The Force of Marketing: Lucasfilm reveals sweepstakes, massive tie-ins with 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'

Lucasfilm(LOS ANGELES) -- Product tie-ins for blockbuster movies are nothing new, but there's a Death Star-sized push for the ninth and final Star Wars "saga" chapter.

October 2, 2019Updated: October 2, 2019

By News Channel Nebraska

Regional

Grand Island YWCA adds child care spots with recent expansion

Red Cloud Highway to Close for Construction

Hastings Aquacourt Opening This Weekend

YMCA rallies support for daycare family after St. Libory tornado

Hastings Public Schools Names John Hauser as Next Superintendent

Families start picking up the pieces after tornado near St. Libory

State

NPPD narrows nuclear sites down to four communities

The Force of Marketing: Lucasfilm reveals sweepstakes, massive tie-ins with 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'

Regional

Grand Island YWCA adds child care spots with recent expansion

Red Cloud Highway to Close for Construction

Hastings Aquacourt Opening This Weekend

YMCA rallies support for daycare family after St. Libory tornado

Hastings Public Schools Names John Hauser as Next Superintendent

Families start picking up the pieces after tornado near St. Libory

State

NPPD narrows nuclear sites down to four communities

Grand Island YWCA adds child care spots with recent expansion

Sidney Middle School Honor Roll

Cornhusker Ammunition Plant final stages of cleanup

Work will begin on US-30 in Cheyenne and Deuel counties

City re-approves tax incentive for GoodLife Agriculture

Sports

Hitchcock County, Perkins County qualify for state at Class D-5 district golf meet

Some of the best track and field athletes in state history will compete in State Meet

Sidney captures first district golf title since 2007

2026 Nebraska State Track and Field Championships: Southeast Nebraska Qualifiers and Results

WNCC to hold volleyball individual, team camps in June

Merino Makes It Happen in Final Event; Unruh Ups Individual Title Total to 10

Ag & Outdoor

Outdoor notes: Invasive Species Awareness Week is May 24-30

Powell wins 56th Cornhusker Trap Shoot

Outdoor notes: Spring shotgun turkey season opens

Outdoor notes: Bighorn sheep regular lottery applications begin April 20

Outdoor notes: NGPC offering pastures, hay tracts to those affected by wildfires

Outdoor notes: Work to begin soon on Smith Lake WMA Aquatic Habitat Project