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KNEB.tv News: April 11, 2024
Today on KNEB.tv News: Gering Council Tables Oikos Housing Development Project Governor Pillen Issues Disaster Declaration for Panhandle Counties McGrew Man Sentenced to Prison on Drug and Weapons Convictions Man Who Drove to Gering Jail & Impersonated Officer Pleads Guilty Nebraska Lawmakers Advance Bill for Private School Scholarships Jerrod Niemann…
Clemente awarded with Larry Tonniges Research Achievement Award for contributions to soybean research
Tom Elmo Clemente has been honored with the Larry Tonniges Research Achievement Award by the Nebraska Soybean Board for his groundbreaking contributions to soybean research. Clemente has been described by the industry as a distinguished figure in the realm of plant genetics and biotechnology. The award, which was made possible…
Man Who Drove to Jail and Impersonated Officer Pleads Guilty
A Scottsbluff man who earlier this year drove to the Gering jail, impersonated an officer, and subsequently got arrested will not be standing trial. Back in January, 43-year-old Dominic Flores drove to the Scotts Bluff County Detention Center and told staff that he was a Cheyenne County officer there to…
Wildcat Hills Nature Center, Shooting Complex closed
Most facilities at Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area south of Gering are closed temporarily because of a power outage caused by a windstorm last weekend. The Wildcat Hills Nature Center and Wildcat Hills Shooting Sports Complex remain closed until power is restored and systems such as water well pumps are…
Suspect Vehicle From Gering Hammer Attack ID’d
The Gering Police Department has released a little more information regarding an assault with a hammer that occurred last week on 20th Street. Today, Capt. Jason Rogers released several images of a black sedan captured by home surveillance video. Investigators believe this to be the vehicle the culprit behind the…
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in South Dakota Dairy Herd
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Agriculture (DANR) and the Animal Industry Board (AIB) have received confirmation from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) of the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a dairy cattle herd in South Dakota. This is the first…
Oikos Development rezoning request decision delayed
A decision on a re-zoning request from a Kansas City-based non-profit development company for an affordable housing project near McClellan Park has been pushed back. Monday night, the Gering City Council had been scheduled to vote on the change for Oikos Development, which plans to build duplexes and quadplexes in…
Blair FFA Chapter wins Launch! entrepreneur program at state convention
The Launch! Final Pitch took place on Friday, April 5 at the 96th Nebraska FFA Convention. Students from four different schools spent the school year developing their Launch! projects and businesses. McCool Junction’s “Blue River Freeze Dried Treats,” Blair’s “Bear Brew,” Plainview’s “Pirate Treasure,” and Thayer Central’s “TC Freezers” presented…
McGrew Man Sentenced to 4 to 6 Years in Prison
A 45-year-old McGrew man has been sentenced to prison after being convicted on two felony counts. Christopher Scala was arrested by Scottsbluff Police in October after officers found a stolen handgun and more than 10 grams of methamphetamine. In February, he pleaded no contest to charges Possession of Meth with…
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
WHEAT: This month’s supply and demand outlook for 2023/24 U.S. wheat is for lowersupplies, reduced domestic use, unchanged exports, and higher ending stocks. Suppliesare tightened with a reduction in projected imports by 5 million bushels to 140 million on aslower-than-expected import pace, primarily for Hard Red Winter. Domestic consumptionis forecast…