🌱 How a Highway 77 “road diet” could reshape driving in Beatrice

What's up Beatrice! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Highway 77 “road diet” could reshape driving in Beatrice
• What neighbors saw after an early-morning shooting near 9th and Summit

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Becoming windier and warm, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
• Thursday: A gusty t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 80, low: 42.
• Friday: Not as warm, with a high of 68 and low of 41 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• ‘The people of Beatrice don't want that': Community petitions against roadwork on Highway 77 (klkntv.com) — Highway 77 through Beatrice may be reduced from four lanes to two plus a turn lane, and many residents are pushing back over safety and congestion concerns. The state transportation department says the project is needed to preserve the roadway, while a city council member cites heavy public opposition and major cost implications for rebuilding the nearby viaduct bridge.
   

• Beatrice Police probe early morning shooting (1011now.com subscription) — An early-morning shooting near 9th and Summit streets in Beatrice left a man in his early 30s hospitalized after police found him wounded on the grass along Summit Street. Officers canvassed the neighborhood at daybreak and interviewed nearby residents, but no other people were at the scene and authorities have not yet released the victim’s name or condition.
   

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📸 Around Beatrice

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Beatrice

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Thursday April 23

• Boys Soccer: Beatrice vs Seward (Varsity)
  Seward High School
  4:00 pm
• Girls Tennis: Beatrice vs Waverly (Junior Varsity)
  Waverly High School , Tennis Courts , Waverly
  4:00 pm
• Boys Baseball: Wahoo vs Beatrice (Varsity)
  Christenson Field
  4:30 pm
• Boys Soccer: Beatrice vs Seward (Junior Varsity)
  Seward High School
  6:00 pm
• Boys Baseball: Wahoo/Bishop Neumann vs Beatrice (Junior Varsity)
  Christenson Field
  6:30 pm
• Boys Soccer: Beatrice vs Seward (Junior Varsity)
  Seward High School
  7:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Boys Baseball: Platteview vs Beatrice (Varsity)
  Christenson Field
  4:30 pm
• Boys Baseball: Platteview vs Beatrice (Junior Varsity)
  Christenson Field
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Girls Soccer: Omaha Mercy Girls Invitational (Varsity)
  Christenson Field Michael G. Morrison, S.J., Stadium
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Girls Tennis: Beatrice vs Waverly (Reserve)
  Beatrice High School Wayne Park
  4:00 pm
• Boys Soccer: Beatrice vs Seward (Varsity)
  Beatrice Middle School Seward High School
  4:00 pm
• Girls Tennis: Beatrice vs Waverly (Junior Varsity)
  Beatrice High School Waverly High School Tennis Courts
  4:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Evolution Wireless, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Time Custodian in Beatrice. Apply here.
• Harbor Freight Tools posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate in Beatrice. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Beatrice here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lincoln

• Lincoln Regional Center to Host 47th Annual Arbor Day Ceremony (panhandlepost.com)
• Police arrest suspect in deadly Beatrice shooting (klkntv.com)
• Beyond the interstate: Discover Lincoln and Omaha (usatoday.com)

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Ok Beatrice! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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