Nebraska
Natural Grocers® Honors Arbor Day in Nebraska, with a Freebie and $5 Off, April 25-27, 2025
{N}power® members will receive a free reusable bag and exclusive savings at all three Nebraska locations
LAKEWOOD, Colo., April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Natural Grocers®, the leading family-operated organic and natural grocery retailer in the U.S., invites Nebraska customers to celebrate Arbor Day with a freebie and savings, April 25-27. Members of its {N}power® rewards program will receive a free Natural Grocers reusable tote bag and a $5 off coupon for in-store purchases at its three Nebraska stores.
{N}POWER® MEMBERS SAVE & CELEBRATE
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April 25-27: {N}power members will receive a FREE, limited-edition, reusable shopping bag featuring each of the 21 states Natural Grocers has a presence in—including Nebraska, while supplies last.[i]
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April 25-27: {N}power members will also enjoy extra savings with a $5 off coupon.[ii]
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Not an {N}power member? Not a problem! Discover {N}power, Natural Grocers’ free customer rewards program—and enjoy exclusive discounts, deals, surprise offers and rewards points with every visit. Sign up for {N}power here. Customers can also download the Natural Grocers App for easy access to {N}power benefits and more.
NEBRASKA – A NATURAL FIT FOR NATURAL GROCERS
Natural Grocers, a Colorado-based company, opened its first store in Lincoln, Nebraska, in spring of 2012. Two additional stores followed in 2013, bringing high-quality products and world-class customer service to Omaha and its surrounding communities. The company remains committed to serving the Cornhusker State with the highest-quality products at their Always Affordable PricesSM.
“As a company, we had been looking to expand into our neighboring state of Nebraska for quite some time,” said Raquel Isely, vice president of marketing at Natural Grocers. “The state offers naturally beautiful and diverse landscapes, a growing economy with a deep commitment to its agricultural heritage—and that friendly mid-western vibe. Because of this and more, we knew Nebraska would be a great fit for a company like ours.
“For over a decade, we’ve been honored to serve the kind and hard-working people of Nebraska with our Five Founding Principles. Arbor Day, a holiday that originated in this state, is the perfect time to say, ‘thank you’ to our loyal customers. Celebrating trees and urging folks to plant more is a meaningful investment in the health of our soil and planet. We invite folks from Lincoln, Omaha, and everywhere in between to join our festivities.”
The future of data centers in Nebraska took center stage at a North Omaha town hall Thursday evening.
The event was hosted by State Sens. Terrell McKinney and Ashlei Spivey, who alongside Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh sponsored a bill in the Nebraska Legislature that looked to help regulate data centers.
Parts of their bill were adopted and passed in LB1010, which requires reports on annual power usage, water usage and ownership.
“Having this passed in a package showed a lot of bipartisan work,” Spivey told a crowd of attendees at Nelson Mandela Elementary School.
The proposed regulations were shaped in part by Bold Nebraska, an advocacy group focused on eminent domain and clean energy. Jane Kleeb, chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party and founder of Bold Nebraska, said before the bill passed there were “zero laws on the books” to address a boom in data centers.
“If one is coming into the community, we wanted to make sure that there were some basic transparency things in place,” Kleeb said.
Political discussions around data centers heated up in recent months following reporting by the Flatwater Free Press that showed Google is considering a data center in Nebraska that could require more than three times the amount of power the entire city of Lincoln uses at peak demand in the summer.
The Nebraska Legislature recently passed another bill, LB1261, that allows private developers to build and own power plants to serve a large industrial customer, including data centers. That bill was proposed by the governor’s office and celebrated by Gov. Jim Pillen.
“Our state is once again taking a bold and strategic step – one that will create an environment that attracts business and multibillion dollar investment, while legally preserving Nebraska’s unique and consumer-friendly public power model,” Pillen said at the time.
At Thursday’s town hall, McKinney called LB1261 “the bogeyman bill.”
“It’s a bill that the governor pushed through the legislature to allow for data centers to create their own power,” McKinney said. “It’s a bill that I stood on the floor and said this is going to harm our communities.”
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Hundreds of people are without power in southeast Nebraska after a severe storm passed through Thursday morning.
The Lincoln Electric System outage map showed 115 customers without power across the city at 11:36 a.m.
Norris Public Power District’s outage map also shows 45 customers affected by the storm. As of 11:36 a.m., there were nine active outages.
According to the Nebraska Public Power District outage map, 657 customers were affected by the storm. Most of the affected customers were near Plattsmouth in southeast Nebraska. As of 11:37 a.m., 27 customers remain without power.
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Mandatory evacuations have been ordered near Crawford, including Fort Robinson State Park, as the South Fork Fire continues to spread in western Nebraska.
According to the City of Crawford, evacuations are currently underway for an area north of Crawford that includes the area south of Dodd Road, west of Dodd Road, and FF Street.
Fort Robinson has also been evacuated.
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission said Fort Robinson State Park and Peterson Wildlife Management Area have been temporarily closed due to the fire.
The fire has burned approximately 9,000 acres and is currently 0% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Nebraska Game and Parks said the park and the WMA will remain closed until further notice to support firefighting operations and protect public safety.
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