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K2 CONSTRUCTION INC, has finished laying brick on 3rd Street from Broadway to one block north. The work has now returned to Broadway Street from 3rd Street west. Work on this section was interrupted when a kiln broke dow…
NVO Staff · July 16, 2026 · 1 min read
Logan Rowell, class of 2026 at Auburn High School, spent 10 days this summer as Auburn’s lone representative in the Nebraska to Maine Wrestling Exchange, an event participants and coaches call the “Maine Exchange.” He wa…
Jul 16, 2026 · 3 min
Repairs to the R-562 levee system north of Peru, damaged during the 2019 Missouri River flood, are moving forward as part of a $43 million project expected to be complete by November 2027, following delays tied to permit…
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Age 84 · Auburn · Died July 8, 2026
Service: 2026-07-14 · 10:30 a.m. · Demo Chapel, Auburn
Read obituaryAge 79 · Tecumseh · Died July 6, 2026
Service: 2026-07-12 · 2:00 p.m. · Demo Funeral Home, Tecumseh
Read obituaryK2 CONSTRUCTION INC, has finished laying brick on 3rd Street from Broadway to one block north. The work has now returned to Broadway Street from 3rd Street west. Work on this section was interrupted when a kiln broke dow…
NVO Staff · July 16, 2026 · 1 min read
Tom Morrissey portrays AP Fitzsimmons during the Tecumseh Cemetery Walk. Fitzsimmons was the lead player in bringing electricity to Tecumseh. Steve Mercure speaks in the shoes of Captain AD Flanagan, a Medal of Honor rec…
NVO Staff · July 16, 2026 · 4 min read
Repairs to the R-562 levee system north of Peru, damaged during the 2019 Missouri River flood, are moving forward as part of a $43 million project expected to be complete by November 2027, following delays tied to permit…
NVO Staff · July 16, 2026 · 2 min read
The Julian Preservation Committee invites everyone to attend a barbecue and ceremony lauding the refurbished post office building Saturday, July 18.
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Registration opens next week for youth camps, senior fitness, and family evenings at the community center.
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Age 67 · Peru · Died July 2, 2026
Service: 2026-07-09 · 11:00 a.m. · Demo Community Church, Peru
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