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Nebraska Promise propels Mitchell into classroom
When asked about her small town upbringing, Nebraska Promise recipient Nonie Mitchell doesn’t mince words.
“I’m about as Nebraska as it gets,” she said. “I grew up between four cornfields and graduated from a school in the middle of a cornfield. I rode the bus an hour each way to get to that school — it almost felt like a different time period.”
A first-generation college student from a single-parent family, Mitchell grew up in a household that prized reading and writing, instilling in her an early love for English. The Nebraska Promise program, which covers tuition at any University of Nebraska school for students from Nebraska families who make $65,000 or less, enabled Mitchell to take that passion for literature from her Oxford hometown to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
“The Nebraska Promise was really a lifesaver for me,” Mitchell said. “I never thought that I would go to college. I wanted to go to, but my senior year of high school, I thought I wasn’t going to be able to afford it.”
High school was also where Mitchell developed a life-changing relationship with her English teacher, who both inspired her to seriously pursue college and, eventually, become an English teacher herself.
“She always believed in me. It was never ‘If you go to college,’ it was always, ‘When you go to college,’ which was something that I really couldn’t see for myself having no one in my family go to college,” Mitchell said.
Now at Nebraska, Mitchell is working toward a degree in English education in the mold of her high school English teacher who did so much for her. She credited the English department faculty and staff as being hugely influential to her during her time on campus and reinvigorating her love for the subject.
“I think I’m biased because I’m an English major, but the English department on campus has the best staff ever,” she said. “They all really care about you, want you to do well and know who you are. That’s just not something I expected, especially at a Big Ten university.”
As for where she’ll end up teaching after graduation, there’s really only one answer for Mitchell.
“I for sure would like to go back to a Title I school, being from a low-income background,” she said. “Long term, I think I will stay in Nebraska. I can’t imagine being anywhere other than here.”
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – One of the biggest health concerns during the extreme cold settling into Nebraska this weekend is hypothermia and frostbite.
It can occur quickly, especially among older adults and young children.
Officials with CHI Health Saint Elizabeth in Lincoln, which is the only burn unit in Nebraska, often treat frostbite injuries.
“So really it’s about making sure we dress in layers. Really limit our exposure outside. Limit exposed tissue. so as much as Mom may have told you to wear that scarf, i’m probably not the best at it. during these times its really important we are wearing that scarf and cover up all that exposed tissue. That’s really going to decrease that time needed to be out in the elements,” said Nurse Eric Jensen, Burn and Trauma Program Coordinator at CHI Health St. Elizabeth.
They tell people to limit time outside and wear proper clothes.
If you start to feel numbness at all while outside, get indoors as quickly as possible. St. Elizabeth has treated three cases of frostbite this winter.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The Nebraska Republican Party (NEGOP) released a statement Thursday condemning vandalism that reportedly happened outside its headquarters in Lincoln.
Surveillance video shared by the NEGOP appears to show a person placing a piece of a paper on the building, spitting on it and then walking off.
“This behavior is unacceptable and has no place in Nebraska politics,” said Mary Jane Truemper, Chair of the Nebraska Republican Party. “Peaceful disagreement and debate are fundamental to our republic. Intimidation, harassment, and destruction of property are not.”
The Lincoln Police Department said no police reports have been filed in connection with the vandalism.
10/11 reached out to the NEGOP for additional details about the vandalism.
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A Husker quarterback commit is transferring to a Nebraska high school for the 2026 season. Trae Taylor is transferring from Carmel Catholic (IL) to Millard South (NE).
In 11 games this season, he threw 3,571 yards, 38 touchdowns, and three interceptions. He also ran 77 times for 633 yards and 12 touchdowns.
In 2025, Millard South went 12-1 and won a Nebraska Class A State title for the second year in a row. Taylor is expected to take over for starting quarterback Jett Thomalla, who is committed to Alabama.
Taylor shared his decision on social media. He confirmed that his family will be living in Lincoln and he will be commuting to Omaha for school. The quarterback believes that it will allow him to continue to peer recruit for Nebraska football while playing for Millard South.
This decision was not taken lightly. I’ll be living in Lincoln, commuting to Omaha. So, any chance I’m allowed in the facilities, I’ll be there. Kinda a redshirt year at a slower pace. 2) I don’t want to miss a single recruit that comes in. None of this is possible without my Coach (Jason McKie) and his support, and him giving me the green light to go be great nothing but love. And of course, my (Corsairs football) teammates, my progress was faster because of you. Thank you, Corsairs community.
Taylor is one of six recruits committed to the class of 2027. The class of 2027 is ranked No. 6 in the nation and No. 2 in the Big Ten Conference.
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