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Bolt Announces Additions to Husker Baseball Staff
Nebraska Baseball Head Coach Will Bolt announced Tuesday the hiring of Derek Roy as Director of Player Development. “We are excited to welcome Derek to Lincoln,” said Bolt. “Derek brings a variety of experience and is a great asset to our staff. His experience with data and analytics will benefit…
Ricketts & Fischer Join Bipartisan Effort to Modernize Process for Disclosing Foreign-Owned Land
Today, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) joined a bipartisan effort urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to modernize and improve the accuracy of its foreign land ownership disclosure process. In the letter, the senators note alleged inaccuracies in information publicly posted by the Farm Service Agency…
Nebraska Soybean Board Election Results are in
LINCOLN, Neb. (August 13, 2024) – The Nebraska Soybean Board (NSB) held an election in July for board members in Districts 1 and 3, while the District 6 candidate ran unopposed. Nebraska soybean farmers in those districts voted with the following results: District 1 (Counties of Antelope, Boyd, Cedar, Holt,…
Paid sick leave initiative makes the November ballot
The Secretary of State’s Elections Division has certified the Paid Sick Leave initiative petition for the November 5 general election ballot. https://youtu.be/NUfl_v8VM-o County election offices completed signature verification within the 40-day period as required in Nebraska Revised Statute § 32-1409. “I appreciate our county election officials carefully reviewing and verifying…
Nebraska Extension: Is that corn crop worth more as silage or grain?
Ongoing dry and drought conditions in many parts of the state are supporting hay and forage prices as fall approaches. Perennial dryland hay production in many parts of Nebraska has been less than average. Forage production on rangeland and pasture in central and eastern Nebraska is, in many situations, significantly…
Motorcyclists Injured Near Mitchell After Pickup Turns Into Bike
Two people suffered serious injuries late Monday morning when their motorcycle collided with a pickup on Highway 26 west of Mitchell. The Nebraska State Patrol says at about 11:30 a.m., a Toyota pickup was eastbound in the travel lane and attempted to turn north onto County Road 11, and made…
Fall Camp notes from Gering and Scottsbluff
The fall season is underway at the prep level with practices starting this week across the state. Yesterday we featured Scottsbluff football on KNEB.tv and on Thursday the feature on the TV side will be Gering football. KNEB Sports is making stops at other practices and fall camps this week…
Drivers ID’d in Monday Morning Crash in Gering that Killed One
There was a flurry of injury crashes Monday morning across the Valley, including one that claimed the life of a 2024 Gering High School graduate. The Nebraska State Patrol says that 18-year-old James Jackson Jr. of Gering succumbed to injuries as the result of a two-vehicle collision in Gering on…
Second quarter Keno wagering in Panhandle sees significant drop
Nearly all Keno games in the Panhandle saw a drop in wagering during the second quarter of this year. https://youtu.be/pF81FppjUHU Overall wagers for April through June totaled just over $2.4 million across 17 cities and counties, down 20.8 percent from the more than $3 million bet by players the first…
Are you a mosquito magnet? Science says you might be
If you feel like you’re the victim of itchy mosquito bites more often than others, it may not be all in your head. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension said there is some scientific evidence that mosquitoes have preferences for who to land and feed on. Contributing to the study was Sonja…