Good morning, Omaha.

The Cristoforo Colombo Lodge celebrated 100 years with a centennial party Sunday afternoon at its rebuilt hall after a 2017 fire, and members say the lodge now serves up to 650 Thursday lunches and has growing membership.

On the final day of the season at Vala’s Pumpkin Patch in Gretna, visitors rode hay racks to the fields to smash and toss leftover pumpkins (staff will reincorporate them into the soil as fertilizer).

UNO's Alumni Association hosted its second Career Closet of the semester Oct.

27-29, letting students pick free professional clothes on campus; nearly 300 students attended the first event and alumni volunteers help with fittings and job-prep advice.

The Cristoforo Colombo Lodge (Sons and Daughters of Italy) is celebrating 100 years in Omaha, marking a century of local Italian-American community life.

An Omaha-produced TV series will take viewers inside Nebraska factories to show how ATVs, irrigation systems, and other products are made and to spotlight local manufacturers, with episodes planned to roll out in the coming months.

Susanne Shore, a former Nebraska first lady, and Justin Solomon, a former student regent, are both running for the District 4 seat on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents in a special election.

Elkhorn Suburban Fire’s 2nd District will reinstate its operating fire department when its contract with Omaha ends on Dec.

31, 2027, and will operate two district-owned stations providing fire protection and advanced life support EMS (minimum two staffed ambulances and one staffed pumper-tanker for 24/7 coverage).

Omaha finished the 2026 regular season with a 0-0 draw at Kansas City, closing the year 4-8-6 overall and 3-4-3 in Summit League play.

Nebraska lost 17-10 to Washington on Halloween in Lincoln, surrendering a fourth-quarter lead for the third straight week as a late pick-six sealed the defeat; the Huskers will try to bounce back Friday night on the road against Illinois.