Jon Vanderford
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- Sep 29, 2026
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Family-owned Alpine Inn draws crowds with fried chicken and hungry raccoons (opens the original)
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OMAHA, Neb. (KOLN) - The Alpine Inn in the Ponca Hills is known for its fried chicken dinners and the raccoons that gather outside while customers eat. Josh Fay is a server at the restaurant and a member of the family that has owned it for decades. “I’m the youngest of the great grandkids still working here,” Fay said. “The family bought it in 1973, and it’s been the family ever since.” Fay said the restaurant has been passed down from his great-grandparents to their children and grandchildren,
Antique tractor display draws visitors at Nebraska State Fair (opens the original)
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GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KOLN) - An antique tractor display at the Nebraska State Fair features farm tractors from across the state, according to Nebraska State Fair Antique Tractor Coordinator David Zumbrum. Zumbrum said the display includes tractors that could pull a two-bottom plow, tractors that could pull a three-bottom plow, and even 1066-type tractors that were designed to pull a four-bottom plow. The tractors come from owners across Nebraska, including North Platte, Beatrice and the York area
Wellfleet Fall Festival set for September 11-12 (opens the original)
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WELLFLEET, Neb. (KOLN) - A two-day community celebration in Wellfleet is coming up that features a ranch rodeo, a trail ride, a parade, and horse racing down Main Street. The parade will be held on Main Street at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 12, followed by a free barbecue. Coder said the barbecue fed more than 600 people last year. He said the beef served is local. At 1 p.m., following the barbecue, a Calcutta will be held for horse races on Main Street. The event is limited to 16 horses, divide
American Legion Legacy Run kicks off in Lincoln (opens the original)
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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The American Legion’s Legacy Run kicked off Sunday morning, sending motorcycle riders on a four-day trip toward the organization’s national convention in Louisville, Kentucky. The Legacy Run is a national fundraising effort for the American Legion’s Veterans and Children’s Foundation, according to David Rehbein, a past national commander of the American Legion. Rehbein said the foundation’s money trains service officers who help veterans with VA claims. He said funds also
Niobrara National Scenic River home to more than 200 waterfalls (opens the original)
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VALENTINE, Neb. (KOLN) - More than 200 waterfalls line the Niobrara National Scenic River — and their shape sets them apart from many types of waterfalls in the country. Solveig Perrett, a seasonal interpretive ranger along the river, said the waterfalls form when water exits the Ogallala aquifer and follows the shortest path through the rock layers. Most waterfalls are concave, curving inward. The waterfalls along the Niobrara are convex — they stick outward — and Perrett said several factors e
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