NioCorp to Begin Construction of Mine Portal at its Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project

Portal Project Expected to Commence in Q1 of Calendar Year 2026CENTENNIAL, Colo. (December 22, 2025) – NioCorp Developments Ltd. (“NioCorp” or the “Company“) (Nasdaq: NB), a leading U.S.

From Our Files

10 Years Ago – December 31, 2015Continuing the work of the cleanup of the fire damaged buildings was again on the minds of the Pawnee City City Council at Monday’s meeting.

Famous Birthdays

JANUARY 4Lola Young, Singer (25) JANUARY 5Carrie Ann Inaba, Dancer (58) JANUARY 6Rowan Atkinson, Actor (71) JANUARY 7Jeremy Renner, Actor (55) JANUARY 8Cynthia Erivo, Actress (39) JANUARY 9Catherine Princess of Wales (44) JANUARY 10Mason Mount, Athlete (27)

372 Doane University students make fall Dean’s List

CRETE, Neb. (December 22, 2025) - A total of 372 Doane University students made the university’s Fall 2025 Dean’s List. To make the Dean’s List, undergraduate students enrolled on the university’s Crete campus must earn a grade point average of 3.

“For The Love of Mike!”

This is just a little story about a production on the stage of the Table Rock Opera House in 1916. It was “For the Love of Mike!” That phrase was pretty new at the time. It had been popularized by the “Mutt & Jeff” comic strip. It was, and is, roughly the equivalent of “Oh, for Pete’s sake!

The Tornado Tree: A Christmas Tale

A baby tornado got lost. It drifted along the fields and then, when night came, the coyotes scared him and he dipped into the woods. The branches of trees fluttered as he hesitantly moved forward. A hoot owl hooted and scared it.

Christmas Cactus

Nicole StonerExtension Educator University of Nebraska - Lincoln Extension Gage CountyThe holiday season is a great time to be with friends and family. Christmas Cactus is a great holiday plant that can be easily shared and enjoyed by friends and family.

The Snow Queen - Part One

style. Practice patience and don’t look up the full story ahead of time! Instead, experience a taste of the anticipation and excitement our Victorian ancestors felt over a hundred years ago.Now, settle in, cozy up and enjoy the first installment of “The Snow Queen.

Without pennies, should retailers round up or down? States offer their 2 cents.

By: Kevin Hardy December 22, 2025 merchant and the state.A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers have proposed legislation in the U.S. House and Senate to require all cash transactions be rounded to the nearest five cents, but neither proposal has made it to a floor vote.