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Fireworks ID’d as Cause of Thursday Night Grass Fire in Scottsbluff
A grassfire broke out last night on the east edge of Scottsbluff, and the cause has been identified as fireworks. The Scottsbluff Rural Fire Department responded to a fire just north of the former Scottsbluff Inn on Highway 26 around 10:15 p.m. Firefighters remained on scene until about 11 p.m.,…
Delayed release: US Farmers Plant 91.5 MA Corn, 86.1 MA Soybeans
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimated 91.5 million acres of corn planted in the United States for 2024, down 3% from last year, according to the Acreage report released today. Soybean area planted is estimated at 86.1 million acres, up 3% from…
Highway 71 Road work in Dawes Co. to Begin Monday
Weather permitting, work will begin July 1 on N-71 in Dawes County from reference post 148.38 to reference post 165.24, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Werner Construction of Hastings is the contractor for this project. Work includes asphalt milling and paving. Traffic will be maintained with lane restrictions…
Six WNCC baseball players named OWH All-Midlands
Western Nebraska Community College baseball team placed six players on the Omaha World Herald All-Midlands JUCO baseball team that was released earlier this month. Three WNCC players made the First Team while the other three were named Honorable Mention. Making the First Team were pitcher Nick Tremblay along with first…
Pioneers split with Hays, plus weekend baseball schedule
Here's a look at how things look for the Pioneers, WESTCO, and Gering baseball schedules for the weekend. The Western Nebraska Pioneers are coming off a long night at the ballpark last night as they wound up coming back to win the suspended game against the Hays Larks from Wednesday…
Peters, Heinold win All-Star Golf Tourneys
A pair of panhandle standout golfers picked up wins earlier this week at the Nebraska Lions All-Star Golf Tournament in Kearney. In the girls tournament it was Scottsbluff's Nielli Heinold taking home top honors with a two day score of 145, winning a scorecard tiebreaker to claim the win. Heinold…
“The Funds” Who are they and do they matter in grain marketing? | Grain IQ Podcast
With all the talk about "the funds" in the markets, it can be difficult to understand who they are and how they matter to a farm's grain marketing plan. John Payne with Advanced Trading has been in grain marketing for nearly 20 years and he joins us on Grain IQ…
KNEB.tv News: June 27, 2024
Today on KNEB.tv News: Suspect in Alliance home invasion fatally shot by homeowner early Wednesday morning Man target of local WING Drug Task Force investigation facing 5+ years in prison following multiple meth distribution convictions SBCo Commissioners approve shifting of funds to help two departments better operate for rest of…
Thursday Channel Final Bell with Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics | 6/27/24
Negotiated price on cattle came higher New all time high in the cattle Flooding, crop reports Weather in general Northen hemisphere drought
2024 Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame Class Annouunced
Six decorated student-athletes comprise the 2024 University of Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame class, announced on Thursday, June 27. The 2024 class includes: Jordan Hooper (women’s basketball, 2011-14); Carl Myerscough (men’s track and field, 2000-04); Virginia Stahr (volleyball, 1986-89); Ndamukong Suh (football, 2005-09); Mary Weatherholt (women’s tennis, 2009-13); and Emily Wong (women’s gymnastics, 2011-14). All six members of the 2024 class were…