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University of Nebraska Athletics will pay $200,000 a year to use the Sandhills Global Youth Complex baseball and softball fields for practice and will pay an estimated $700,000 to convert one of the fields to collegiate level standards.

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The Sandhills Global Youth Complex, including artificial-turf fields for youth baseball and softball tournaments, is being built north of Oak Lake Park. University of Nebraska Athletics will pay $200,000 a year to use the complex and an estimated $700,000 to convert one of the fields to collegiate level standards.

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Senior living community Pemberly Place on Nebraska Parkway near Pine Lake Road is among facilities that saw dramatic increases in their property values.

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The Kappa Delta house was valued at $359,200 in 2022 and $1,689,200 in 2023, a 370.27% increase. Seventeen Greek houses filed appeals with the Tax Equalization and Review Commission over their 2023 values. Eight of those have now been settled with others in the process.

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Tama Krings of Lincoln, (from left), shops for fireworks with her grandchildren Naya Martinez, 10, and Jace Krings, 14, at Wild Willy's Fireworks on Monday in Eagle. Stands in Lincoln can begin selling fireworks Wednesday.

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Shaquille O'Neal performs as DJ Diesel to a sold-out crowd on Saturday at the Royal Grove.

KATY COWELL, Journal Star

Pinnacle Bank's Braylon Lewis (1) creates a makeshift rally cap with his teammates sunglasses in the seventh inning during a Mike Peterson/Coach K Tournament game at Den Hartog Field on Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Lincoln.

KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star

Sierra Edmisten of Hastings (left) high-fives Jo Giles, executive director of the Women’s Fund of Omaha, after signing the affidavit for filing petition pages at the Nebraska Secretary of State's Office on Thursday.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

Lantis Fireworks' Bengt Embrey (from left), of Valley, and Connor McReynolds, of David City, prepare for a show by loading mortars into HDPE tubes outside of Haymarket Park on Friday.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

Malcolm's Hayden Frank (left) tags out Hickman's Jordan Monroe (right) at first base during a Mike Peterson/Coach K Tournament game on Friday at Densmore Park.

KATY COWELL, Journal Star

Contact the writer at mreist@journalstar.com or 402-473-7226. On Twitter at @LJSReist.

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