Campus Innovation: UNL engineering students replaced a repeatedly damaged patch of grass near Abel Hall with a permanent brick walkway shaped like the Nebraska Block “N,” using donated materials and industry expertise. School Bond: Johnson County Central’s bond vote remains unofficial, with 740 votes for and 739 against; four counties will recount, including provisional ballots, before certification. Rural Healthcare: Nebraska received $219.2 million in federal rural-health funding, but hospital leaders say the money is being squandered as providers brace for Medicaid cuts. Separately, the state has denied 1,090 Medicaid applications and renewals under new work rules, and a cancer patient was mistakenly told his coverage had ended. Public Funds: Nebraska’s state auditor accuses an Omaha nonprofit of mismanaging $1.2 million in grant funds. Husker Sports: No. 25 Nebraska routed Lindenwood 94-60 in men’s basketball. Football, meanwhile, heads to Rutgers on a four-game skid and will be without three defensive starters. Weather: A hard freeze is likely in the Omaha area Thursday night.