LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Entries are being sought for the 2014 Nebraska Severe Weather Awareness Poster Contest.

The contest is open to all fourth-grade students in Nebraska public and private schools as well as home-schooled fourth-grade students.

The first-place winner gets a $125 gift card.

All entries must be received by a local emergency management director/coordinator or postmarked on or before Feb. 27. A list of directors/coordinators can be found at www.nema.nebraska.gov .

Questions regarding the contest should be directed to the local emergency management director/coordinator or to contest chairwoman Laura Hintz at 402-288-5613 or [email protected].

Contest rules and other information can also be obtained at the Nebraska Association of Emergency Management website, www.naem.us .