6 days, 3 cities, 20+ events, 1 amazing celebration. Don't miss Silicon Prairie Startup Week! Register and see the full agenda 👉 buff.ly/3wE069R #spsw2024 #entrepreneurship #startups #nebraska #siliconprairienews

Tomorrow: Get trained to be a Documenter and get paid to attend local civic meetings 🗒️✏️

Looking forward to attending NE Community Found's big event and hearing great stories of how Nebraskans are re-investing in their communities through endowed funds.

Registered voters in 11 rural Nebraska counties vote by mail. Voter participation spiked in those counties in 2020 after transitioning to all-mail. 79% of the voters — most of whom cast a ballot by mail — went for Trump, who attacked the voting method. buff.ly/4fumNhs

Lincoln friends! Stop by Francie & Finch Sunday afternoon and grab your FREE copy of Flatwater’s commemorative print edition 🗞️

All residents now vote by mail in 11 of Nebraska's 93 counties, a demonstrated boost to voter participation in these rural places. But state law prohibits all-mail voting in counties with 10,000+ people, and some say that's not fair:

Hey Lincoln, come meet Matthew Hansen, editor of FFP at one of our favorite bookstores, Francie & Finch, Sunday at 2 p.m. He'll talk FFP, take questions and sell some of his fave NE books by authors he loves. 10% of proceeds go to FFP! Learn more here 👇buff.ly/3NNdsWq

Documenters are trained and paid to attend public meetings and record what they see and hear. Our efforts put more eyeballs on government officials and build a more robust public record. At this session you will learn everything you need to know about joining our crew!

Mark your calendars—our final Career Closet donation drop-off of the year will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 27, from 2:00–4:00 p.m. at the Thompson Alumni Center. Clean out your closet and pay it forward to support a future Forever Maverick! Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4c6N8Aa

Stress cleaning? Here's a good place to drop off professional clothing that no longer works in your wardrobe (due to, IDK, stress eating):

A reader in Lincoln emails today in praise of this recent story from Cindy Lange-Kubick: "This is one of the many reasons why Flatwater Free Press is so important for our state. You are indeed Nebraska Treasures."

New @ FFP: A massive meatpacking plant is set to open in North Platte, bringing promises of an economic boom. That’s clashing with residents’ fears over immigration. Read the full story 👉 buff.ly/3YNWw7k

Omaha, you're missing out if you don't get Flatwater Free Press's weekly all-Omaha newsletter. This week's featured a standout @ErinGrace profile, a love letter to Wicked from Natalia Alamdari, and Sarah Baker Hansen's hot pot hot take. Subscribe here, now, free: flatwaterfreepress.org/subscribe/

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Deshler, Neb. manufacturer Reinke is investing $12M into robots that build precision center pivot irrigation systems. Silicon Prairie News reports on the effort to upskill, attract and retain talent in a county of 5,000 people. siliconprairienews.com/2025/04/reinke…