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Pillen issues special session proclamation less than 24 hours before start
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen has finally issued an official call for a much-discussed and anticipated special session on property tax relief to begin Thursday at 10 a.m. Central time. https://youtu.be/3RzDepFXU6I Wording in the proclamation required by the Nebraska Constitution provides some additional information on how Pillen intends to reduce property…
Man Charged in Gering Baby’s Death Back in Court
A tentative October trial date has been set for the Gering man charged with killing a one-year-old child in March. 31-year-old Tyler Green is facing a Class 1B Felony charge of Intentional Child Abuse Resulting in Death. He was arrested on March 13th after his girlfriends child was taken to…
Results: Cheyenne County Fair & PRCA Rodeo
The Cheyenne County Fair in Sidney, Nebraska featured its very own professional rodeo on July 23, 2024. Here are the results of the one-performance rodeo, per the PRCA: All-around cowboy: Paul Tierney, $679, tie-down roping and team roping. Bareback riding: 1. Drew Lind, 82.5 points on The Cervi Brothers' Blue Ridge…
Huskers at Big Ten Media Days
Indianapolis-Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule met the media today at Big Ten Football Media Days. The Huskers are picked in the middle of the pack in the conference standings as he goes into his second year as head coach at Nebraska.
Gering Merchants: members working on new Santa’s Village buildings
The new Santa's Village was one of several topics Monday as the Gering Merchants Association updated the Gering City Council on their organization. In April this year, the Merchants auctioned off the original buildings that had been used for decades. GMA chair RaNae Garton told the council those buildings are…
Nebraska sees increase in layers, egg production
Nebraska's number of chicken layers saw a notable increase in June 2024, totaling 8.50 million. This marks a rise from 8.03 million in June of the previous year, as reported by the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Egg production in Nebraska also experienced growth, with a total of 209 million…
FFA members visit nation’s capital for Washington Leadership Conference
For more than 50 years, thousands of FFA members from across the country have converged in the nation’s capital each summer to engage with legislators, hone civic engagement and leadership skills, and create community impact projects to take back to their cities and towns. The National FFA Organization’s Washington Leadership…
Tyrone Biggums- PHS Pet of the Week
Meet 'Tyrone Biggums' the Panhandle Humane Society's featured Pet of the Week ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yjmd0RCDfQ This precious man is Tyrone Biggums! Mister Tyrone is a cute little love bug once he's come out of his shell. When Tyrone decides you're his friend, you end up being his friend forever! Tyrone is…
Gering football camps get started this week and into next week
Over at Gering it's time for football camp with middle school kids this week and then next week the junior high and high school kids get on the gridiron at Gering High School. July 24th & 25th: incoming 4th-6th graders, 8:30 am - 10 am July 29th - 31st: incoming…
Pioneers fall in Denver, set to close season out Wednesday
In their penultimate game of the season on Tuesday night, the Western Nebraska Pioneers lost at the Colorado Roughriders, 13-3. Jeffrey Nelson will have the season finale tonight with the Pioneers at the Roughriders on KNEB AM 960/100.3 FM & KNEBam.com starting with the pregame show at 4:15 pm and…
