Loading ...Here’s a few things we’ve got in the works as he wind down 2007 and gear up for 2008.
We have a new Simply Cooking recipe up this week: Christmas Rice. I know what you’re thinking. Rice? Christmas? Weird! But watch the video with the fabulous Mitzi Stinson and judge for yourself. It looks yummy to [...]
There’s been a lot of news around here lately. Some good, some break-your-heart horrible. It’s hard to know how to talk about a newsroom’s reaction and plans for covering events like the shootings in Omaha without sounding like I don’t care about what happened in Omaha. But as a newspaper, we must make plans for [...]
So there’s a big ice storm on the way, apparently. Robert Pore, our fabulous ag reporter, is monitoring the situation closely and posting updates on the front page of the Independent website. Be sure to watch that space. From the looks of it, the ice/sleet will hit after midnight tonight and last most of the [...]
It is beastly hot in the newsroom. Apparently the heat has been cranked despite the fairly warm weather we’ve been having. The temp is not helped by the fact the some sort of generator broke in the server room so we’re using an industrial fan to keep it cool in there - which pushes all [...]
Fridays are usually pretty hectic around the newsroom, especially in the Fall. There’s Husker coverage to prepare for, high school football, and this weekend we have a lot of local teams in the State Volleyball tournament in Lincoln.
You can watch the front page of the Independent for score updates and as mentioned in a previous [...]
We’re planning some great video footage from the State volleyball tourney this weekend. Both of our videographers are heading to Lincoln to catch the Grand Island teams - Grand Island Central Catholic, Grand Island Senior High and Grand Island Northwest.
You’ll be able to catch up on the games here and don’t forget to pick up [...]