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…

Ricketts Slams Kamala Harris for Skipping Netanyahu’s Address to Congress

U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) Tuesday slammed Vice President Kamala Harris for refusing to preside over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress. Ricketts made the comments while on a conference call with Nebraska media. “Israel is our strongest and closest ally in the Middle East,” Ricketts said. “It’s…

Scottsbluff holding youth football camp in early August

The Scottsbluff Youth Football Camp will be held early next month, August 5th through the 8th. The camp will be for all incoming 6th, 7th, and 8th graders and will be held at Bearcat Stadium each day from 5 to 6 pm. The cost of the camp is $30 per…

Nebraska First Lego League team places in top ten at Florida Sunshine Invitational

Brightly colored robots sat under colorful banners with team names heralding the owners, Legoborci z Oravy, Sumrall NanoBots, and Panhandle Cookie Bytes. The teams and their robots were among 50 national and international teams gathered for the inaugural FIRST Lego League Florida Sunshine Invitational from June 19-22 at the Embry-Riddle…

KNEB.tv News: July 23, 2024

Today on KNEB.tv News: Pillen issues special session 'statement of principles' Bluffs man arrested in connection to tire slashing investigation AG Mike Hilgers leads coalition against rescheduling marijuana from Sched. 1 to Sched 3 Lucky for Life lotto winner hits ticket worth $25,000 annually NEXT Young Professionals donate proceeds from…