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Busch Light corn cans to raise money for America’s farmers, ranchers
Busch Light has teamed up with Farm Rescue to raise money for America's farmers and ranchers. For each case of Corn Cans sold through June 2024, Busch Light said it will donate $0.10 – up to $200,000 – to its longtime partner Farm Rescue. Farm Rescue is a nonprofit dedicated…
Riverside Discovery Excited for Busy Season to Begin
The busy season is just around the corner for Riverside Discovery Center, and zoo staff have been working hard for the influx of foot traffic. With schools letting out for the year in just about a week or so, there will be a lot of kids and school groups patronizing…
Zephyrs beat Douglas in season opener
The WESTCO Zephyrs opened the 2024 legion season with a 12-5 home win at Cleveland Field over Douglas, Wyoming on Wednesday night. Carter Reisig, who played last year for Gering, made his return to the program last night and he got the start and struck out 11 in four plus…
D-9 District Track & Field results
Creek Valley hosted the D-9 Meet on Wednesday with Leyton emerging on top in the girls standings while Garden County took home the boys district title. Team standings are listed below and to look for all the individual results you can CLICK HERE. Team scores GIRLS Leyton 88 Arthur County…
K-State recommends scouting and addressing stripe rust to prevent loss of yield and quality
The appearance of stripe rust adds insult to injury to this year’s wheat crop, but Kansas growers should scout fields and have their management strategy ready for this yield- and quality-limiting disease. Stripe rust has now been detected in 35 Kansas counties, according to Wheat Ag Pest Monitor. While most of…
Nominations Being Accepted for ServeNebraska Step Forward Awards
ServeNebraska exists as the volunteer service commission tasked with facilitating AmeriCorps programming across the state and encouraging citizens to strengthen our state and communities through participation in volunteer and National Service efforts. As a piece of this initiative, ServeNebraska annually hosts the Step Forward Awards. Now in their 10th year,…
WNCC baseball set to open regionals Thursday against Lamar
The Western Nebraska Community College baseball team knows that the important part of the season begins Thursday at the Region IX baseball tournament in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Cougars, who are 27-28 on the season, earned the fourth seed in the regional tournament and will open against No. 5 Lamar…
2024 Nebraska Soil Health School has successful launch
The first installment of a planned 2024 Nebraska Soil Health School series was held on April 24 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln High Plains Ag Lab in Sidney, Neb. The event addressed the semi-arid Panhandle climate and potential management practices for soil health and had over 60 attendees. Water is…
Huskers unable to hang on to lead in loss to Jackrabbits
Nebraska surrendered eight unanswered runs in the eighth and ninth innings, as the Huskers fell 10-6 vs. South Dakota State on Wednesday night at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. Nebraska (30-17) totaled six runs, 12 hits and an error, while South Dakota State (18-25) scored 10 runs on 14 hits.…
Smith Slams USPS on News of North Platte Mail Processing Center Transfer to Denver
Today, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after the United States Postal Service announced it will transfer operations of the North Platte, NE Mail Processing and Distribution Center to Denver, CO and convert the North Platte facility to a Local Processing Center. "This decision—leaving the entire Third District,…
