LINCOLN- Vanessa Emlich recently served her first day as a member of the Lincoln Airport Authority after being appointed by Lincoln May Leirion Gaylor Baird following the resignation of Nick Cusick in late July. Emlich said she hopes to lend a hand to the airport board that has, in recent weeks, taken hits after the closure of Red Way Airlines.

"I want to see the airport grow," she said, "I definitely want to see more air services come into Lincoln, but I think there are obviously other opportunities to help the community grow." Emlich previously ran for a seat on the airport authority in May and lost, but said she found a lot of positivity in her time spent campaigning.

During that time, Emlich said she spent a lot of time with current board members and the airport's executive staff, and learned how things work. "I wanted to understand kind of what the issues were," she said, "I wanted to be as informed as possible. That was enjoyable because I got to a better education about what the airport was working on."

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