KNEB.tv News: July 19, 2024

KNEB.tv News: July 19, 2024

Today on KNEB.tv News: Scottsbluff Sidewalk Sales are in full swing Capital campaign fundraiser begins for Element Sports Summit and Event Center Signatures turned in for referendum on LB1402 school choice measure Gering man drowns following accident at Grayrocks Reservoir in Wyoming Gov. Jim Pillen outlines plan to lower property…
July Cattle on Feed Report up One Percent

July Cattle on Feed Report up One Percent

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.3 million head on July 1, 2024. The inventory was 1 percent above July 1, 2023. The inventory included 6.82 million steers and steer calves, up 1…
Applications now open for 2024 Nebraska Holiday Passport program

Applications now open for 2024 Nebraska Holiday Passport program

Nebraska destinations with holiday spirit can apply to be a stop on the 2024 Nebraska Holiday Passport. The program highlights 20 locations around the state for travelers to visit during the holiday season, including festive shops, light displays, decked-out restaurants and more. The program, entering its third year, runs from…
Scottsbluff Sidewalk Sales in Full Swing

Scottsbluff Sidewalk Sales in Full Swing

The Downtown Scottsbluff Association's annual Sidewalk Sales are in full swing. On Thursday, a number of businesses up and down Broadway were participating in the annual festivities. In the 1800 block, Scottsbluff Screen Printing had a wide variety of sports apparel set up outside their store front with some great…
Nebraska farmer talks next steps following devastating hail to crops

Nebraska farmer talks next steps following devastating hail to crops

In April, we visited with Dan Kristensen, a farmer near Minden, Nebraska, who was looking forward to a promising growing season. Fast forward to July, and hail has wiped out thousands of acres of crops. In this week's edition of Fridays in the Field, we catch up with Dan to…
Swimming mishap at a Wyoming lake claims Gering man

Swimming mishap at a Wyoming lake claims Gering man

A Gering man was the victim of a swimming mishap at a Wyoming lake last week. The Platte County Sheriff's Office confirmed to KNEB News that shortly before noon last Friday, they received a report of a 65-year-old male that had jumped off a boat on the east end of…
S-E-M FFA member named American Star Farmer finalist

S-E-M FFA member named American Star Farmer finalist

A Nebraska FFA member has been named one of four American Star Farmer finalists by the National FFA Organization. Jacie Wolfinger from the Sumner-Eddyville-Miller FFA Chapter will interview for the award during the upcoming National FFA Convention in October. The American Star Farmer is awarded to the FFA member that…