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Area ‘6 Regions, 1 Nebraska’ economic development effort starts in Gering
Some 90 representatives of business, education and other facets of life throughout the Panhandle gathered at the Gering Civic Center Monday for the inaugural area meeting of the Six Regions, One Nebraska initiative. The goal of the effort is to catalyze cooperation among communities so regional partnerships become the norm…
Creighton University regional survey shows “rural mainstreet” economy down for 10th straight month
High interest rates, along with weak farm commodity prices and equipment sales, helped push a regional “rural mainstreet” economic index tracked by Omaha’s Creighton University to below growth neutral for the 10th month in a row. The Rural Mainstreet Index is based on a monthly survey of bank chief executives in 10…
Weekend legion baseball scores
Here's the rundown of the scores from the weekend for legion baseball and our three game broadcast schedule for this week. Weekend scores Saturday: WESTCO Zephyrs 10, Grand Island U-Save 0 Saturday: Gering PVC 5, Casper Post Two 2 Saturday: Casper Post Two 8, Gering PVC 6 Saturday: Kearney 14,…
Pioneers start homestand with three straight wins
The Western Nebraska Pioneers have started their homestand with three straight wins at Oregon Trail Park Stadium. Two of the three wins have come via the run rule. On Friday they beat the Australian Select Colts 11-2 in seven innings and on Saturday it was the Pios getting a walk…
Senators Want Answers on Cooking Oil Imports
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) are pressing the Biden administration on the steps it’s taking to address the recent surge of used cooking oil imports. Last year, the U.S. imported three billion pounds of used cooking oil, half of which came from China. That’s up from a…
House Fire in Scottsbluff Causes Minimal Damage
Officials say damage was limited in a house fire in Scottsbluff Friday morning. Scottsbluff Fire was called to a structure fire in the 2400 block of Avenue F around 6:00 a.m. Friday, June 21, finding smoke coming from the roof structure on their arrival. Fire Chief Tom Schingle says crews…
Mountain Lion hunting season approved for Wildcat Hills
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved staff recommendations for a 2025 mountain lion hunting season at its June 21 meeting in Ogallala. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQcqd9JuW1A For the first time, a hunting season will take place in the Wildcat Hills. A Wildcat Hills Unit was created, joining the existing Pine Ridge Unit…
Belcher Earns Fulbright to Train New Forensic Anthropologists
Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, efforts are still underway to retrieve those who went missing in action — many lost in downed aircraft. For more than two decades, William Belcher, associate professor in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Global Integrative Studies and previously with…
2025 Waste, Litter, and Scrap Tire Grant Applications Accepted June 26 Through Aug. 7
The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) will accept grant applications for its2025 Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive, Litter Reduction and Recycling, and Scrap Tireprograms beginning June 26 until 4 p.m. on Aug. 7, 2024.The grant term will be Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2025. Grant decisions will be…
Panther Earns CAREER Award to Improve Engineering Education
Despite widespread recognition of the need to increase the number and diversity of future engineers, universities struggle to retain engineering majors. The national attrition rate for these students hovers around 50%, and half of those departures occur during freshman year. One factor correlated to attrition is that without strong visuo-spatial…
