2014 Media Releases

April

• Evening and Overnight Road Closures Coming Monday
• Evening Star Shuttle Will Link City Garages and Haymarket
• Health Advisory Issued Due to Smoke
• Household Hazardous Waste Collection Set for April 26
• Enrollment Builds for Lincoln Cares
• City's Federal Spending Authority Shifted to South Beltway Project
• Mayor Presents March Award of Excellence
• Health Advisory Issued Due to Smoke
• Public Input Sought on Water Facilities Plan
• Mayor Promotes Healthy Living and Healthy Environment
• Work to Begin at Centennial Mall and "P" Street
• Public Invited to Celebrate Arbor Day April 24
• Volunteers Invited to Join Rose Garden Cleanup
• StarTran Ready for Busy Weekend

March

• Mayor Recognizes Impact of National Service
• Open House Set for 14th and Cornhusker Safety Project
• Winners Announced in City, LPS Employee Art Contest
• Lincoln Fire and Rescue Receives National Re-Accreditation
• New Equipment to Enhance Ambulance, EMT Safety
• Register Now for Summer Day Camps
• Southeast Community College Recycling Site to Close
• Limited Tree Removal Scheduled for "P" Street District
• Separation of Yard Waste Begins Last Week in March
• Mayor Kicks Off "Make It Work for Lincoln" Initiative
• Volunteers Needed for Great American Cleanup
• Winners Announced for Mayor's Arts Awards
• Mayor Presents February Award of Excellence
• StarTran Offering "Safe Ride Home" March 15
• Household Hazardous Waste Collection Set for March 21
• Open House Set for 66th and Fremont Safety Improvements
• Mayor Welcomes Basketball Tournaments to Lincoln and New Arena

February

• Tournament Visitors Will See Changes Downtown
• Chief Information Officer Receives National Recognition
• Illegal Youth Tobacco Sales Rise in 2013
• FEMA Approves Another Floodplain Reduction
• Open House Set for Improvements to Airport Entryway Corridor
• Register Now for "Read to a Dog" Program
• Aging Trees to Be Removed for Mall Renovation
• Flat Stanley and the Cat in the Hat Visiting Libraries
• Mayor Presents January Award of Excellence
• Cost Sharing Offered for Water Quality Improvements
• Lincoln City Libraries Celebrate African-American History Month
• Crime Rate Falls Again in 2013
• Storytimes to Focus on Dental Care

January

• NWU Sports Network to Televise Basketball Doubleheaders in February
• Open House Set to Discuss Replacement of Historic Sheridan Bridges
• Nominations Sought for One Book - One Lincoln 2014
• Coalition of Public and Private Organizations Unveils Lincoln Vital Signs 2014
• Internationally Known Lincoln Portrayer Returns for City Celebration
• Tree Recycling Results Announced
• Public Invited to Open House on Storm Sewer Improvements
• Task Force Deployed to Omaha
• JPA To Consider Transfer For Funds For Ice Facility
• Open House Set on Improvements to Old Cheney
• City Independence Day Celebration to Be Held July 3
• Date Set for 30th Annual Mayor's Interfaith Prayer Breakfast in Lincoln
• Mayor Presents December Award of Excellence
• Lincoln City Libraries to Host Lincoln Bird EnCOUNTer
• Public Discussion Set on Plan for City Golf Program
• Tree Recycling Collection Ends Sunday
• Artists Needed for 2014 Rain Barrel Art Project
• Nomination Deadline Extended for Mayor's Arts Awards
• Third Open House Planned for N.W. 48th Project
• 5 CITY-TV to Air Special Program Featuring Don Gill
• Flu and Pertussis on the Rise in Lancaster County
• City Libraries Offer Evening and Weekend Storytime for Families
• West Haymarket JPA Information Now on City Website
• Gov. Heineman and Mayors Stothert & Beutler Announce Partnership Accelerating Highway Maintenance