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WESTCO downs McCook with 7-run second inning
Scottsbluff- The WESTCO Zephyrs used the momentum of a 7-run second inning to down McCook MNB, 13-5, in 6 innings. That second inning Zephyrs come to the plate, recording three hits, two walks, and seven runs in the heavy scoring bottom of the frame. No hit was larger than Blake…
Husker Assistant Cooper resigns
Nebraska Assistant Football Coach Evan Cooper has resigned. Cooper served as the Huskers' Secondary Coach and Defensive Pass Game Coordinator. The search is now underway for his replacement, less than two months before Nebraska's season opener on August 31st against UTEP.
Friday Channel Final Bell with Darren Frye with Water Street Advisors | 7/5/24
JOBS Number How weak is the economy? What are the FEDs next steps? How will the dollar movement effect future export opportunities? New weekly highs for the soft red wheat Short covering and the trade Buenos Aries Grain Exchange and harvest estimates Weather maybe warmer & dryer Cash cattle making…
Alliance Police apprehend armed dangerous felon
A fugitive with a concealed firearm is behind bars in Box Butte County Friday. According to a release from Alliance Police Chief David Leavitt, Earlier in the morning APD Sergeant LaDuke received a notification from the Box Butte County Sheriff’s Office that Monty Shepard, a convicted felon, was enroute to…
Results: Old West Trail Rodeo July 3rd & 4th
The 78th Annual Old West Trail Rodeo took place July 3rd and 4th in Crawford, Nebraska. The rodeo was the only professionally sanctioned rodeo in Nebraska over the 4th of July. Here's a look at results per the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association: Bareback riding: 1. Owen Brouillette, 81.5 points on Summit…
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…