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Prairie Dog Educational Meeting Scheduled for Box Butte and Sheridan Counties
Box Butte County and Sheridan County will be hosting a Prairie Dog Educational Meeting on Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 2:00 pm at The Knight Museum & Sandhills Center.
4H Youth Work on 4H Skills and Life’s Lessons
Most 4-Her’s have been working on their projects and livestock since the late fall or winter. This was also true for Tatum and Riley Pittman of Morrill until tragedy hit. Their 4-H livestock, two fiber alpacas, were killed early in the year. “My father-in-law (Jack Pittman) found them. One was…
Fire burns 121 acres in Banner Co. Friday
Lightning was the cause of a grass fire Friday in Banner County that burned more than 100 acres. Banner County Fire officials say at 15:52, the department was dispatched to the blaze in the western part of the county. Due to the location and intensity of the fire, mutual aid…
Center Pivots: Innovation that Grew Crops and Acres in Nebraska
The center pivot is the one invention that has changed the irrigated agricultural landscape worldwide. Center pivot irrigation has increased irrigation water use efficiency and reduced labor costs. It has also allowed agricultural development on marginal land with varying soil types and topography. Irrigated acres in Nebraska have increased from…
Thirty-Sixth Annual Regional West Foundation Golf Scramble Winners Announced
For more than three decades, on the second Monday in July, golfers, volunteers, and community sponsors gather at the Scotts Bluff Country Club for the annual Regional West Foundation Golf Scramble. For the second year in a row, the overall winning team was FNBO (First National Bank of Omaha) and…
Sheridan County PRCA Rodeo Results: July 26, 2024
The Sheridan County PRCA Rodeo in Gordon is underway and will continue through Saturday, July 27th. More information about this year’s rodeo can be found here: https://ruralradio.com/rrn/news/sheridan-county-prca-rodeo-attracts-top-talents-in-prca-wpra/ Here are results from Friday, July 26th: Bareback riding leaders: 1. Nick Pelke, 86 points on Muddy Creek Pro Rodeo's Black Mamba; 2. Tanner Aus, 84.5;…
Martinez signed by Jets
New York-For a second straight year former Nebraska and K-State quarterback Adrian Martinez is in an NFL training camp. This weekend the New York Jets announced they have signed Martinez to a free agent deal. Last year Martinez was a late cut of the Detroit Lions. This past spring he…
Nebraska’s Big Rodeo Results: Thursday, July 26th
Nebraska’s Big Rodeo in Burwell is underway and will continue through Saturday, July 27th. More information about this year’s rodeo can be found here: https://ruralradio.com/rrn/news/103rd-edition-of-nebraskas-big-rodeo-happening-next-week-in-burwell/ Here are results after the third performance, Friday, July 26th: Bareback riding leaders: 1. Rhett Robbins, 83.5 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo's First Class; 2. Bryce Eck,…
Gering wins B7 Area opener, Saturday schedule
Gering Platte Valley Companies opened the B7 Area Tournament with a 12-4 win over Sidney on Friday night at Oregon Trail Park. With the win Gering improved to 27-6 on the season and they'll play again on Saturday night at 7 pm against Chadron. We'll have the broadcast with Jeff…
WNCC hires Ryan Davis as women’s basketball coach
Ryan Davis is returning to Region IX after being named the next women’s basketball coach at Western Nebraska Community College. Davis, who was previously the head coach at Sheridan College for three seasons before Sheridan eliminated their athletic programs in the spring of 2020, has been an assistant and head…