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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…
Artistic Adventures at Alliance Public Library
Registration continues for “Adventure Begins At Your Library” with reading goals, special events and $3,500 in prize value sponsored by the Alliance Public Library Foundation! Grand prize drawings are for those who complete all five weeks of reading with the first week ending on Friday, May 31 before noon, so…
South wins tight Shrine Bowl over the North
Kearney- Isaiah Weber of Gretna scored touchdowns to help the South squad to a 17-10 win over the North in the 66th annual Nebraska Shrine Bowl on Saturday. Weber scored on a two yard td run for the first score of the game, and then he scored the final touchdown…
Huskers survive in Stillwater
Gabe Swansen homered twice for the Huskers, as they kept their season alive with a 7-5 victory over Niagara on Saturday afternoon at O’ Brate Stadium. Nebraska (40-21) totaled seven runs on eight hits with two errors, while Niagara (38-17) scored five runs on seven hits and an error. The…