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Dave Hoxworth named Nebraska Athletic Director of the Year
The Nebraska Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association has named Scottsbluff Activities Director, Dave Hoxworth, as their 2023-2024 Athletic Director of the Year. Hoxworth has spent 30 years with Scottsbluff Schools serving in many different roles from teaching elementary and middle school physical education, to serving as the Dean of Students/Assistant Activities…
Problems After Calving
Both calves and cows have a number of health risks around the time of calving. Of course, cattlemen and veterinarians recognize the risk to calves during and after a difficult birth; but is it also important to recognize that cows are at risk from several important complications following calving. Lacerations…
State jobless rate remains among lowest in the country in January
Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for January 2024 is 2.5 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate was unchanged from the revised December 2023 rate of 2.5 percent and is up 0.4 percentage points from the January 2023 rate of 2.1 percent. Nebraska was ranked fifth in the nation. National unemployment rate rankings…
Juvenile apprehended after pursuit, foot chase in Alliance
A juvenile is behind bars in Box Butte County following a pursuit that involved a stolen vehicle early Tuesday morning. https://youtu.be/wAwSNR_x4Ng According to an Alliance Police news release, the incident started around 1:15 a.m. when the 2013 GMC Acadia was spotted on Box Butte Avenue near 25th Street. An Alliance…
Fire consumes garage in Mitchell
Several fire departments responded to a structure fire call in Mitchell Monday night. https://youtu.be/z6xc79_LJkY Around 6:15 p.m., smoke was reported in the 1500 block of 10th Street, with Mitchell Volunteer Fire calling for mutual aid from Morrill Fire, as well as the Tower 1 aparatus from the City of Scottsbluff.…
WNCC falls in doubleheader to No. 6 Central Arizona
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Western Nebraska Community College baseball team continued their Spring Break trip with a doubleheader with Central Arizona College and dropped a doubleheader on Monday to the No. 6-ranked team in the NJCAA national poll. The first game saw the Cougars manage just two hits in falling…
Griffin and Wenzel garner honors from Mountain West media
LARAMIE, Wyo. (March 11, 2024) – Cowboy guards Sam Griffin and Brendan Wenzel earned All-Mountain West honors by the conference media on Monday. It marks the first postseason MW honors for both players. Griffin leads the Cowboys in scoring this season at 16.8 points per game for sixth in the conference.…
Tyson Foods to close Iowa pork plant with 1,200 workers
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tyson Foods will permanently close a pork plant in Perry, Iowa, the meatpacker said on Monday, eliminating jobs for about 1,200 workers. The company, which reaped big profits as meat prices soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, has since confronted a decline and slowing demand for some products.…
Corn & Soybean Producing Counties
Custer County ranked as Nebraska’s top corn-producing county in 2023 and Gage County topped the state in soybean production according to estimates by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Farmers in Custer County produced 45.7 million bushels of corn while farmers in Gage County produced 8.1 million bushels of soybeans.…
Rob Larew and Jeff Kippley Re-Elected as NFU President and Vice President
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Delegates to National Farmers Union’s 122nd Anniversary Convention today cast a unanimous ballot to reelect Rob Larew and Jeff Kippley as the organization’s President and Vice President, respectively. Each will serve another two-year term. “It's an honor to have the trust and confidence of Farmers Union members across the country and a privilege…