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Bumper crop: Kansas farmer sees best wheat yields in years
As wheat harvest progresses across the Midwest, many farmers agree that this year has produced some of the best wheat they have seen in years. Cierra Dugan is the sixth generation on the seven-generation Dugan Farms in Leonardville, Kansas. "This is probably the highest-yielding year that I've ever seen on…
Bluffs Woman Set to Stand Trial on Meth Distribution Charges
A Scottsbluff woman is slated to stand trial next week following a series of controlled drug buys conducted by the WING Drug Task Force. 36-year-old Jenna Herrera reportedly sold methamphetamine to cooperating individuals twice in August of 2021, resulting in two counts of Distribution of a Controlled Substance. An arrest…
Medical Cannabis Initiative organizers make final plea
Time is running short for supporters of a variety of petitions to turn in signatures to get their issues before voters in November, including those backing a pair of medical marijuana initiatives. Crista Eggers, Statewide Campaign Coordinator for Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana, issued a plea to the public Monday for…
Geneva native off to Paris Olympics, breaks U.S. Trial record
EUGENE, OR - Maggie Malone Hardin is heading to her third straight Olympics. She qualified to Team U.S.A team after throw of 64.58 meters (211 feet, 10 inches) to set a U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials record in the women's javelin. Malone Hardin also competed in the 2016…
Legion baseball: Weekend scores
Here's a rundown on the legion baseball scores from the weekend. Friday Gering PVC 22, Kearney Jersey's 2 CBS Post 2 Wildcatters 7, WESTCO Express 4 WESTCO Express 13, Cheyenne Post 6 Prep 1 Saturday WESTCO Zephyrs 7, Bear Creek (CO) 5 Gering PVC 15, Smith County 7 WESTCO Zephyrs…
Pioneers drop series to Roughriders, host Military All-Stars on Monday night
The Western Nebraska Pioneers were swept at home over the weekend by the Colorado Roughriders at Oregon Trail Park Stadium. On Friday the visitors won it 4-1 and then on Saturday the final score was 7-4. In the Sunday finale the Roughriders scored 10 runs in the third inning to…
Kiewit Foundation announces vocational scholarship grant for WNCC
The Peter Kiewit Foundation has announced a significant grant of up to $270,000 to provide Western Nebraska Community College students with vocational scholarships for 2024-26, 2025-27, and 2026-28 academic years. https://youtu.be/hdD2dPAVKWY Scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics programs or vocational/CTE (Career and Technical Education)…
Supernovas officially hire Laura “Bird” Kuhn as Head Coach, drops Interim title
OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha Supernovas are thrilled to officially announce Laura “Bird” Kuhn as head coach, dropping the interim title that she inherited from last season. Kuhn continues her stay in Omaha after winning the first-ever Pro Volleyball Federation Championship on May 18 when the Supernovas swept the Grand Rapids Rise inside the CHI Health…
WNCC softball puts four players on the OWH All-Midlands Team
The Western Nebraska Community College softball team placed four players on the Omaha World Herald All-Midlands JUCO softball team that was released earlier this month. The Cougars had two First Team selections and two Honorable Mention selections to the All-Midlands JCUO team. Katelynn Czerpak, of Aurora, Colorado, earned a First…
Michael Foods Inc. Recalls Fair Meadow Foundations Liquid Egg Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
WASHINGTON– M.G. Waldbaum dba Michael Foods Inc., a Gaylord, Minn. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,620 pounds of liquid egg products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product contains dairy (milk), a known allergen, which is not…