When the Oasis Senior Center was struck by lightning and caught fire in June, the future of the popular gathering place may have looked bleak to some, but not to the director and board of the center. They immediately had offers of temporary homes for the center, and this week they will reopen in one of those offerings.  Senior services offered by the Oasis will resume Tuesday at St. John United Church of Christ, 204 Seventh St. in Lincoln. Read more about this in the story below.

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Logan County native Bill Detmers has been pleasantly surprised by the reaction to his book, "Be Careful Crossing the Hard Road," The book, which is about growing up in the small Logan County community of Emden, was initially written for his children and grandchildren, but it has become a very popular "must read"  for the entire region. Read more about Bill and his book in the story below.

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This Oct. 24, 2012, file photo shows actors Olivier Martinez, left, and Halle Berry at the Los Angeles premiere of Berry's film "Cloud Atlas" in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Berry and Martinez got married in a weekend ceremony in a church near a chateau in France's Burgundy region. The owner of the Chateau de Vallery, where the couple stayed with their 60 guests, said on Sunday that the betrothal a day earlier ended with a dinner and fireworks display.

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The Lincoln Heat 8U team has had a remarkable season. They wrapped up the season this weekend with their second tournament win of the year. Read more about the team in the story below.

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