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Heartland Heroes

They’re courageous, selfless, and quick to donate their time and talent to improve our community.

Help 6 News honor everyday heroes. Nominate someone you know, below. Then watch our Heartland Heroes stories on 6 News.

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Heartland Heroes

Pediatric cancer survivor

Nebraska pediatric cancer survivor’s storybook put to music

Updated: May. 1, 2024 at 8:57 PM CDT
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By Bella Caracta
A young Nebraska girl who beat cancer is a hero in the story of her life, but when she wrote her own storybook, it wasn’t about saving herself, it was about saving others.

Heartland Heroes

Foster grandparent at Omaha elementary

‘Foster grandparent’ impacting lives of Omaha metro students

Updated: Apr. 10, 2024 at 10:30 PM CDT
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By Bella Caracta
The Foster Grandparent Program through the Eastern Nebraska Office of Aging connects seniors with students.

Heartland Heroes

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Omaha nonprofit helps repair homes for low-income seniors

Updated: Apr. 8, 2024 at 8:02 PM CDT
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By Johan Marin
Some homes in North Omaha are in need of significant repairs, but those can be hard to do when you are tight on money or are getting older.

Nebraska

Paul Contreras was honored Thursday, April 4, 2024, for his heroism in helping to detain...

Nebraska honors Bellevue hero for actions at Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebration shooting

Updated: Apr. 4, 2024 at 6:00 PM CDT
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By Kevin Westhues and Gina Dvorak
Hearing calls to stop a man fleeing from the scene of a shooting that disrupted the end of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Championship celebration in February, Paul Contreras reacted.

Heartland Heroes

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Heartland Hero: Plattsmouth girl with autism overcomes obstacles and inspires

Updated: Mar. 28, 2024 at 9:51 PM CDT
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By Bella Caracta
A young metro girl is overcoming adversity – and inspiring those around her on and off the wrestling mat.
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Heartland Heroes

The Gwen's Gift team recently hosted a free shopping day at Westgate Assisted Living in Omaha.

Heartland Heroes: Omaha woman hosts free holiday shopping events for memory care residents

Updated: Dec. 11, 2023 at 4:45 PM CST
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By Erin Sullivan
Gwen's Gift is an organization that brings gifts into memory care facilities, so residents can go "shopping" for presents for their family members.

Community

The Pocket Prairie project is working to restore plants native to Nebraska in unused spaces...

‘Pocket Prairie’ project restores native Nebraska plants to unused spaces

Updated: Dec. 4, 2023 at 10:34 PM CST
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By Marlo Lundak
Making use of bland, empty spaces. That’s what an Omaha organization is doing around the metro.

Community

Ava's Army

Omaha family, ‘Ava’s Army’ raising thousands for local cancer research

Updated: Nov. 27, 2023 at 10:54 PM CST
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By Marlo Lundak
An Omaha family has helped raise thousands of dollars for local cancer research after a diagnosis of their own.

Heartland Heroes

A federal grant was awarded to help with construction of a Vietnam War memorial in Papillion.

Progress being made on Papillion’s Vietnam veterans memorial

Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 7:01 PM CDT
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By John Chapman
A little more than a year ago, the Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation broke ground to build a new Vietnam War memorial in Papillion, next door to the Sumtur Amphitheater.

Community

A 50-mile walk across parts of the Omaha Metro Sunday helped raise awareness and support for...

Advocates for veterans take day-long journey across Nebraska with 50 Mile March

Updated: Aug. 27, 2023 at 5:14 PM CDT
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By Taylor Johnson
It’s a 50-mile walk making a difference in the lives of those who served our country.

Heartland Heroes

Three World War II veterans met Friday for the first time -- eight decades after the war.

Omaha WWII vets meet for first time 8 decades after the war

Updated: Jun. 30, 2023 at 5:21 PM CDT
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By John Chapman
Three men are all meeting for the first time Friday -- but they all have one thing in common: they were all up in the air during World War II.

Community

Residents in Crescent, Iowa, had a special celebration for Flag Day on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.

At Flag Day ceremony, Iowa veteran shares how war brought her, husband together

Updated: Jun. 14, 2023 at 7:15 PM CDT
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By Joe Harris
A community of retired veterans attended a heartfelt Flag Day ceremony Wednesday at the Old Lincoln Highway Veterans Monument Park.

Heartland Heroes

An OPS ESL teacher is making a difference in the lives of his students.

Omaha Public Schools teacher is May Hometown Hero

Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 4:31 PM CDT
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By Craig Nigrelli
Call it a last week of school surprise for the 6 News Heartland Hero for May.

Heartland Heroes

Heartland Heroes: North Omaha Music & Arts

Heartland Hero brings jazz center to north Omaha

Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 4:26 PM CDT
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By Craig Nigrelli
Dana Murray is putting his talents on display at the North Omaha Music and Arts building at the corner of 24th and Lake, formerly Love’s Jazz and Art Center.
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