Sheryl Schmeckpepper

Sherry Ruden, the Norfolk Arts Center’s executive for more than four years, has resigned her position.

Cracked and worn concrete has been replaced and roof repairs are scheduled for next spring, much to the joy of Sherry Ruden and the Norfolk Arts Center’s board of directors.

PILGER — Patience and perseverance are attributes needed by people who like to uncover bits and pieces of the past by digging in the dirt.

For 25 years, the building with the blue roof has sheltered sculptures and paintings, hosted workshops and receptions and welcomed burgeoning and professional artists, musicians and craftsmen.

Creating an environment that attracts young people to not only visit, but also study, work and live in Norfolk is the goal of the Growing Together initiative.

PIERCE — Eating lunch — or supper — in a refurbished grain elevator may not be on everyone's list of things to do, but for people who want an unusual

STANTON — Buying a gallon of milk, a pound of fresh meat or a homemade deli salad is easy, even when living in the small town of Stanton. That's because

Six communities now participating in sculpture walk

Signs that once provided valuable information to travelers on Northeast Nebraska roads took on a new life when they were no longer needed along roads.

CLEARWATER — A historic building in a North Central Nebraska village now houses artifacts from that village's past.