15+ hour, 41+ min ago   (313+ words) WHAT: Norfolk City Council WHEN: Monday, Sept. 14, 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Norfolk City Council chambers, 309 N. Fifth St. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ACTION — Public hearing to review the City of Norfolk’s fiscal year 2026-27 municipal budget. — Public hearing to review the City of Norfolk’s fiscal…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (634+ words) Work continues on the Norfolk Police Division expansion project. City projections indicate the full $8.833 million designated for the police station project will be collected by the July 2027 remittance. Once that amount has been reached, revenue generated by the sales tax…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (574+ words) The City of Norfolk has sold $3.61 million in general obligation bonds to fund street, water and sewer improvements, attracting strong interest from institutional investors and securing borrowing costs well below authorized limits. The bonds were sold Aug. 27, with five institutional…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1221+ words) Greg Eckhardt, founder of Deflock Norfolk Nebraska, speaks at Monday’s city council meeting, highlighting concerns over Flock cameras. The discussion took place during the public comment portion of the meeting, which allows residents up to five minutes each to address…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (654+ words) The 46th annual Norfolk Lions Club parade is set for Saturday, Sept. 19, in downtown Norfolk with this year’s theme, “United We Serve — Honoring 250 Years of Freedom.” Randy Stingley, the club’s greater membership chairman, said although Lions Clubs International is a worldwide…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (437+ words) The Norfolk police and fire divisions will face off once again in a friendly competition aimed at helping replenish the nation’s blood supply during the annual Battle of the Badges blood drive on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The event, organized in partnership…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (230+ words) Norfolk police arrested a wanted woman early Wednesday morning during a traffic stop. Around 12:15 a.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop near 13th Street and Norfolk Avenue after observing a vehicle with expired in-transit papers, said Capt. Michael Bauer in a press…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (656+ words) Construction has begun on Benjamin Villas, a new rent-controlled, tax-credit housing project that will bring 28 new units to Norfolk. This is one of the new duplexes being built for the ongoing Benjamin Villas project. Construction is underway on Benjamin Villas,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (860+ words) Board members worked through the priorities during an August board meeting led by the Nebraska Association of School Boards. The process is intended to produce a series of goals for superintendent Erik Wilson alongside corresponding goals for the board, creating…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (545+ words) Norfolk Fire & Rescue recently completed a company preplan at Northeast Community College’s iHub as part of an ongoing effort to familiarize crews with local buildings and improve emergency response. Norfolk Fire & Rescue is continuing its efforts to improve emergency preparedness…...