‘Creativity’ Supersedes Pandemic at VNA
OMAHA – Over a hundred years ago, Visiting Nurse Association (or VNA) was founded here in Omaha. VNA provides in-home and community-based services to individuals of all ages and stages of life.
Road to Omaha – Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Omaha, NE – On today’s episode of “Road to Omaha,” KVNO’s Brandon McDermott spoke with Oral Roberts head coach Ryan Folmar.
Tiffany Williams Performs for Vesper Concert Series
This Sunday, Vesper Concert Series will present Tiffany Williams’ Can You Hear Me Now?: Giving Voice to the Black Art Song and Spiritual. Williams performed on a Vesper Concert of Gospel Music in 2019, and this will be her first solo performance with the series. Williams has a diverse background in music, learning both gospel and classical, eventually double majoring in voice and piano.
Endangered birds depend on heavy industry for survival
By NET News
Ashland, NE – Managing lands for endangered species can lead to conflicts between environmentalists, businesses and landowners. But for the last 15 years, people from different camps have been quietly working together to help save two bird species in Nebraska.
Read MoreChris Abani teaches Nebraska to walk gracefully and live creatively
By NET News
Lincoln, NE – Chris Abani does a lot. He’s written multiple books, poems and essays, teaches creative writing, and has even given a TED talk. The award winning poet and novelist came to Lincoln to deliver the Governor’s Lecture in the Humanities, as part of the EN Thompson Forum on World Issues.
Read MorePain, History & Memory: US Poet Laureate Muses On Creativity
By NET News
Lincoln, NE — U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey is coming to Nebraska to deliver the annual Governor’s Lecture in the Humanities as part of the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues.
Read MoreDating drought in Nebraska’s Sandhills
By NET News
Lincoln, NE — The Plains have experienced prolonged, and in some places severe, drought during the last several years. But could drought ever make Nebraska’s Sandhills resemble the Sahara? Yes—and it has, several times before.
Read MoreCricket gains popularity with Nebraska youth
By NET News
Lincoln, NE — There’s a new sport in Nebraska. Actually, it’s an old one, but it’s making its way back to the heartland, and the U.S., through the most enthusiastic of sports fans: kids.
Read MoreFrom Hallam To Pilger: After The Tornado — Putting Things Together
By NET News
Lincoln, NE — NET News’ Ryan Robertson and Fred Knapp have produced an NET News special report “From Hallam to Pilger: After the Tornado.” This story, “Putting Things Together,” looks at how residents from both communities are moving on after the storms’ destruction.
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