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UConn wins second straight National Championship
The Connecticut Huskies are a college basketball juggernaut. On Monday night in Glendale, Arizona it was UConn winning their second straight National Title as they dominated Purdue in the second half and pulled away for a 75-60 win. The Huskies the first program to go back to back since Florida…
Rockies take series opener against Arizona
The Colorado Rockies on Monday night won their series opener at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5. After leading 1-0 early on the Rockies fell behind when the Diamondbacks scored four runs in the top of the fourth inning with two of the four runs coming on a Colorado error…
Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge Contestants Vie for $100K
The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, is seeking entrepreneurs to apply online by June 15 for the 2025 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. Now in its 11th year, this national business competition showcases U.S. startup companies developing innovative solutions to challenges faced by America’s farmers, ranchers and…
Inoue breaks two records, WNCC takes DH from Lamar on Monday
LAMAR, Colo. – Shintaro Inoue broke two career records Monday as the Western Nebraska Community College baseball team picked up two wins over Lamar Community College on Monday. Inoue broke the career runs scored record in the first game when the Cougars won 8-2. Inoue then broke the career home…
Tallgrass, Bold Alliance, and Key Agricultural land First Responder Organizations Announce a Community Benefits Agreement
Lincoln, Neb. -- April 9, 2024, -- Tallgrass, Bold Alliance, and multiple organizations across Nebraska announced a first-of-its-kind Community Benefits Agreement (CBA)associated with the Tallgrass Trailblazer carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration project.The agreement between Tallgrass and Bold Alliance received endorsements from 11statewide organizations, including Renewable Fuels Nebraska, the Nebraska StateVolunteer Firefighters…
Four Nebraska FFA members named 2024 State Stars
Four Nebraska FFA members were awarded top honors for their supervised agricultural experiences (SAEs). This year, 24 individuals were selected to be finalists and one star was named in each of the four areas: agribusiness, agriscience, placement and production. The 2024 State Stars are Carson Mau from Sutton, Cole…
Farm Service Agency Offers Retroactive Four County Wildfire Recovery Assistance for Winter Grazing Losses in Kansas
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding emergency wildfire recovery assistance through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) for producers who were impacted by the Four County Fire that started on Dec. 15, 2021. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is retroactively implementing a 365-day…
High School Baseball Scores 4-8-24
Monday (04/08/2024) Bennington 5, Blair 2Central City/Centura 14, Aurora 1Central City/Centura 15, Fairbury 0Creighton Preparatory School 15, Bellevue East 2Elkhorn 4, Elkhorn North 1Fairbury 10, Aurora 1GACC-WPB 6, Fort Calhoun 2Gretna 2, Millard North 1Gretna East 13, Omaha South 2Hastings 8, Waverly 5Lincoln Lutheran 18, Centennial 4Lincoln Southeast 6, Norfolk…
Nebraska FFA names proficiency award area winners
Students across the state were awarded Proficiency Awards at the 96th annual Nebraska FFA State Convention held April 3-5. The Proficiency Awards program encourages members to set personal goals and learn practical skills. The program provides recognition to FFA members for exceptional accomplishments and excellence in their Supervised Agricultural Experience…
Platte Valley Companies announces new building project
Platte Valley Companies is excited to announce the latest addition to their company in the form of a new corporate building, located to the east of their current Operations Center and will house several of the Company’s corporate functions. Scottsbluff is the corporate headquarters for all 22 bank locations, J.…