      Today is Martin Luther King Jr Day, a federal holiday as well as one for most states.
Federal, state, and county offices are closed, as are financial institutions, and there is no mail delivery.
Most schools are in class, but Chadron State College is off.
Congress created Martin Luther King Jr Day to both honor the memory of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and civil rights leader, and as a general celebration of the civil rights movement and equality.
It was first observed in 1986 and is the 3rd Monday in January, sometimes falling on his Jan 15 birthday.