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Nebraska’s worst groundwater level decline found in Butler County last year
The worst groundwater level decline in Nebraska last year was found in Butler County near David City. According to Aaron Young, a geologist for the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, the well near David City saw a decline of slightly more than 20 feet. Young said Eastern Nebraska is where…
Trooper Jerry Smith Remembered as Dedicated Public Servant
The Nebraska State Patrol is remembering an American Hero on the 5th anniversary of his passing in the line of duty. Today marks five years since Trooper Jerry Smith Jr. #373 was killed in a vehicle crash while on patrol in the Nebraska Panhandle. https://youtu.be/aJ4yXUch6A8 “Jerry will always be our hero,”…
Suspect in Scottsbluff Arson Investigation Arrested
One person has been arrested on arson charges following back-to-back nights of structure fires at a home on West Overland. 58-year-old Skylur Nelson, who is listed as the homeowner for 1902 West Overland, was booked into the Scotts Bluff County Detention Center around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday. That was just hours…
Weed Management Field Day June 26 at South Central Agricultural Laboratory
Growers, crop consultants and educators are encouraged to attend Nebraska Extension's Weed Management Field Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wed., June 26, 2024, at the South Central Agricultural Laboratory near Clay Center. The field day will include on-site demonstrations of new technology and new herbicides for corn, soybean…
June Rural Mainstreet Index below growth-neutral for 10th straight month
For a 10th straight month, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index produced by Creighton University's Heider College of Business sank below growth neutral. According to the June survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region, the overall reading hit 41.7, down 2.5 points from May. Economist Ernie Goss…
Gering PVC wins again in blowout of Chadron
The Gering Platte Valley Companies seniors just keep winning baseball games. On Wednesday night Gering improved to 14-4 on the season as they rolled past Chadron at Oregon Trail Park by the final of 12-4 in five innings. The game got off to a bit of a rocky start as…
Hays sweeps doubleheader from Pioneers
The Western Nebraska Pioneers finished up their road trip through Kansas by getting swept in a doubleheader by the Hays Larks on Wednesday night. After the rainout on Tuesday the two teams had a pair of seven inning games scheduled last night, one of which took extra innings. It wasn't…
Record Ag Trade Deficit Forecast for this year
The U.S. is facing a record-large agricultural trade deficit in 2024. In a recent Newsline, Betty Resnick, an economist at the American Farm Bureau Federation, says the deficit has deepened significantly in the last two years. Betty Resnick, an economist at the American Farm Bureau Federation, says the deficit has deepened…
Mountain Lion killed at Scotts Bluff Country Club
Authorities have confirmed to KNEB News that a mountain lion was euthanized Wednesday evening at Scotts Bluff Country Club. https://youtu.be/8dhIWWHVvB4 Around 1:50 p.m., a resident on Peacock Drive reported the sighting after she said the mountain lion jumped up on the window of her front porch and began hissing at…
Tennessee, Texas A&M advance to CWS Finals
Tennessee and Texas A&M will meet in the CWS Championship Series after winning their respective Semifinal Games at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Wednesday. The Aggies shutout Florida 6-0 in the nightcap after the Volunteers defeated Florida State 7-2 in the afternoon. Florida and Kentucky played a makeup game…