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Creighton Men’s Basketball to Host Purdue in Charity Exhibition Game

Creighton men’s basketball to host purdue in charity exhibition game OMAHA, Neb. – The Creighton men’s basketball team will host a preseason charity exhibition game against Purdue at 7 p.m. Central on Saturday, October 26. Net proceeds from the game will benefit the United Way of the Midlands’ Disaster Relief Fund. The game will not be part of Creighton’s 2024-25

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Omaha Flush With Pandemic Relief Funds. How To Spend It?

Originally published: January 6, 2022 Omaha Flush With Pandemic Relief Funds. How To Spend It? The city of Omaha is planning to distribute 112-million-dollars in American Rescue Plan Act funds. The United Way of the Midlands will distribute 10-million-dollars of

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First ARPA dollars in Omaha going to nonprofits, hotels

Originally published: January 5, 2022 First ARPA dollars in Omaha going to nonprofits, hotels OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — On Wednesday, Mayor Jean Stothert announced that $22 million from American Rescue Plan Act will be distributed in the coming months, specifically to hotels

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