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Nearly $30 million in federal grants to help expand broadband in Nebraska
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- Oct 8, 2020
- Oct 8, 2020 Updated Nov 13, 2020
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The Department of Economic Development gave nearly $30 million in grants to telecommunication companies to provide broadband service to more than 17,000 rural homes.
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Several Southeast Nebraska communities will get faster broadband internet service thanks to nearly $30 million in federal grants.
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Birds flying over a barn, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star file photo
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GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
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FRANCIS GARDLER
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Mauricio Gulla Moreira rides his bull on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, during the PBR Unleash the Beast event at Pinnacle Bank Arena. FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star
FRANCIS GARDLER
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FRANCIS GARDLER
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FRANCIS GARDLER
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Majesty Jackson (from left), Mason Winroth, and Cruz Rodriguez hold up white boards during a kindergarten reading class, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, at Randolph Elementary. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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Lincoln East's Kirby Le returns a shot during the singles finals against Lincoln Pius X's Joseph Plachy at the Heartland Athletic Conference tournament on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
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GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
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FRANCIS GARDLER
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Wahoo's Mya Larson gets a kill in the third set against Waverly in a 2020 match at Waverly.
FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star file photo
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A side dump trailer gets ready to unload dirt onto the floor of Pinnacle Bank Arena ahead of the rodeo event this weekend, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. The Professional Bull Riders Wrangler Invitational will host a first round competition Saturday evening, and a championship event Sunday afternoon. The stadium will seat up to half of its normal capacity due to coronavirus regulations. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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A man skates past trees of colorful changing leaves at Pioneers Park on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. The cool weather that came around last week will not stick around. With the week ahead forecasting highs in the upper 80s and lows in the 50s. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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FRANCIS GARDLER
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FRANCIS GARDLER
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KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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FRANCIS GARDLER
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FRANCIS GARDLER
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FRANCIS GARDLER
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FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star file photo
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GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
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A new span of bridge connecting the Rock Island Trail to the Jamaica North Trail is moved into place using a crane on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
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JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
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JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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FRANCIS GARDLER
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FRANCIS GARDLER
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JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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The Class B Girls leaders runs through fall colors on Friday, Oct. 23 2020, during the NSAA State Cross Country championships at Kearney Country Club. FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star
FRANCIS GARDLER
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FRANCIS GARDLER
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Lincoln North Star's Liem Chot (bottom) looks behind him to see where Elkhorn South's Gabriel Hinrichs is on the final apparoach to the finish line in the Class A Boys final on Friday, Oct. 23 2020, during the NSAA State Cross Country championships at Kearney Country Club. FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star
FRANCIS GARDLER
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Lincoln Southwest's Carter McElhose (right) gets a pass inference call as he defends Lincoln North Star's Jace Elliott in the final minutes of the Class A first-round playoff game, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at Seacrest Field. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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A pair of Nebraska fans jump from their seats after a Nebraska touchdown in the first quarter shown on the cube in the Railyard on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020.. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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George Bang lifts his hands during the chorus of God Bless the USA, during a Back the Blue Rally at Eagle Raceway on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Eagle. Despite the threat of snow and below freezing temperatures there was no stopping the crowd of about 100 Nebraskans who wanted to show their support for law enforcement. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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Jon Michelsen of Lincoln drops off a ballot at the Lancaster County Early Vote Drop Box on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, at Gere Branch Library. FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star
FRANCIS GARDLER
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Sen. Tom Brewer speaks with Maghie Miller-Jenkins of Lincoln (bottom) as he calls off the the news conference to promote an upcoming bill to further penalize violence during protests, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, at Nebraska State Capitol. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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Kooser Elementary School fifth grader Lila Kildow accesses the website to vote in the LPS Student Vote on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
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Skeletons outside of a South Lincoln home encourage Lincoln residents to go vote in the upcoming election on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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Lincoln East's Austin Schneider (left) loses the ball as he's hit by North Platte's Tate Janas in the first quarter on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, during a Class A second-round playoff game at Seacrest Field. FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star
FRANCIS GARDLER
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People walk Grave Grabbers Screametery at 6025 South 41st Street on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, in Lincoln. The extensive display took weeks to make, and the 11-foot-tall witch itself took over 100 hours. All the decorations are handmade and put together from PVC pipe and old animatronics. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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Lincoln Christian's Jonas Burgher celebrates his interception against Gothenburg's Jake Burge next to teammate Josh Free (54) during a high school football playoff game, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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