Hola Nebraska Adiós January

Hola Nebraska

30 Jan 2025 — 5 min read

LOVB Omaha first home game on January 24, 2025. Photo by Tar Macias / Hola America. See more pictures below.

Tar Macias, CEO and Head of Strategic Partnerships, Hola America Media Group

¡Hola, Nebraska! Hola Nebraska! Your source for stories that inform, inspire, and connect our Latino communities of Nebraska.

As we wrap up the first month of 2025, Hola Nebraska brings you stories shaping our community. Meet Candelaria Herrera, a volleyball star elevating the Heartland’s game. See how an Omaha salon is making haircuts sensory-friendly. Plus, we cover Nebraska’s workforce challenges and law enforcement’s response to immigration crackdowns.

Please share this newsletter with your friends and family. For the articles in Spanish, you can visit this link.

Por favor, comparte este boletín con tus amigos y familiares. Para los artículos en español, puedes visitar este enlace.

Candelaria Herrera Brings Her Global Game to the Heartland’s New Pro Volleyball League

*Argentine Olympic Team member and former Iowa State University player Candelaria Herrera is now part of the LOVB Omaha professional volleyball team.*

By Christina Fernández-Morrow, Hola America

Omaha, NE– “We are in one of the best leagues in the world. I would love to be dominant in my position and win the championship with this team,” says Herrera of her goals for the season...

Read our exclusive interview here!

¡Lea nuestra entrevista exclusiva aquí!

Omaha salon providing sensory accessible haircuts

From left, Claudia Delgado Aguero and her sister Juanita Incontro. (Arthur Jones/Nebraska Public Media News)

By Kassidy Arena and Arthur Jones , Nebraska Public Media News

Omaha, NE- Stephanie Skogseth walked into Sensory Suite Spot after a long day, which started when her kids woke her up at 4 a.m.

Her 5-year-old son, Harrison, has been getting haircuts at the salon suite since it opened five months ago.

Read more here!

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Don Antonio Gómez celebra su 80 cumpleaños

Felicidades a Don Antonio Gómez de Jackson, Nebraska, en su cumpleaños. Muchas gracias por invitarnos.

Lincoln and Omaha police departments discuss potential immigration raids

By Scott Koperski, Nebraska Public Media

Lincoln and Omaha, NE- The Lincoln and Omaha police departments released statements related to immigration on Tuesday, each saying the departments would not participate in raids.

The Omaha Police Department and Mayor Jean Stothert released a video statement saying the department does not intend to participate in any raids related to immigration, and is not aware of any planned raids.

¡Lea más sobre este increíble grupo aquí!

Nebraska companies, strapped for workers, face ‘mild concern to abject terror’ as immigration crackdown begins

Freddy Hafiz sands a cabinet door in the shop at RabFak Construction on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Omaha. The company’s owner, Roman Dimaksyan, says he needs more workers and wants to hire more immigrants. Nebraska has 50,000 vacant jobs, and a coalition of pro-business and advocacy groups say a way to fill them is more foreign-born workers. (Photo by Rebecca S. Gratz for the Flatwater Free Press)

By Joshua Shimkus, Flatwater Free Press

Omaha, NE-Roman Dimaksyan often gets phone calls from people looking for work. It hurts his construction company, and bothers him, when he has to turn them down.

The business owner and Russian speaker says that other Russian-speaking immigrants looking for work tend to find him and his Omaha business, RabFak Construction, which already employs mostly immigrants. But Dimaksyan says he’s often unable to hire many of the people calling, because they don’t yet have legal authorization to work in the United States.

Read more here!

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Nebraska for Us

**Photo by Karlha Velásquez / Hola Nebraska**

2025 is already shaping up to be an interesting year! Thank you to everyone who joined Anna, at Café con Azúcar downtown. We had a great conversation about Nebraska for Us issues and the importance of uplifting our voices.

The pan y cafecito were delicious, but the real warmth came from the incredible sense of community we shared. Even in the cold, moments like these remind us of the power of coming together. Looking forward to more conversations ahead!

Photo Gallery from LOVB Omaha Home Opener Game

Images from the home opener of LOVB Omaha. Photos by Tar Macias / Hola America

Check out more photos of the many events from the Latino communities of Nebraska on our Facebook page Hola America News and our Instagram @holaamerica