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Welcome to Omaha - ranked 5th on the Forbes Advisor ‘Best Summer Vacation Cities in America’ list!ALSO…* ‘Prioritize the voice of the people’: Sen McKinney against displacement for business park near Eppley - from KMTV * CWS: 2024 How Creighton University helps all 8 teams stay healthy - from WOWT* Omaha firefighters rescue man stuck in bucket truck after hydraulic failure leads to fire - from KETV

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We conclude our conversation with Omaha’s 51st Mayor, Jean Stothert.ALSO…* Carter Lake councilwoman accused of harassment will keep seat - from WOWT* Joslyn Art Museum quietly postpones famed artist’s exhibit after multiple assault allegations - from Flatwater Free Press* Kiewit Luminarium unveils ‘Science of Baseball’ exhibit for CWS - from KETV

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Jean Stothert is the 51st Mayor of Omaha.ALSO…* Deputies arrest three in connection with Elkhorn North High gunshots incident - from Omaha World-Herald* Douglas County reduces property valuations for storm damaged homes - from KETV* OPD: Motel once accepted ground beef as payment - from KMTV

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Jean Stothert is the 51st Mayor of Omaha.ALSO…* Omaha City Council considers $2 million for truck route - from Omaha World-Herald * Omaha rolls out website for city’s new Master Plan - from WOWT* No payment means no recount of blowout Douglas County Board race - from Nebraska Examiner

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Dave Webber is the host of Omaha Everyday on WOWT.ALSO…* Unprecedented moves seek to ramp up affordable housing options in Omaha - from Nebraska Examiner* Nebraska Humane Society limiting intake, adoptions due to possible infection - from WOWT* After 50 years, the Omaha Summer Arts Festival comes to a close - from KMTV

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Brent Bradley is an Omaha Austin, TX-based stand-up comedian…ALSO…* Nebraska dedicates memorial to honor Vietnam veterans - from Omaha World-Herald* Gov. Pillen visits Nebraska National Guard sent to U.S.-Mexico border - from WOWT* The last servants: Sisters who founded Omaha’s Marian High prepare for their final act - from Flatwater Free Press

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Omaha World-Herald: Omaha’s Hollywood Candy to offer sweet-themed boozy drinksNews we can…booze?ALSO…* Nebraska state senator asks city of Omaha to give voters more say on streetcar, Mayor Jean Stothert responds - from KETV* Omaha officials say progress is being made on ‘Baby Bob’ bridge - from WOWT* Omaha candidate seeks recount at own expense after soundly losing GOP primary - from Nebraska Examiner

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“A woman in Nebraska who was mistaken for dead at a nursing home and later found to be alive at a funeral home has now really died,” reports the BBC. The internationally covered saga of the sad final passing of Ms. Constance Glantz shocked many… but didn’t surprise Lincoln death industry professional Robert Davies.Why? Well… just click play to find out…ALSO…* Omaha installs inaugural Inland Port Authority board amid complaints from area residents - from Nebraska Examiner* In Nebraska U.S. Senate race, Osborn calls for four debates with Senator Fischer - from Omaha World-Herald* ‘This is not justice’: Family of Omaha eighth-grader killed in 2022 frustrated with case - from WOWT

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John Heaston passed away at age 53 on Friday after a four-year battle with acute myeloid leukemia. The above illustration by Jeffrey Koterba was for the Omaha Press Club event celebrating Mr. Heaston’s career and life. For a brief history of The Reader, click here.To read the press release announcing the acquisition of The Reader by Nebraska Public Media, click here. To listen to John Heaston in his own voice on the history of The Reader on ‘Reader Radio’ with Chris Bowling, click here.To watch his appearance on 1st Sky Omaha, click here. To listen to his appearance on the Lives radio show with Stuart Chittenden, click here. To read an amazing history of Omaha’s alternative media publications, written by Warren Francke, that appeared in The Reader on January 1, 2015, click here. MarQ Manner - of the Omaha Buzz Substack - and a longtime Reader writer and friend of Mr. Heaston, reflects on his life & legacy here…ALSO…* Controversy arises over process, mayoral picks for Omaha’s first-ever Inland Port Authority Board - from Nebraska Examiner* Group denied permit for transitional home in Omaha claims discrimination - from WOWT* Here is what the next 20 years of Omaha Parks & Rec could look like - from KMTV

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Dylan Oakes Rohde is the founder/owner of The Backline Comedy Theatre.For information about the Omaha Comedy Fest, click here.ALSO…* Dan Osborn might not face Democratic Senate write-in candidate - from Nebraska Examiner* Food Bank for the Heartland breaks ground on new, larger facility - from WOWT* Multiple houses hit by gunfire Sunday morning, Omaha police open investigation - from KETV

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