The cranes are returning. Will the tourists?
People in the Platte River's Big Bend region look to the sky in early March when they hear familiar notes sung by a few high-flying sandhill cranes. They know the full-throated chorus isn't far behind.

People in the Platte River's Big Bend region look to the sky in early March when they hear familiar notes sung by a few high-flying sandhill cranes. They know the full-throated chorus isn't far behind.

Mimosa Fest returns to Downtown Norfolk this Saturday
Nebraska basketball announces Grand Island exhibition against Kansas State
Norfolk will advertise for bids for Ta-Ha-Zouka softball improvements project
New sculpture installed at Victory Road roundabout
Columbus Sertomaland Playground reopens with all-inclusive upgrades
Hope Crisis Center executive director Carmen Hinman is touting her organization's successes but isn't shying away from its funding struggles in her conversations with county boards this summer.