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Dart contract extension among personnel matters considered by WCCA Board
Personnel matters were among the subjects considered by the Western Community College Area Board of Governors during their monthly meeting in Alliance this week. One of those was an evaluation of WNCC President Greg Dart, which was held in a closed session Wednesday afternoon. After about an hour and 15…
Pastor Pleads Guilty to Stealing From Mitchell Church
A pastor accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from United Methodist Church in Mitchell has pleaded guilty to amended charges. 43-year-old Joseph Schumacher Jr. was arrested in November after an investigation showed numerous unauthorized ATM withdrawals from church's account. On Tuesday, three felony counts of Theft by Unlawful Taking were…
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…
