100 months' imprisonment. He also ord  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Racheal Cain, 36, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha after being convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime. United States District Court Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Cain   more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, July 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news on July 26, 2023: U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) officially stood up the Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) Operations Center (JEC) during a ceremony at USSTRATCOM today. The JEC will serve as the heart of the Department of Defense's Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations with the primary goal of restructuring accounts for force management, planning, situation monitoring, decision-making, an  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, July 27 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news on July 26, 2023: U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) officially stood up the Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) Operations Center (JEC) during a ceremony at USSTRATCOM today. The JEC will serve as the heart of the Department of Defense's Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations with the primary goal of restructuring accounts for force management, planning, situation monitoring, decision-making, and   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The White House sent to the Senate on July 25, 2023, the nominations of nine individuals for position in the federal government: * * * * Elliott Abrams, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2024, vice Penne Percy Korth, term expired. * Elliott Abrams, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2027. (Reappointment) *   more