🌱 How Roca Berry Farm hosted a milestone for Nebraska watchdog journalism

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• How Roca Berry Farm hosted a milestone for Nebraska watchdog journalism

Also on today's calendar: Hansen Airship live at Roca Berry Farm.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy with showers around, with a high of 68 and low of 45 degrees.
• Friday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 66, low: 47.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Flatwater Free Press celebrates five years as Nebraska's first statewide nonprofit newsroom (flatwaterfreepress.org) — Residents may recognize Roca Berry Farm's Creekside Barn as the backdrop for Flatwater Free Press's fifth-anniversary celebration, which drew hundreds just south of Lincoln. The evening highlighted the nonprofit newsroom's statewide investigative work, partnerships with national outlets, and reflections on why strong local journalism matters for Nebraska communities like Roca and beyond.
   

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Saturday October 3
• Hansen Airship at Roca Berry Farm →
  Roca Berry Farm, 16405 S 38 St, Saltillo, Roca
  4:00 pm

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Saturday October 3
• Hansen Airship live at Roca Berry Farm →
  Roca Berry Farm, 16405 S 38 St, Saltillo, Roca
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Girls Golf: Lincoln Christian Invitational (Varsity)
  Hidden Valley Golf Course
  9:00 am
• Downtown Champion: Design Standard Refresh →
  Union Bank Place, Lincoln
  9:00 am
• Girls Cross Country: Raymond Central XC Invite (Varsity)
  Raymond Central High School
  10:00 am
• Boys Cross Country: Raymond Central XC Invite (Varsity)
  Raymond Central High School
  10:45 am
• Girls Cross Country: Raymond Central XC Invite (Junior High)
  Raymond Central High School
  11:30 am
• Boys Cross Country: Raymond Central XC Invite (Junior High)
  Raymond Central High School
  11:55 am
• Care for You, Too: A Caregiver Wellness Workshop & Resource Fair →
  Aging Partners, 600 South 70th Street, Lincoln
  2:00 pm
• Girls Softball: Malcolm vs Palmyra (Junior Varsity)
  Taggart Park
  5:00 pm
• Carmela's First Thursday Wine Tasting →
  Carmela's Bistro, 4141 Pioneer Woods Drive, Lincoln
  5:30 pm
• 2026 Fall Indoor Archery League - Session 1 →
  Turpin Outdoor Education Center, 4703 N 44th St, Lincoln
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Hickman. Apply here.
• Whole Foods posted a job opening for Whole Body Team Member (Body Care, Makeup, Vitamins, Nutrition - Stocker, Inventory, Floor Service) - Part Time in Lincoln. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Roca here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lincoln

• More questions than answers about Lincoln's Google Data Center water and electricity usage (1011now.com)
• Lincoln Breaks Ground on $33M Multi-Modal Transit Center to Ease Commutes (foxnebraska.com)
• Lincoln Crime Stoppers warn of 'porch pirate season' as holiday shopping ramps up (1011now.com)

Waverly

• Sew Good Seams gives longtime seamstress a fitting second act in Grand Island (wahoo-ashland-waverly.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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