Lincoln Local News

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Holy communion will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Sunday. A 10-minute video on the Alpha Course will be shown following service. Alpha Course begins Monday, Sept. 8, and will meet weekly, for 10 weeks, to explore spirituality.

The Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce Employee of the Month for August is Dee Kaminski, animal shelter manager for the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.

Noon. Children's book author and illustrator Rebecca Harrison Reed reads from and discusses The Train to Maine , a new picture book illustrated by Reed and written by Jamie Spencer, at the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, 11200 Fairfax Station Rd., Fairfax Station, Va., 703-425-9225.

Finding Health and Medical Information class: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Newport Public Library, 35 NW Nye St., Newport. Registration required. www.newportlibrary.org or 265-2153.

“Forest Primeval” encaustic works by Colleen Hickey and Buff Medb Neretin will be on display from Aug. 31 to Sept. 29 at the Lincoln City Cultural Center. An artist's reception will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the center.

Paige Delancey struck out five batters and yielded two runs off of five hits to help the Columbus High softball team take ...

Today, the Nebraska State Fairgrounds is filled with people, enjoying the 139th edition of the fair. Two years from now, the fairgrounds will be empty. The Nebraska State Fair is moving to Grand Island in 2010, ending a run in Lincoln that has lasted for more than a century.

The second annual Art at the Beach in Lincoln City will boast thousands of handcrafted items.

WATERVILLE - A judge ruled in favor of the Rocky Reach trail extension Tuesday, but a lead opponent of the trail and his attorney say another appeal is likely.