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Coat donations wanted for the Spread the Warmth Coat Drive
Donations will be accepted through October 16 to support the Papillion-La Vista Community Closet
Interfaith Alliance to launch ‘The Vote is Sacred’ tour in Omaha
A national interfaith bus tour is kicking off in Nebraska’s largest city. “The Vote is Sacred” get-out-the-vote bus tour, organized by the nonpartisan Interfaith Alliance, will start on Oct. 6 in Omaha — the day after early voting begins, and four weeks before Election Day. Each…
An 82-year-old master gardener is leading an effort to make South Omaha’s 24th Street bloom again
The last-blast-of-summer morning sun was beginning to blaze as Master Gardener Bob Elkins parked on Omaha’s historic South 24th Street and pulled tools and a garden hose from the back of his Kia Soul. He set the gear near two bags of greenery. One bag brimmed with coleus of many…
Men’s sober living home in Omaha aims to fill a gap in outpatient care
A men’s-only sober living home opened in Omaha this week, offering a structured place to live for men going through outpatient addiction treatment. Aaron Barnes runs the home, called RCVRY House. Barnes struggled with addiction himself and has been sober for more than 10 years.…
Papillion Fire Community Open House
You're invited to the annual Papillion Fire Department Community Open House!