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Thursday Channel Final Bell with Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics | 8-15-24
The wheat market has resumed its decline, leading the broader grain markets lower. While the latest CPI data continues to exert some influence, traders are now shifting their focus to the upcoming crop tours next week. These tours are eagerly anticipated, as they will provide crucial insights into the condition…
Nebraska native adds life to Oregon Trail Rodeo in fifth year as music director
Jake Jacobson may spend his winters in Arizona, but the Nebraska native cannot be kept from the Cornhusker state for long. Originally of Elkhorn, the music director will be making his fifth straight appearance at the Oregon Trail Rodeo in Hastings. "When you meet a new rodeo committee you either…
KNEB.tv News: August 15, 2024
Today on KNEB.tv News: A Gordon teen will spend the next 20 years to life in prison after pleading no contest to killing her newborn baby Alliance man sentenced on drug and weapons' charges Mountain Lion sighting Wednesday at Scotts Bluff Country Club Gering Council talks zoning changes to accommodate…
Gordon Teen Pleads No Contest to 2nd Degree Murder Charge After Killing Newborn
The teenage girl from Gordon who stabbed her newborn to death in November has pleaded no contest to a charge of 2nd Degree Murder. Tuesday in Sheridan County District Court, 17-year-old Chloe Coplen-Anderson signed the plea agreement, which resulted in the dismissal of charges of Use of a Deadly Weapon…
County looks to close approx. $4 million gap in proposed budgets vs tax asking
Scotts Bluff County commissioners and department heads this week formally started budgetary work with workshops reviewing proposed spending for the coming fiscal year. https://youtu.be/FWNjbZrsp18 Very preliminary figures showed a $4.2 million difference between last year's tax asking of $13.5 million and what would be needed from property taxes to meet…
August Rural Mainstreet Report: Economy Fell to 2024 Low
For a 12th straight month, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) sank below growth neutral, according to the August survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region dependent on agriculture and/or energy. Overall: The region’s overall reading for August sank to 40.9 from 41.3 in July. It was the…
Allo Fiber Gets Green-Light to Expand into Morrill
Last month Allo announced they had plans to expand their services into Mitchell, and last week the Village of Morrill also learned that the Fiber company looks to begin providing them services as well. A group of four Allo employees, led by Regional General Manager Clint Schleicher, were on hand…
Farmland prices increase despite pressure
The Purdue University Farmland Value and Cash Rent Survey showed that Indiana farmland prices once again hit a new record in 2024. The average price of top-quality farmland is $14,392, up 4.8 percent from June 2023. Average and poor-quality farmland also hit new high prices at $11,630 and $9,071 per…
Two Huskers named to Watch Lists
A pair of Husker freshmen were tabbed for watch lists this week, as Dylan Raiola and Jacory Barney Jr. were recognized. Raiola was on the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watchlist, while Barney was featured on the Jet Award Preseason Watchlist. Raiola, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound quarterback, was one of…
Kansas Soybean Commission elects new chairman, initiates next RFP cycle
Topeka, Kan. - The Kansas Soybean Commission ended its August 14 Annual Meeting with a new team of officers. The board elected Keith Miller, Great Bend, to lead as Chairman. Miller represents KSC’s District 5 in central Kansas. He grows soybeans, wheat, corn, grain sorghum and alfalfa hay. Prior to…
