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Panhandle Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus
A Panhandle mosquito trap site has recently collected mosquitoes positive for West Nile virus. These are the first confirmed positives for the season in the Panhandle. These positive mosquitoes give Panhandle Public Health District (PPHD), along with other health departments, an indicator of the location of the virus and where…
NE Chamber Welcomes Toshia Jones
NE Chamber President Bryan Slone this week welcomed Toshia Jones to the NE Chamber team. Jones will serve as Regional Navigator for the Western Region through 6 Regions, One Nebraska. 6 Regions, One Nebraska was founded in 2024 in partnership with Governor Pillen and the Nebraska Department of Economic Development…
Cowboy Christmas Recap! | Nebraska Rodeo Update for July 6th
The Nebraska Rodeo Update is a weekly radio program designed to highlight Nebraska rodeo and western events. The program sheds light on the success of Nebraska athletes, rodeos, and cowboy culture in the Cornhusker state. Listen to the update, or read highlights from the program below! Program Overview: Old West…
Nebraska celebrates new feedlot research, teaching, extension center
The University of Nebraska held a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 27 marking the completion of a feedlot research, teaching and extension center. The new facility, located at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center near Mead, Nebraska, will pave the way for world-class research projects and teaching and extension opportunities…
Dental Hygiene Students Research Claims of Cavity Fighting Products
Bacteria are growing in the Plant Pathology Lab, but the bacteria have nothing to do with plants but the kind of bacteria you might find on your teeth. The lab typically grows pathogens Dr. Bob Harveson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Plant Pathologist at the Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in…
Alliance disturbance, barricade incident ends with arrest
One man is in custody following a neighborhood disturbance and barricade situation in Alliance Friday night that ended peacefully after about 2 hours. Alliance Police Chief David Leavitt says officers were called to the 500 block of W. 2nd Street around 7:22 pm for a disturbance involving a dispute between…
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…