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Future ag education teachers receive $1,500 scholarships from Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation
The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation awarded 10 scholarships worth $1,500 each to students enrolled in the Agricultural Education Teaching Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Each recipient will receive the scholarship during his or her student teaching semester at the university. In the application, students shared why they wanted…
Former Husker Keisei Tominaga Signs Free Agent Deal with Indiana Pacers
Former Husker men's basketball guard and fan favorite Keisei Tominaga is getting a chance in the NBA after going undrafted last month. ESPN reports that the Indiana Pacers have signed Tominaga to an Exhibit 10 deal. As a senior last season for Nebraska, Tominaga averaged 15.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and…
Scottsbluff High School Math Team Heads to ‘Sine City’ for National Convention
Thirty-three members of the Scottsbluff High School Math Team will be headed to Las Vegas, Nevada, July 6-12 for the Mu Alpha Theta National Convention. Mu Alpha Theta is the National High School and Two-Year College Mathematics Honor Society. In 2023, the SHS Math Team attended this convention in Fayetteville,…
Nebraska wheat harvest makes substantial progress this week | Fridays in the Field
As the Fourth of July comes and goes, so too does wheat harvest for many farmers. As of the latest USDA Crop Progress Report - which reflects conditions for the week ending June 30, 2024 - winter wheat harvested in Nebraska was 13% complete, ahead of 2% last year and…
Nebraska Brand Inspection Fee to Increase October 2024
Ogallala, Neb.-During the June 11 Quarterly Committee meeting for the Nebraska Brand Committee, after the review of annual financials, it was determined that the brand inspection charge will be raised from the current $.85 per head back to $1.00 per head. In the 2021 session Nebraska Legislature imposed a 2-year…
Gering PVC handles Zephyrs for second time this season, plus weekend schedule
There was a big crowd on hand at Cleveland Field for holiday baseball on Wednesday night as Gering PVC downed the WESTCO Zephyrs, 9-1, in five innings. Gering earned the season sweep over their crosstown rivals and they closed both games out early with run rule wins (They won at…
Five wrestlers among CSC Eagles’ Hall of Fame inductees this fall
CHADRON, Neb. -- Wrestlers will be leading the way during Chadron State College's Athletic Hall of Fame inductions this fall. Five of the nine former Eagles are going into the Hall of Fame as wrestlers. They'll be joined by two football all-stars and two standouts on women's track and field teams. The…
Pastures in western Nebraska respond positively to cheatgrass herbicide management
Cheatgrass is an invasive species that greens up and sets seeds earlier than most native species. It uses up soil moisture in the spring, which can prevent the germination of native plants. Studies on managing the invasive species are ongoing in the Panhandle of Nebraska and were part of a…
Fireworks apparent cause of fire on Bridgeport school roof
Authorities say a firework was believed to have caused a fire on the roof of the Bridgeport Elementary School Thursday evening. Officials were notified of the fire shortly before 7:30 p.m. Thursday evening when a passerby noticed smoke and flames coming from the roof of the school. Firefighters said the…
Competing abortion constitutional amendments among submitted signature initiatives
The Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office received five initiative petitions for signature verification. The deadline to return completed initiative petitions for signature verification was July 3, 2024. Below is a list of initiative petitions filed and returned to the Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office. PetitionSponsors’ estimate of signatures collectedNebraska Medical…