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KNEB.tv Sports: WESTCO Baseball inducts three into Hall of Fame
This past Saturday night as part their annual banquet and fundraiser the WESTCO Baseball program inducted two former players and one longtime program supporter into their Hall of Fame. Program all-time greats Eric Moreno and Joe Moran as well as longtime TV man, John Clanton, were all on hand Saturday…
Avian Influenza Confirmed in Goat
A goat kid residing on a farm in Minnesota with a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza positive poultry flock tested positive for the same virus. This is the first U.S. detection of HPAI in a domestic ruminant (cattle, sheep, goats and their relatives). In February, all poultry on the property had…
Grain Safety Takes Center Stage: Nebraska Corn Board and Nebraska Soybean Board Promote Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) and Nebraska Soybean Board (NSB) have partnered together for the 2024 Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week because everyone deserves to go home from work each day. The goal is to raise awareness among farmers and agricultural workers about the importance of safety when…
Early season soccer results for Scottsbluff and Gering
Scottsbluff boys are 2-2 with losses to Cheyenne East and Cheyenne Central and they've won back to back matches over Gering and Northwest. Gering boys are 0-3 early on with losses to Cheyenne East and Cheyenne Central and then the home loss to Scottsbluff by the final of 5-0. Gering…
In-Person spotter training returns to Scottsbluff for Severe Weather Awareness Week
March 25-29 is Nebraska Severe Weather Awareness Week, giving Nebraskans an opportunity to review their plan when severe weather strikes. https://youtu.be/dbiqbbd4zzQ Region 22 Emergency Manager Tim Newman says this year will see a return of the in-person spotter training offered by the National Weather Service. "This will be our first…
HS Track & Field: Binfield Invite and Sidney Invite results
On Friday the Binfield Invite was held in Scottsbluff with both Scottsbluff teams earning top finishes in the team standings. Below you'll find team scores for boys and girls plus a link to all the results from individual events. Also Friday it was the John Ganser Invite in Sidney with…
WNCC softball splits with Colby on Sunday
COLBY, Kan. – The Western Nebraska Community College softball team earned a split with Colby Community College on Sunday to finish the weekend series in Colby, Kansas. WNCC won the first game on Sunday 4-3 with a team-like win. The second game saw the Trojans register a 14-1 win. The…
WNCC sweeps Luna on Saturday for fifth straight win
The Western Nebraska Community College baseball team swept Luna Community College on Saturday in an Empire Conference doubleheader at a chilly Cleveland Field on Saturday. The first game saw Scottsbluff’s Hunter McCollum register five RBIs including a go-ahead 2-run home run in the sixth inning for the 6-5 win. The…
ADM and Water.org Partner to Increase Global Access to Safe Water and Sanitation
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ADM (NYSE: ADM), a global leader in sustainably sourced solutions from nature, is furthering its commitment to bringing safe water and sanitation to the world by providing a $1 million contribution to Water.org in support of the nonprofit organization’s efforts to transform millions of lives on a global scale.…
Farm Bank Lending Increased in 2023
Agricultural loan demand increased in 2023, and agricultural lending by U.S. farm banks grew 6.7 percent to $110 billion. The American Bankers Association’s annual Farm Bank Performance Report credits elevated production costs, commodity price volatility, and a return to pre-COVID levels of direct government payments. The ABA says farm banks…