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Jefferson County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 7,240. Its county seat is Fairbury. The county was named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States of America.
Fairbury is a city and county seat of Jefferson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,942 at the 2010 census.
Southeast Community College (SCC) is a public community college system in the southeast portion of Nebraska.
Edmund Howard Hinshaw was an American Republican Party politician.
Clair Armstrong Callan was an American Democratic Party politician.
Nebraska Highway 8 (N-8) is a highway in southern and southeastern Nebraska. Its western terminus is at Nebraska Highway 14 in Superior and its eastern terminus is at U.S. Highway 73 (US 73) in Falls City. It runs through the southern tier of counties in Nebraska and is always within 10 miles (16 km) of the Kansas border.
Nebraska Highway 15 (N-15) is a highway in eastern Nebraska, United States. It has a southern terminus at the Kansas border south of Fairbury and a northern terminus northeast of Maskell at the South Dakota border.
The Beatrice Blues was the final and primary name of the minor league baseball teams located in Beatrice, Nebraska. Beatrice teams played as members of the Nebraska State League in 1892, from 1913 to 1915, 1922 to 1923, 1928, 1932 to 1938, the Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas League in 1912 and the Tri-State League in 1924. They were affiliated with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1936 to 1938.
Robert Dean Logan was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. The native of Thompson, Nebraska, made his professional baseball debut in 1930 with the Class D Fairbury Jeffersons of the Nebraska State League. He pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and Boston Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1935 and 1945. His last professional action came in 1946 when he pitched for the Class AAA Indianapolis Indians of the American Association. He died in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1978.
The Nebraska State League (NSL) was an American professional minor league baseball league with five incarnations between 1892 and 1959. The Nebraska State League formed five times: in 1892, from 1910 to 1915, from 1922 to 1923, from 1928 to 1938 and from 1956 to 1959. League teams were based in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. The 1892 league was a Class B level league, and the league was a Class D level league in all subsequent seasons.
The NSDAP/AO is an American neo-Nazi organization. It was founded in 1972 by United States citizen Gary Rex Lauck in Fairbury, Nebraska. The organization's name stands for "NSDAP Aufbau- und Auslandsorganisation".
Robert Vernon Denney was an American politician and judge who served in the United States House of Representatives for Nebraska's 1st congressional district and federal judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. He was a member of the Republican Party.
U.S. Highway 136 is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs for 804 miles (1,294 km) between Edison, Nebraska and Speedway, Indiana. It is a spur route of US 36 despite never intersecting its parent. Within the State of Nebraska it is a state highway that begins at a junction with US 6 and US 34 north of Edison and travels east across the southern part of the state to the Nebraska–Missouri state line in Brownville along the banks of the Missouri River. Throughout its 239.88-mile (386.05 km) length, the highway is known as the Heritage Highway, one of nine scenic byways in the state. The highway travels across the grassland prairies of southern Nebraska to the woods of the Missouri River Valley encountering winding rivers, farmlands, and historic settlements. These landscapes were featured in stories from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather recounting life on the Nebraska Plains during the end of the 19th century. For its entire length, US 136 is a two-lane highway with the exception of a 0.51-mile (0.82 km) stretch of divided highway within Fairbury.
Elmer S. "Doc" Bennett was a minor league baseball pitcher and player, who later became a very successful minor league manager, leading five teams to league championships in 13 years of managing. He spent much of his career as a player-manager.
Bruce Lee Bostelman is an American farmer and politician who has served in the Nebraska Legislature from the 23rd district since 2017.
The Norton Jayhawks were a minor league baseball team based in Norton, Kansas. The Norton Jayhawks played in the 1929 and 1930 seasons as members of the Class D level Nebraska State League and were the only minor league team based in Norton. The Jayhawks hosted home minor league games at Elmwood Park.
The Missouri–Iowa–Nebraska–Kansas League, known informally as the "MINK" League, was a Class D level minor league baseball league that played from 1910 to 1913. The Missouri–Iowa–Nebraska–Kansas League consisted of teams based in the four states, but not always at the same time. The Missouri–Iowa–Nebraska–Kansas League permanently folded midway through the 1913 season.
The Fairbury Shaners were a minor league baseball team were based in Fairbury, Nebraska. In 1915, the Shaners played as a member of the Class D level Nebraska State League, before the league folded during the season with the Shaners in 4th place. The "Shaners" were nicknamed by local newspapers for their manager Bert Shaner and hosted minor league home games at Fairbury City Park. When the Nebraska State League resumed play in 1922, the Fairbury Jeffersons began play in the reformed league.
Calvin Fisher Steele was a Nebraska businessman who served in the Nebraska State Senate from 1897 to 1903, and as President pro tempore of the Senate from 1901 to 1903. Due to his position as President pro tempore of the Senate and the elevation of Lieutenant Governor Ezra P. Savage to Governor of Nebraska, he also served as Acting Lieutenant Governor.
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