Sears Earns Fourth All-American Honor

Sears Earns Fourth All-American Honor

Senior Brett Sears earned Second-Team All-American recognition from Baseball America, the publication announced Friday morning. Sears’ second-team All-American honor is the highest by an NU starting pitcher since Aaron Marsden in 2003 after being named a second-team All-American by ABCA/Rawlings, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Perfect Game earlier this…
County Board approves funds transfer for County Court, Sheriff’s Office

County Board approves funds transfer for County Court, Sheriff’s Office

Scotts Bluff County Commissioners this week approved shifting some money in the county general fund to help two agencies stay in the black during the current fiscal year. Management Accountant Lisa Rien explained to the Board that the General Fund budget had a $200,000 line item intended as a reserve…
Legacy of Plains’ Oregon Trail Wagon Train Dinner Changing Locations

Legacy of Plains’ Oregon Trail Wagon Train Dinner Changing Locations

Friday night's Oregon Trail Wagon Train Dinner at the Legacy of the Plains Museum will be moved to the Gering Civic Center.  Executive Director Dave Wolf says the storm that went through the area last night left the museum grounds in unsafe conditions, and the potential storm warranted the move.  Tonight's event…
Power outage and storm debris clean-up information updated

Power outage and storm debris clean-up information updated

Power outages continue in the region following the severe weather that moved through Thursday afternoon. Nebraska Public Power District officials say as of about 8:15 a.m. Friday, nearly 475 customers in Mitchell, 200-plus in Scottsbluff and another 100 or so north of town remained without power. Roosevelt Public Power had…
Huskers add NAIA all-american

Huskers add NAIA all-american

The Nebraska Football Team added Northwestern College NAIA All-American Quarterback Jalyn Gramstad to its roster on Thursday. Gramstad comes to Nebraska after attending a Husker post grad camp. The Lester, Iowa, native threw 3,681 yards last season with Northwestern College. He was also named the NAIA Player of the Year.…
New program connects Nebraska pasture owners with livestock producers

New program connects Nebraska pasture owners with livestock producers

A new program has launched to help connect Nebraska pasture owners with livestock producers. The Nebraska Grazing Exchange, created by the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (NeDNR), works by having land owners fill out information about what pasture land they have available and then it's added to an interactive map…