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This K-State researcher has $2.6 million in new support to fight deadly African Swine Fever
MANHATTAN — A Kansas State University researcher has new support to battle one of the biggest global threats to pigs and swine production, which is a $57-billion-dollar industry in the U.S. The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research, or FFAR, recently awarded a $1 million Seeding Solutions Grant to Waithaka Mwangi, immunology professor…
WNCC expanding CDL training program this fall
Western Nebraska Community College has announced the launch of its expanded Commercial Driver's License (CDL) program in Sidney, beginning in Fall 2024. This expansion, made possible through a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, helps address the growing demand for skilled commercial drivers in the region. The U.S. Department…
Lactose-Free Milk Pilot Drives Consumption
ROSEMONT, Ill. – A checkoff-led pilot in Cincinnati schools that offered lactose-free chocolate milk increased consumption and reached students who weren’t drinking milk because of real or perceived lactose intolerance. National Dairy Council (NDC) and American Dairy Association Mideast worked with Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) to offer the country’s first single-serve…
Alliance Man Sentenced to 20-21 Years in Prison
An Alliance man has been sentenced to two plus decades in prison after a Scotts Bluff County jury convicted him on drug charges last month. 50-year-old Johnathan Bourquin was arrested in August after leaving 157 grams of methamphetamine in the back of a cruiser while he was being transported to…
B-8 Boys subdistricts schedule change
Due to wet conditions, today's B-8 Sub-District games are being moved from Lexington Optimist Fields to Ray Ehlers Stadium. Lexington will play Gering at 3:30 CT pm and the Scottsbluff vs Holdrege game will be 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.
Nuggets, Avs playoff update & broadcast schedule
The postseason is continuing early this week for the NBA and NHL with the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche both with 3-1 series leads in the their respective first round matchups. The Avs have now scored 22 goals in the first four games of their series with Winnipeg after a…
Broncos make seven picks in NFL Draft
The NFL Draft wrapped up on Saturday in Detroit and the Denver Broncos wound up making seven selections. The key to finding some footing and trying to compete in the AFC West and the conference as a whole will hinge on quarterback play and the Broncos took Oregon quarterback Bo…
Board of Regents confirms Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., as ninth University of Nebraska president
Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., a first-generation college student, heart surgeon and longtime college administrator who for the last decade has led the University of Nebraska Medical Center through a period of record growth, was confirmed Friday as NU’s ninth president by the Board of Regents. https://youtu.be/n8M7SJ84nFU Dr. Gold, who also serves as…
Sister finds her farm safety voice as a student and athlete
College is a life-changing experience for many people, but Jaiden Boomsma’s life changed well before she arrived on the campus of South Dakota State University (SDSU). Seven years ago this month, when Jaiden was 15, she lost her little brother Jaxon in a tractor runover on their grandparents’ farm. Soon…
Local food drive organized for victims of eastern Nebraska tornadoes
A local week-long relief drive to gather donations for victims of last Friday's devastating tornado outbreak in eastern Nebraska is underway. The Aulick Truck Shop at 709 S. Beltline Highway West in Scottsbluff will be the drop off site for non-perishable food items. https://youtu.be/4wGOAyaGGNA Accepted will be canned goods, prepackaged…