Kearney is the
county seat
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of
Buffalo County,
Nebraska
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, United States.
[
] The population was 30,787 in the
2010 census. It is home to the
University of Nebraska at Kearney
The University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) is a campus of the public University of Nebraska system and located in Kearney, Nebraska. It was founded in 1905 as the Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney.
History
In March 1903 the Nebraska Sta ...
. The westward push of the railroad as the
Civil War
A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).
The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
ended gave new birth to the community.
Geography
Kearney is located at (40.700731, -99.081150)
on
I-80
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with access to the major markets of
Omaha-
Lincoln
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* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincol ...
,
Denver
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,
Kansas City
The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ...
,
Des Moines
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,
Wichita and
Cheyenne
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, Kearney is at the center of a seven-state region and 20 million people.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
[
]
Climate
Demographics
:
Kearney is the principal city of the Kearney, Nebraska
Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Buffalo and
Kearney counties.
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 30,787 people, 12,201 households, and 7,015 families residing in the city. The
population density
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was . There were 12,738 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 92.3%
White
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, 1.0%
African American
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, 0.3%
Native American, 1.8%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 3.1% from
other races
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* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 1.4% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 7.3% of the population.
There were 12,201 households, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.5% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.96 .
The median age in the city was 29 years. 22.2% of residents were under age 18; 20.5% were between ages 18 and 24; 25.6% were aged 25 to 44; 20.6% were aged 45 to 64; and 11.1% were aged 65 years or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 29,952 people, 10,549 households, and 6,160 families residing in the city. The
population density
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was 2,498.5 people per square mile (964.6/km
2). There were 11,099 housing units at an average density of 1,010.9 per square mile (390.3/km
2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.18%
White
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, 0.63%
African American
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, 0.38%
Native American, 0.92%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.04%
Pacific Islander
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, 1.68% from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 1.17% from two or more races.
Hispanic
The term ''Hispanic'' ( es, hispano) refers to people, Spanish culture, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or Hispanidad.
The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 4.08% of the population.
There were 10,549 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were
married couples
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living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.96 .
In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under age 18, 23.9% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,829, and the median income for a family was $46,650. Males had a median income of $30,150 versus $22,366 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $17,713. About 7.4% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
History
In the late 1840s, American settlers traveling westward arrived in significant numbers along the
Mormon Trail and
Overland Trails. This marked the beginning of Kearney's role as a crossroads on major east-west transportation arteries. In 1848, to safeguard westward migrants traveling through the region, the
US Army
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established a military fort several miles southeast of the present city. Named after famed frontier military officer
Stephen W. Kearny, Fort Kearny would become the namesake of the present city and serve as a comfort station for gold prospectors,
Pony Express
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riders, and
Union Pacific Railroad
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workers until 1871.
The first permanent settlement in the area was called Dobytown, located southeast of the present-day Kearney. The "e" in Kearney was added by mistake sometime afterwards by postmen who consistently misspelled the town name; eventually the spelling became
nomenclature
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.
The region expanded in 1866 with the arrival of the
Union Pacific Railroad
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. The fixing of a junction point with the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad in 1871 anticipated the establishment of a townsite in the summer of that year. The city of Kearney was incorporated on December 3, 1873, the townsite being fixed a mille north of the
Platte River
The Platte River () is a major river in the State of Nebraska. It is about long; measured to its farthest source via its tributary, the North Platte River, it flows for over . The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River, which itself ...
. In 1874, Kearney was chosen to be the seat of
Buffalo County, experiencing great population, economic, and infrastructural expansion in subsequent years that transformed the nascent city into the local business, education, and transportation center it remains to this day. This boom would be sustained through the next twenty-years, fueled by a post-Civil War period of frenzied economic expansion and wealth generation (
Gilded Age
In United States history, the Gilded Age was an era extending roughly from 1877 to 1900, which was sandwiched between the Reconstruction era and the Progressive Era. It was a time of rapid economic growth, especially in the Northern and Weste ...
) that was transforming the whole nation. Enterprising investors poured into the burgeoning community from the East and elsewhere, hoping to enrich themselves through ambitious speculative development schemes that, more often than not, turned out to be ill-conceived and economically unsustainable. An irrigation canal, electric street railway, and a five-story
opera
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house were some of the projects to ultimately make it off the drawing board. These flush times would grind to a sudden halt as a result of the agricultural depression and economic crisis of the early
1890s.
In 1912, a Catholic Diocese was centered here. This status was removed in 1917, with the creation of other dioceses.
[
][
] In 1997, the city began to be used as a
titular see
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by the Catholic Church.
Government
The council-manager form is used in Kearney. The City Council makes legislative and policy-making decisions. There are five members elected citywide to serve four-year terms which are staggered. The council manager form of government was adopted in 1950. Michael W. Morgan currently serves as city manager.
The council appoints a city manager to implement policies, prepare a budget, appoints department heads, and recommends areas that the council needs to attend. There are five members elected citywide serving staggered four-year terms. One member of the City Council is chosen by the council to be Mayor. Stanley Clouse is the Mayor.
Education
Primary and secondary schools
*
Kearney Public Schools
Kearney Public Schools is a school district serving the area of Kearney, Nebraska, United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United S ...
operates 3 preschools, 12 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and
Kearney High School
Kearney High School is a public high school in Kearney, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney Public Schools district. It is one of two high schools in Kearney (the other being Kearney Catholic High School).
Buildings
The original ...
* Zion Lutheran School
* Faith Christian School of Kearney
* Kearney West High School, at the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center
*
Kearney Catholic High School
Kearney Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Kearney, Nebraska, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island.
Background
Kearney Catholic High School was founded in 1961, as the first ...
Post-Secondary Schools
*
Central Community College has a branch campus in Kearney.
*
University of Nebraska at Kearney
The University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) is a campus of the public University of Nebraska system and located in Kearney, Nebraska. It was founded in 1905 as the Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney.
History
In March 1903 the Nebraska Sta ...
(UNK) is located in the city. The campus is a residential campus with more than 37 buildings. It was founded in 1905 as Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney and became Nebraska State Teachers College in 1921. Between 1963 and 1991 the school was known as Kearney State College. The college's name was changed to University of Nebraska at Kearney in 1991, when it joined the
University of Nebraska
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system.
Economy
Companies headquartered in Kearney include
Citizens Telecommunications Company of Nebraska
Citizens Telecommunications Company of Nebraska provides local telephone service in Nebraska and some rural communities in northern Kansas.
History
Citizens Telecommunications Company of Nebraska was founded in 1999. It was created to take over f ...
and
The Buckle.
According to Buffalo County Economic Development,
[
] the top non-manufacturing employers in the city are:
:
The top manufacturing employers are:
:
Transportation
The city operates
Kearney Regional Airport
Kearney Regional Airport (formerly Kearney Municipal Airport) is an airport five miles northeast of Kearney in Buffalo County, Nebraska. Denver Air Connection provides scheduled passenger service to Denver which is supported by the Essential Ai ...
located east of the city. Commercial air service is available via
United Express
United Express is the brand name for the regional branch of United Airlines, under which six individually owned regional airlines operate short- and medium-haul feeder flights.
On October 1, 2010, UAL Corporation and Continental Airlines merged t ...
with twice-daily service to
Denver International Airport
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, as well as a daily non-stop flight to
O'Hare Airport
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in Chicago, IL. The
Union Pacific Railroad
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east-west main line runs through Kearney.
Greyhound Bus Lines
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stops to pick up or discharge passengers in Kearney at 112 W. Talmadge Rd.
Local attractions
Kearney is home to several museums, many of which reflect its location on the
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
,
Mormon
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,
Oregon
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, and
Pony Express
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trails, and the
Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway is the first transcontinental highway in the United States and one of the first highways designed expressly for automobiles. Conceived in 1912 by Indiana entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, and formally dedicated October 31, 1913 ...
.
* The
Great Platte River Road Archway Monument
The Great Platte River Road Archway Monument (also known as The Archway or Kearney Archway) is a monument on Interstate 80 located three miles (5 km) east of Kearney, Nebraska, United States. Opened in July 2000, it houses a historical experien ...
spans Interstate 80 at mile marker 274 and contains exhibits that trace the history of the Great Platte River Road from the Oregon Trail days to the present. President Bill Clinton toured the Great Platte River Road Archway Monument on December 8, 2000, while on a visit to Kearney. Jack Nicholson was filmed in a scene at
the Archway
The Archway is the official newspaper of Bryant University, founded in 1946. The newspaper has been independent of Bryant University since the 1970s, and is completely run by undergraduate students. However, several prominent publishers, journa ...
for the movie ''
About Schmidt
''About Schmidt'' is a 2002 American comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Alexander Payne and starring Jack Nicholson in the title role. The film also stars Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, and Kathy Bates. It is loosely based on the 1996 nov ...
''.
* The
Museum of Nebraska Art
The Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) is the official art museum of the state of Nebraska. The museum is located in Kearney, Nebraska, and is administratively affiliated with the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The official charter of MONA makes ...
, the state's official art collection, houses artworks spanning 175 years, from the 19th century to the present.
* The
George W. Frank House is an 1890s historic mansion located at the
University of Nebraska at Kearney
The University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) is a campus of the public University of Nebraska system and located in Kearney, Nebraska. It was founded in 1905 as the Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney.
History
In March 1903 the Nebraska Sta ...
. The Robert M. Merryman Performing Arts Center, located in the city's Central Elementary School, is a 750 seat theater completed in 2006.
* The Trails & Rails Museum is home to many of the county's historic structures from the late 1800s-through the mid-1900s.
* The 5,500 seat Viaero Event Center hosts concerts, events, and performances, and is home to the
Tri-City Storm
The Tri-City Storm is a Tier I junior ice hockey team based in Kearney, Nebraska, that plays in the Western Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Its name refers to the three central Nebraskan cities of Kearney, Hastings, and G ...
, a
United States Hockey League
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team.
*In 2013, the Shrine Bowl State High School All-Star Football Game was moved from
Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincol ...
to Kearney.
*Two
microbreweries
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, Thunderhead Brewing and the Platte Valley Brewery, are located in downtown Kearney.
* The Classic Car Collection is an automotive museum containing over 210 automobiles.
Local media
;Newspaper
*''
Kearney Hub
The ''Kearney Hub'' is a daily newspaper published in Kearney, Nebraska, United States, and is the primary newspaper for south-central region of Nebraska surrounding the city, including Buffalo County, Nebraska and the Kearney Micropolitan Stati ...
''
;Radio
*
KGFW
KGFW (1340 AM broadcasting, AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Kearney, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Grand Island-Kearney area. The station is owned by NRG Media and featur ...
AM 1340
*
KXPN (AM) 1460
*
KKPR-FM 98.9
*
KRNY
KRNY (102.3 FM) is a country music station in Kearney, Nebraska. The NRG Media
NRG Media is a media company headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and was founded in 2005.
History
NRG Media was founded on March 1, 2005, as a result of a mer ...
FM 102.3
*
KQKY
KQKY (105.9 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary hit radio, Top 40 (CHR) format. Licensed to Kearney, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Grand Island-Kearney area. The station is currently owned by NRG ...
FM 105.9
;Television
*
KHGI-TV
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Notable people
*
Drew Anderson, MLB player
*
Jon Bokenkamp
Jon Bokenkamp (born September 9, 1974 in Kearney, Nebraska) is an American writer and producer best known for his role in writing the screenplays for '' Taking Lives'' and '' The Call'', and creating the NBC series ''The Blacklist'' along with ' ...
, writer and producer
*
Solomon Butcher, photographer of the
Homestead
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*Homestead (buildings), a farmhouse and its adjacent outbuildings; by extension, it can mean any small cluster of houses
* Homestead (unit), a unit of measurement equal to 160 acres
*Homestead principle, a legal concept t ...
era in Nebraska, lived in Kearney for about a decade, beginning in 1902
*
Alexander H. Conner, politician
*
Leslie Easterbrook
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Early life
Easterbrook was adopted when she was n ...
, actress
*
Tom Kropp, professional basketball player
*
James A. Lake, evolutionary biologist
*
Kyle Larson
Kyle Miyata Larson (born July 31, 1992) is an American professional auto racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports. Larson is the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champi ...
, NFL player
*
Lorraine Langford, Nebraska politician
*
Stephen R. Lawhead
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, author
*
Brett Maher, NFL player
*
David Martin,
congressman
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*
Andy Pessoa
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, actor
*
Peter George Peterson
Peter George Peterson (June 5, 1926 – March 20, 2018) was an American investment banker who served as United States Secretary of Commerce from February 29, 1972, to February 1, 1973, under the Richard Nixon administration. Before serving as Sec ...
, U.S. Secretary of Commerce 1972–73, co-founder of the Blackstone Group
*
Ryan Quincy
Ryan Quincy (born January 14, 1973, in Kearney, Nebraska, USA) is an American animator, voice actor, director, writer, and producer. He is known for his work on ''South Park'', and was the creator of ''Out There (2013 TV series), Out There'' on I ...
, Emmy-winning animator, producer, and voice actor
*
Tim Schlattmann
Timothy (Tim) Schlattmann is a three-time Emmy award nominee television writer and producer. Nebraska born and raised, this former disc jockey
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, screenwriter
*
Dan Schlissel
Dan Schlissel is an American record producer from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and founder of the record labels Stand Up! Records, which specializes in comedy, and -ismist Recordings, which focused on punk and alternative rock from Nebraska and nearb ...
, record producer and label founder (
Stand Up! Records,
-ismist Recordings)
*
Kathy Lou Schultz, poet and scholar
*
Charlie Tuna, radio personality
*
Elizabeth T. Uldall, linguist
*
Chuck Welch, artist
*
Don Welch, American poet and academic, professor at the
University of Nebraska at Kearney
The University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) is a campus of the public University of Nebraska system and located in Kearney, Nebraska. It was founded in 1905 as the Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney.
History
In March 1903 the Nebraska Sta ...
*
Dale E. Wolf
Dale Edward Wolf (September 6, 1924 – March 20, 2021) was an American businessman and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was veteran of World War II, and a member of the Republican Party, who served for three weeks ...
, businessman and politician
Sports
*
Kearney Yankees
The Kearney Yankees were a minor league baseball team that played in the Class D level Nebraska State League from 1956 to 1959. Hosting home games at Kearney Memorial Field, Kearney was a minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees.
History
Ba ...
, 1956–1959, minor league baseball team affiliated with the New York Yankees
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Tri-City Storm
The Tri-City Storm is a Tier I junior ice hockey team based in Kearney, Nebraska, that plays in the Western Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Its name refers to the three central Nebraskan cities of Kearney, Hastings, and G ...
, Tier I junior ice hockey team in the West Division of the
United States Hockey League
The United States Hockey League (USHL) is the top junior ice hockey league sanctioned by USA Hockey. The league consists of 16 active teams located in the midwestern United States, for players between the ages of 16 and 21. The USHL is strictly ...
(USHL)
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''Dexter'' (season 6), episode 7 ("Nebraska", airdate November 13, 2011) was set in Kearney, Nebraska, in large part because the show's co-executive producer, Tim Schlattmann, is a 1981 Kearney High School graduate. In "Nebraska," whose departure in multiple ways from previous ''Dexter'' episodes was (for the most part) favorably received,
witness protection
Witness protection is security provided to a threatened person providing testimonial evidence to the justice system, including defendants and other clients, before, during, and after a trial, usually by police. While a witness may only require p ...
has relocated the Trinity Killer's surviving family to Kearney, where a copycat killer appears to have murdered Trinity's widow and daughter, so
Dexter travels to Kearney to avenge the killings. Numerous elements in the episode underscore Kearney's rural setting and culture, some sinister, and farm-specific settings and implements add variety to Dexter's methods of killing and corpse disposal.
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Cities in Buffalo County, Nebraska
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