Bennington NewsLocal news for Bennington, NE continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.More cut from school aid proposal; metro area hit hardest- March 28, 2008 "I understand we need to find a sustainable way to provide funding for our schools. I don't understand why there have to be losers, and I don't understand why we are looking at balancing the state budget on the backs of our children" Two-thirds of an additional $11.8 million that lawmakers want to trim from next year's state aid to schools would be borne by districts in Douglas and Sarpy Counties, a Nebraska Education Department analysis ... via Omaha World-Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/bennington-ne/2008/03/more-cut-from-school-aid-proposal-metro-ar... Three-vehicle crash leaves a Council Bluffs man in critical condition; injures two others- March 26, 2008 A 34-year-old Council Bluffs man was in critical condition today at Creighton University Medical Center after he was injured in a three-vehicle crash on Nebraska Highway 36 near 149th Street. via Omaha World-Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/bennington-ne/2008/03/three-vehicle-crash-leaves-a-council-bluff... Development Raises Flood Risk- March 22, 2008 "In a good rain we can easily see 4 or 5 inches back here" While parts of the country are under a flood warning experts say Omaha is in the clear. via Action 3 Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/bennington-ne/2008/03/development-raises-flood-risk?fromrss=1 |