AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Hartington Nebraska. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/hartington-ne 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/hartington-ne https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:16:43 -0500 Americans are experiencing pain at the pump and sticker shock at the store.  Prices continue to soar.  This out-of-control inflation is https://www.americantowns.com/news/curbing-americas-corrosive-inflation-31392352-lincoln-ne.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/curbing-americas-corrosive-inflation-31392352-lincoln-ne.html Government and Politics Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 BELLEVUE – On June 22nd, Governor Pete Ricketts spoke out against federal energy policies that have led to rampant inflation and record-high gas https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-ricketts-state-senators-call-for-federal-action-to-curb-inflation-and-reduce-recordhigh-gas-prices-31392379-bellevue-ne.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-ricketts-state-senators-call-for-federal-action-to-curb-inflation-and-reduce-recordhigh-gas-prices-31392379-bellevue-ne.html Government and Politics Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 LINCOLN – On June 24th, Governor Pete Ricketts issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court ruled that “the https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-ricketts-statement-on-roe-v-wade-being-overturned-31394973-lincoln-ne.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-ricketts-statement-on-roe-v-wade-being-overturned-31394973-lincoln-ne.html Government and Politics Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 LINCOLN – On June 27th, Governor Pete Ricketts joined state leaders for a ribbon cutting event to celebrate the completion of the new Fallbrook https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-ricketts-cuts-ribbon-on-new-fallbrook-state-office-building-31395432-lincoln-ne.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-ricketts-cuts-ribbon-on-new-fallbrook-state-office-building-31395432-lincoln-ne.html Government and Politics Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Religious freedom is the first freedom listed in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. That’s no accident. Religious freedom is the https://www.americantowns.com/news/defending-americas-first-freedom-31397164-lincoln-ne.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/defending-americas-first-freedom-31397164-lincoln-ne.html Government and Politics Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 LINCOLN – On June 29th, Governor Pete Ricketts announced that he will seek qualified applicants to fill the upcoming vacancy in Legislative https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-ricketts-seeks-applicants-for-legislative-district-19-vacancy-31397184-lincoln-ne.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-ricketts-seeks-applicants-for-legislative-district-19-vacancy-31397184-lincoln-ne.html Government and Politics Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 LINCOLN – On June 29th, Governor Pete Ricketts proclaimed “Religious Freedom Week” in Nebraska at a ceremony at the State Capitol. https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-ricketts-faith-leaders-celebrate-religious-freedom-week-in-nebraska-31398050-lincoln-ne.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-ricketts-faith-leaders-celebrate-religious-freedom-week-in-nebraska-31398050-lincoln-ne.html Government and Politics Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 LINCOLN – On July 5th, Governor Pete Ricketts, in accordance with a proclamation from the White House, announced that all U.S. and Nebraska https://www.americantowns.com/news/flags-to-fly-at-halfstaff-to-honor-victims-of-shooting-in-illinois-31401369-lincoln-ne.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/flags-to-fly-at-halfstaff-to-honor-victims-of-shooting-in-illinois-31401369-lincoln-ne.html Government and Politics Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 In 1937, the Nebraska Safety Patrol was formed to address the rising problem of crashes on our state’s roads.  Eighty-five years later, https://www.americantowns.com/news/celebrating-85-years-of-the-nebraska-state-patrol-31401370-lincoln-ne.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/celebrating-85-years-of-the-nebraska-state-patrol-31401370-lincoln-ne.html Government and Politics Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Nebraska Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb commented Thursday on the unrest and undemocratic approach by the Nebraska Republican Party of https://www.americantowns.com/news/press-release-ndps-kleeb-comments-on-republican-partys-disarray-31402891-cambridge-ne.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/press-release-ndps-kleeb-comments-on-republican-partys-disarray-31402891-cambridge-ne.html Government and Politics Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Nebraska Democratic Party statement on the attempt by state Sen. Slama and Gov. Pete Ricketts to suppress the vote across our state with their https://www.americantowns.com/news/press-release-ndps-chair-kleeb-and-executive-director-mckesson-decry-voter-suppression-petition-31402894-cambridge-ne.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/press-release-ndps-chair-kleeb-and-executive-director-mckesson-decry-voter-suppression-petition-31402894-cambridge-ne.html Government and Politics Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 LINCOLN – This morning ( July 7th), Governor Pete Ricketts held a press conference at the headquarters of the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) to https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-ricketts-highlights-nebraska-state-patrols-innovative-drone-program-31403189-lincoln-ne.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-ricketts-highlights-nebraska-state-patrols-innovative-drone-program-31403189-lincoln-ne.html Government and Politics Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Action/Photo Avail Note: Press can attend an action “Block the Ban at the Ballot Box” hosted by the Democratic https://www.americantowns.com/news/press-release-nebraska-democrats-assail-us-supreme-court-ruling-to-overturn-roe-v-wade-host-immediate-action-to-block-the-ban-at-the-ballot-box-31406083-omaha-ne.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/press-release-nebraska-democrats-assail-us-supreme-court-ruling-to-overturn-roe-v-wade-host-immediate-action-to-block-the-ban-at-the-ballot-box-31406083-omaha-ne.html Government and Politics Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Next Tuesday, June 28, former Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry will learn in a Los Angeles courtroom whether he will go to prison for lying to the https://www.americantowns.com/news/felonious-fortenberry-and-more-nebdems-news-31406094-eagle-ne.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/felonious-fortenberry-and-more-nebdems-news-31406094-eagle-ne.html Government and Politics Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Press release: NDP’s Kleeb, Vargas, blast Bacon and rest of Nebraska congressional contingent for voting against gun bill Nebraska Democratic https://www.americantowns.com/news/press-release-ndps-kleeb-vargas-blast-bacon-and-rest-of-nebraska-congressional-contingent-for-voting-against-gun-bill-31406098-valentine-ne.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/press-release-ndps-kleeb-vargas-blast-bacon-and-rest-of-nebraska-congressional-contingent-for-voting-against-gun-bill-31406098-valentine-ne.html Government and Politics Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500