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Scottsbluff Planning Commission OK’s Plat for New Restaurant
The Scottsbluff Planning Commission has given the green light for redevelopment work for a block of land on one of the city's busiest roads. During Monday night's meeting, the commission gave positive reccomendations for the preliminary and final plats for the QM Bluffs subdivision. That entity owns the local Arby's,…
Josiah Allick and Triston Simpson join Husker Men’s Basketball staff
Nebraska men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg announced Wednesday that Josiah Allick and Triston Simpson will join the Husker basketball staff as graduate assistants for the upcoming season. Allick will serve as a graduate assistant this season, as he rehabs following ankle surgery. He helped Nebraska to one of its most…
June WASDE Report
WHEAT: The outlook for 2024/25 U.S. wheat this month is for larger supplies, unchangeddomestic use, increased exports, and lower stocks. Supplies are raised as all wheatproduction is forecast at 1,875 million bushels, up 17 million from last month on higher HardRed Winter production more than offsetting reductions in Soft Red…
Earl Grey – PHS Pet of the Week
Meet Earl Grey- the Panhandle Humane Society's featured Pet of the Week! https://youtu.be/xPgI3dPaIzY
Helena Agri-Enterprises Awards Two Nebraskans Ag Scholarships
Helena Agri-Enterprises is awarding two Nebraska high school students with Homegrown Scholarships worth $1,000 to pursue higher educations in agriculture. Helena’s Homegrown Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors from 15 states who are majoring in an agriculture-related program. Ashlyn Boeckenhauer of Wakefield, a student of Wakefield High School…
Pioneers drop series opener against Liberal
The Western Nebraska Pioneers opened a brief two game series at home on Tuesday night, falling to the Liberal Bee-Jays by the final of 12-6. Liberal scored multiple runs in the second, fourth, and ninth innings while racking up a total of 15 hits in the game. https://youtu.be/X5FjDVVooYk Alejandro Castillo…
Zephyrs fall twice at home to North Platte
On Tuesday afternoon and evening the WESTCO Zephyrs dropped a pair of home games at Cleveland Field to North Platte by the finals of 7-3 and 2-0. In game one for WESTCO it was starting pitcher Oscar Felix tossing six innings and allowing just one earned run while striking out…
Free to attend: Husker Harvest Days shifts to complimentary registration
The organizers of Husker Harvest Days have announced a new complimentary online registration system for all attendees. For over 40 years, Husker Harvest Days has been a staple for the region. This year, the event will be free to attend when registering online at HuskerHarvestDays.com or on-site. Adults who choose…
WNCC to hold several camps beginning at the end of June
Western Nebraska Community College athletics will be holding plenty of summer sports camps beginning the last of June through July with volleyball, basketball and soccer camps. The WNCC volleyball camps are special this year as interim volleyball coach Fatima Balza will be holding several camps, including a special Elite Volleyball…
Day 2, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report
Rain is an ironic concern for this year’s wheat crop, but producers are asking Mother Nature to hold off just a bit so they can get a quickly ripening crop out of the field and into the bin before weed pressure sets in. Harvest is a family affair near Garden…