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Kansas City non-profit developer seeking to build workforce housing in Gering
A Kansas-City based Community Non-Profit Corporation seeking to build an affordable housing project in Gering will hold an informal open house on their proposal this week. Oikos Development Corporation received a positive Planning Commission recommendation last month to change zoning for two parcels of land east and northeast of McClellan…
Nebraska Extension to host first Nebraska Sprayer Drone Conference on March 28
Nebraska Extension is hosting the first sprayer drone conference in Nebraska on Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Aurora. This one-day event will provide participants an opportunity to interact with fellow sprayer drone enthusiasts and learn the necessary steps to enter the sprayer drone arena. The conference is for anyone who…
Auditions Saturday for the 2024 Theatre West Summer Season
Theatre West will hold auditions for local actors, singers, and dancers on March 23 for the Summer 2024 season. All principal roles, supporting cast, and ensemble are available for the mainstage shows, THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG and DISNEY’S HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. Rehearsals for…
Farm Rescue Offers Hay Hauling Relief to Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas Wildfire Victims
HORACE, N.D, March 18, 2024 - Farm Rescue, a nonprofit organization that provides free planting, haying, harvesting, commodity hauling and livestock feeding assistance to farm families who have experienced a major illness, injury or natural disaster, is ramping up hay relief efforts in response to recent wildfires in the states of…
National Biodiesel Day: Industry Celebrates Feedstock Innovation
JEFFERSON CITY, MO - On National Biodiesel Day, March 18, the clean fuels industry celebrates a milestone in renewable fuel history while honoring the legacy of Rudolf Diesel, the visionary behind the diesel engine. Diesel originally designed his engine to operate on peanut oil, recognizing the potential of vegetable oils as…
Eastern Wyoming College adding competitive Esports
Eastern Wyoming College has added Esports to the college’s athletic programs. Caleb Spitzer has been named the coach of the new Lancer team and the team will begin competing in the fall, according to EWC Athletic Director BJ McCullum. “Immediately we will be adding tier 3 Esports at Eastern Wyoming,”…
Nebraska and Kansas Honey Production
Nebraska - Honey production in 2023 from Nebraska producers with five or more colonies totaled 1.58 million pounds, up 6% from 2022, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. There were 33,000 honey producing colonies in Nebraska during 2023, down 3% from 2022.Average yield was 48 pounds per colony,…
Nebraska baseball sweeps Nicholls
Lincoln-Will Walsh belted his second homer of the weekend, as Nebraska completed its series sweep of Nicholls with an 11-4 win in the series finale on Sunday afternoon at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. Winners of 10 of their last 12 games, the Huskers (13-5) scored 11 runs on 14…
Ag Literacy Week with the Telling the Story Project
Join Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health in celebrating Ag Literacy Week this week, March 18-22, as they share messages from the Telling the Story Project. The goal of agricultural literacy is to help youth become aware of how the agricultural industry works - not just where food comes…
Alcohol Compliance Checks Held in Box Butte County
Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have conducted alcohol compliance checks in Box Butte County, with a nearly perfect compliance rate. During the afternoon and evening hours on Saturday March 9, 2024, investigators conducted alcohol compliance checks in Box Butte County. This project was supported by grant #1848 form the…