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County Planning Commission to take up solar project conditional use permit
A proposed utility-scale solar project for Scotts Bluff County comes before the County Planning Commission again tonight. A request for a conditional use permit for the Situla Energy project had been tabled when it first appeared before the Commission at a public hearing in December. The CUP would allow a…
Electric Department crews thanked by Gering city leaders
Members of the Gering City Council expressed appreciation Monday for the work of Electric Department staff over the past weekend. Mayor Kent Ewing thanked Electric Utilities Superintendent Doug Parker and the department for making swift progress in getting power restored after the city went dark. Parker was gracious in his…
Stinner Speaks at Ceremony Honoring New CSC President Ron Patterson
The investiture of Chadron State College’s twelfth president, Dr. Ron K. Patterson, took place Friday at Memorial Hall. The nearly two hour long ceremony was filled with pomp and circumstance and delegates from several Nebraska colleges. Former Gering Senator John Stinner and Western Community College Area Board of Governors member…
NASS discontinues select 2024 data collection programs and reports
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is canceling the July Cattle report and discontinuing the Cotton Objective Yield Survey, as well as all County Estimates for Crops and Livestock beginning with the 2024 production year. The decision to discontinue these surveys and reports was not made lightly, but was…
Minatare Man Sentenced to Probation After Caught With 38 Grams of Meth
Probation for a Minatare man caught with more than an ounce of meth during an October traffic stop . 58-year-old Byron Talley was arrested after 38 grams of meth and $1,800 cash was discovered by Scotts Bluff County Sheriff Deputies. In February, he pleaded no contest to an amended charge…
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…