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WEBImmigration. Twenty one Nebraska counties outside the Omaha and Lincoln metros are growing, growth sparked by immigrants and their extended families. Experts say immigration is key to the survival of small towns like Wakefield, even though it can also cause housing shortages, strain schools and create …
Nebraska tribe pays $65K a year to rent land on its own …
WEB3 days ago · A bluff along the Missouri River, called Maiden’s Leap, reminded tribe members of their Minnesota homelands, and they decided to stay. Driven away from the town of Niobrara by hostile white settlers, they moved into the Bazile Creek region around 1866, Runnels said, an area that would later become the reservation.
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WEBAug. 27: Omaha Downtown Improvement District. By Omaha Documenters. Sep. 4, 2024. All work produced by the Flatwater Free Press — articles, videos, photos and other media — is available for publication at no cost.
Pickin' up pawpaws: Meet the midwestern "tropical" fruit thriving …
WEB1 day ago · Kentucky State University has had a dedicated pawpaw research program since 1990, developing the pawpaw as a commercial crop. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, pawpaw trees were planted on East Campus as part of a national study on pawpaw growth throughout the plant’s native region.
Ricketts' Riches: How we did it - Flatwater Free Press
WEB2 days ago · Ricketts’ Riches: How we did it. The Flatwater Free Press analyzed public state and federal campaign finance records to get the most complete look at the Ricketts’ political giving possible. We reached out to national and local experts, current and former Nebraska politicians and strategists, and every living governor for context.
Statewide Archives - Flatwater Free Press
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Topic: Statewide. Topic: Statewide. Statewide means what it sounds like — stories as relevant in Valentine as they are in Nebraska City. These are issues that touch all of us. Think: the environment, legislative policy, universities and more. Article count: 157.
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WEBAug 28, 2024 · Greater Nebraska. We want to tell the stories of all the communities outside our metros, too. Whether they be plain old good yarns or long-term investigations, we’re committing a major part of our content mix to doing journalism throughout the state. Nebraska Evolving: The perception is that smaller communities are dying.
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WEBThe Flatwater Free Press is Nebraska’s first statewide, nonprofit newsroom. We focus on two types of stories: investigations and feature stories that highlight the best of The Good Life. We believe that journalism is a public good; that sharing Nebraskan stories and keeping an eye on out institutions makes for a better, stronger state.
New faces, new partners, new formats. Flatwater’s growing
WEBJan 26, 2022 · Matt Wynn is the Executive Director of the Nebraska Journalism Trust, which launched and funds the Flatwater Free Press. He has spent 13 years at news organizations across the country, most recently on the investigative team at USA Today. He lives in his hometown of Omaha with his wife, Sarah, and three children.
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WEBMission. Flatwater. Free Press. Flatwater echoes the origins of our state’s name, a translation of the Oto or Omaha words for the Platte River. The Platte of course spans the state, providing sustenance and a travel route for this land’s first human inhabitants. Today it connects Scottsbluff to Omaha and hundreds of communities between.