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Situla Energy officials seeking County Board clarification on solar project permit rejection
One month after a Conditional Use Permit application for a utility-grade solar project was rejected, Scotts Bluff County Board Chair Ken Meyer has the subject before Commissioners again Monday. Thaer Flieh with Dunlieh Energy spoke with KNEB News recently, saying organization officials were surprised the Board rejected the Planning Commission's…
Husker volleyball to open up against Kentucky
Nebraska volleyball will take part in a primetime season-opening event, the AVCA First Serve Showcase, on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. Nebraska will play the first match of the season, taking on Kentucky at 6 p.m. (CT). Wisconsin will face Louisville in the second…
West All-Stars capture win over East in volleyball on Saturday
The 40th Annual West Nebraska All-Star Volleyball match was held Saturday at WNCC's Cougar Palace as the West team looked like one of the better all-star teams put together recently in the event as they beat the East team 3-1 (4-1 as they played all five sets). After it was…
East wins close one in West Nebraska All-Star Football Game
On a gorgeous day in Scottsbluff on Saturday the East beat the West 17-14 at Bearcat Stadium in the 46th Annual West Nebraska All-Star Football Game. The deciding sequence in the game came late in the third quarter. The West took their first lead of the game at 14-10 with…
Panhandle, Harrison, and Crawford High School Rodeo Results
Nebraska High School Rodeo Association student athletes spent three days competing this past weekend. Panhandle High School Rodeo - Bridgeport, NE | May 31st Harrison High School Rodeo | June 1st Crawford High School Rodeo | June 2nd Here are results from all three days of rodeo, per the NEHSRA:…
Local baseball report from the weekend
Here's a quick recap from the weekend with scores below for legion ball plus the Western Nebraska Pioneers. Both the WESTCO and Gering senior legion teams were in Rapid City for tournament action. Both the Zephyrs and Platte Valley Companies going 1-4 over the four days while the Pioneers have…
More cattle passing through largest feedlots
The number of cattle feedlots with more than 50,000 head has nearly doubled over the past 30 years as large feedlots handle an increasing share of cows across the country. In 1992, 39 feedlots had a capacity of at least 50,000 head annually and handled 16.8% of the nation’s cattle…
Season ends for the Huskers
Nebraska saw its season end with a 17-11 loss to Florida in an elimination game on Sunday afternoon at O’ Brate Stadium. Nebraska (40-22) totaled 11 runs on 11 hits with three errors, while Florida (30-28) scored 17 runs on 16 hits. Gabe Swansen led the Huskers going 2-for-5 with…
Scotts Bluff Summit Closure for Herbicide Application
An important part of the mission of the National Park Service is to preserve unimpaired the natural resources of the National Park System for this and future generations. Unfortunately, invasive plant species threaten to overwhelm native plant communities that can be important sources of food and shelter for our wildlife.…
Book Signing Event at Knight Museum & Sandhills Center
The Knight Museum & Sandhills Center will host author Leah Jesse Lambert, for a book signing event for her memoir about Coming of Age in the Nebraska Sandhills “Nebraska Roots” on Tuesday, June 4th at 5:30pm. Please contact Delaney Mayer at the Knight Museum & Sandhills Center at (308) 762-2384…