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Nebraska DHHS Completes Implementation of EMS Telemedicine Services
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is excited to announce it has successfully completed the implementation of Avel eCare’s EMS telemedicine services. Ambulances in more than two dozen rural communities across the state are now equipped with Avel eCare’s telemedicine technology – virtually connecting EMTs and paramedics…
Weekend Reads: Slaughterhouse ban and replanting from recent tornado damage
Stories making agriculture news headlines this week include a potential slaughterhouse ban in Colorado and dropping groundwater levels in Nebraska. Here are some of this week's top agriculture news stories. NEWS: Nebraska’s worst groundwater level decline found in Butler County last year The worst groundwater level decline in Nebraska last…
Gov. Pillen Announces Full Slate of Town Halls to Close Out Month
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen is finishing out the month of June with a full slate of town halls in western and central Nebraska. All are focused on his priority goal of fixing the state’s property tax crisis. Excluding the dates and locations listed below, Gov. Pillen has hosted 17…
Friday Final Bell with Shawn Hackett with Hackett Financial Advisors | 6/21/24
Reversal seasonal patterns Heat Why markets not accepting weather markets One week away from big reports Sell don’t sell on these grains Global tensions China & EU Dairy movement Cattle prices -are packers that short bought?
KNEB.tv News: June 21, 2024
Today on KNEB.tv News: A powerful storm wreaks havoc across the Mitchell Valley and into Scottsbluff WCCA Board of Governors extend WNCC President Greg Dart's contract additional year Rural Mainstreet Index sinks below growth neutral for 10th straight month SBNM Saddle Rock Trail to be closed to public much of…
Agriculture’s Shining Star . . .Cattle
Record feeder cattle prices are the shining star for Nebraska agriculture this year. According to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, the price for 500-600 lb. steers in early June was just above $352.16 per cwt., well above the $300.00 received last year at this time. Prices this year have shattered…
US Cattle on Feed Decline Slightly Amid Market and Environmental Challenges
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on June 1, 2024. The inventory was slightly below June 1, 2023. Placements in feedlots during May totaled 2.05 million head, 4 percent above…
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
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
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…
