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Residents near Nebraska’s Spencer Dam recall events of 2019 flood

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2 years ago

March 14, 2024

Residents near Nebraska’s Spencer Dam recall events of 2019 flood

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Ice chunks weighing up to three tons, each fueled by rushing floodwaters forced the collapse of the Spencer Dam, which sent an 11-foot wall of water rushing downstream.

It wiped out Kenny Angel’s place at the base of the dam. His body was never found. The Vietnam veteran was one of three flood-related deaths in Nebraska in March 2019.

While Nebraska Public Power officials decided not to rebuild the damn, highway crews had a more pressing issue. Highway 281 across the Niobrara River had been washed, and getting around it required a detour.

A 120 mile detour.

“I’ve got to be honest, a lot of those first few days are a blur,” said Jeff Hart, a social sciences teacher at Boyd County Schools.

Many had to get creative on how to navigate the detour, which was in place for four months until contractors built a temporary highway bridge.

“The bridge south of Butte, after awhile, you couldn’t drive across it, but you could walk across it,” Hart said. “People had a vehicle on both ends and would walk across it. I know there were some families that did that everyday.”

Sometimes, what was happening at home was much harder. As the flood waters rose, many people needed to be rescued from their houses, and the community rural water line was severed. Port-a-potties and bottled water were at a premium, and when kids weren’t at school, many of them were involved in relief efforts.

“The resiliency of the kids was amazing,” Hart said.

Five years later, Hart incorporates some of the lessons of the 2019 floods into his teaching.

“I love to use it now to show how interconnected we are as a society, and how transportation is so valuable,” Hart said. “The kids who were hit by the flood and then by COVID, I tell them, ‘You lived through history.’”

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NioCorp to start work on its minerals mine in southeast Nebraska

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10 hours ago

March 2, 2026

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NioCorp to start work on its minerals mine in southeast Nebraska

NioCorp announced Monday that it plans to start work on its critical minerals mine in southeast Nebraska.

The project, which the company is calling its mine portal project, will involve building a main entrance to the Elk Creek underground mine and will serve as the primary access point for personnel, equipment, and materials for the underground mining operations. It also will include excavating bedrock, drilling and blasting to establish the twin mine ramps, on-site access road construction, and construction of on-site supporting infrastructure.

The project, which will cost nearly $45 million, is set to get underway before the end of the month. It marks the first time Colorado-based NioCorp will actually start any significant work on the main mine, from which the company hopes to extract niobium, scandium, titanium and other minerals.

“Given the size of this excavation work, the portal project really marks the beginning of a major pre-construction activity at the Elk Creek Project site and is an important step toward preparing for underground development,” Scott Honan, the company’s president and chief operating officer, said in a release.

Mark A. Smith, Niocorp’s chairman and CEO, called the project, “a significant milestone.”

Niocorp has spent more than 15 years trying to develop the mine on land in Johnson County, about 65 miles southeast of Lincoln.

The company still needs to raise a significant amount of money to make the $1.2 billion mine a reality, though. In December, NioCorp said it had raised about $360 million, or a little more than a quarter of the total cost. It is still waiting for approval of a $780 million debt financing application from the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

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Nebraska Lottery results: See winning numbers for Pick 3, Pick 5 on March 1, 2026

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22 hours ago

March 2, 2026

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The results are in for the Nebraska Lottery’s draw games on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on March 1.

Winning Pick 3 numbers from March 1 drawing

7-6-5

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Winning Pick 5 numbers from March 1 drawing

04-20-28-30-39

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Winning 2 By 2 numbers from March 1 drawing

Red Balls: 02-10, White Balls: 25-26

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Winning MyDay numbers from March 1 drawing

Month: 11, Day: 28, Year: 38

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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from March 1 drawing

10-11-12-35-56, Bonus: 04

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When are the Nebraska Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
Pick 3, 5: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
Lucky For Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
2 By 2: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
MyDaY: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
Lotto America: 9:15 p.m CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Millionaire for Life: 10:15 p.m. CT daily.

This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor. You can send feedback using this form.

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Huskers/OSU game three canceled

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1 day ago

March 1, 2026

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Courtesy Nebraska Athletics

The third matchup this weekend between No. 9 Nebraska and No. 21 Oklahoma State was canceled Sunday due to expected bad weather in the Stillwater, Okla., area. The Cowgirls won the first matchup Thursday, 2-1 in 11 innings, while the Cornhuskers won Saturday, 4-3. The game will not be made up.

Nebraska now prepares for its home opener Thursday at Bowlin Stadium as the Huskers take on South Dakota State in a doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.

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