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Scottsbluff City Council Holds Budget Workshop
The Scottsbluff City Council and City Department heads joined City Manager Kevin Spencer as he presented the entire proposed budget for next year in full. Spencer says the goal of Thursday's budget workshop was to provide the general highlights of the budget, discuss capital improvement projects, and some unavoidable increases…
Nebraska’s Big Rodeo Results: Thursday, July 25th
Nebraska’s Big Rodeo in Burwell is underway and will continue through Saturday, July 27th. More information about this year’s rodeo can be found here: https://ruralradio.com/rrn/news/103rd-edition-of-nebraskas-big-rodeo-happening-next-week-in-burwell/ Here are results after the second performance, Thursday, July 25th: Bareback riding leaders: 1. Bryce Eck, 82 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo's Lost & Found; 2. Quintonn…
Honeybee farm in Nebraska harvests 6,500 lbs of honey | Fridays in the Field
Bee Bum, a honeybee farm near Beatrice, Nebraska, is expecting to harvest about 6,500 pounds of honey this year. Owner Kevin Monfelt said commercial honeybee production presents many challenges and opportunities in Nebraska. Bee Bum operates 300 bee colonies and they're hoping to reach 400 colonies by next year. Monfelt…
Nebraska High Court says abortion and youth gender affirming care restrictions law did not violate single subject rule
The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld a lower court opinion that the 2023 law that combined tighter restrictions on abortion and restrictions on gender-altering care for minors into a single measure did not violate the single-subject rule in the Nebraska Constitution. Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and Dr. Sarah Traxler…
4-H Youth Develop Skills and Life Lessons
Most 4-Her’s have been working on their projects and livestock since the late fall or winter. This was also true for Tatum and Riley Pittman of Morrill until tragedy hit. Their 4-H livestock, two fiber alpacas, were killed early in the year. “My father-in-law (Jack Pittman) found them. One was…
Gering PVC, Oregon Trail Park hosting B7 Area Tournament
The B7 Area Baseball Tournament starts today and runs through next Tuesday at Oregon Trail Park in Gering. Gering is the top seed with a record of 26-6 and they'll be joined by Alliance, Chadron, Sidney, Ogallala, and Auburn. Gering will open tonight against Sidney at 7 pm. PVC has…
NU Men’s basketball updates Griffiths injury
Nebraska sophomore guard Gavin Griffiths will miss the remainder of summer workouts after undergoing a procedure on his right wrist earlier this week. According to Men’s Basketball Athletic Trainer Andrew McCabe, the procedure will sideline Griffiths for the final two weeks of Nebraska’s summer workouts, but Griffiths is expected to…
Boar’s Head Provisions Co. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Liverwurst And Other Deli Meat Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2024 – Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc., a Jarratt, Va., establishment, is recalling all liverwurst product produced by the establishment that is currently available in commerce because it may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The company…
One week remains for businesses to take part in OWBF decoration contest
The Old West Balloon Fest Committee, the Scotts Bluff Area Visitors Bureau and the Gering Visitors Bureau announce the sixth annual “Downtown Decorating Contest” to commemorate Old West Balloon Fest. This is a special year of Old West Balloon Fest as the committee celebrates the 10-year Anniversary of the celebration.…
Firefighters Finish Battle of Camden grass fire near Scottsbluff
Firefighters from throughout Scotts Bluff County responded to a large grass fire about four miles west of Lake Minatare Thursday. Scottsbluff Rural Fire Chief Carissa Schank-Grubbs says the department was called around 12:43 p.m. to a grass fire behind a house on CR G and CR 25. Upon arrival the…