LINCOLN – The Department of Motor Vehicles launched three new services in 2020 that will help customers save time and save money: Fleet Renewal Services, Dealer eServices and Real-time SR22 Submission. Governor Pete Ricketts highlighted the new services at a press briefing Monday. “These new services demonstrate the ongoing effort…
Nebraska 4-H is offering new opportunities to recognize its volunteers across the state in 2021. Nominations can be submitted by any 4-H member, family, supporter, or Extension staff member. Nominees must fit the award categories and can be a volunteer for any Nebraska 4-H experience. Nominations are due by April…
The Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation scholarship applications, available for high school seniors and college students, are due Monday, March 15. The scholarships, which start at $1,000, are given to high school seniors or college students who show strong academic performance and an interest in the beef industry. Last year, the foundation…
UNADILLA, Neb. (AP) — A Wyoming man accidentally shot his wife Saturday in a small town in Nebraska, authorities said. The Otoe County Sheriff’s office said the man was trying to remove the magazine from a handgun when he accidentally fired Saturday and shot his wife in the abdomen. The…
The Senate Saturday passed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. The package, known as the American Rescue Plan, will extend federal unemployment benefits, offer up to $1,400 in direct payments to individuals earning less than $80,000, and increase funding for several nutrition assistance programs. Additionally, it authorizes several provisions to…
On March 6, 2021 at 1:09 p.m., The Custer County Sheriff's Office received a report of an overdue plane that left the Mason City area at approximately 6:30 a.m. en route to Holyoke, Colorado. At 4:37 p.m., The Custer County Sheriff’s Office received a report from the Civil Air Patrol…
A national headliner on the Red Dirt scene will be featured at the Furnas County Fair in Beaver City this summer! Casey Donahew will be headlining the concert on Friday July 16 th 2021 with Tim Zach & Whiskey Bent opening at 7:30pm. Tickets go on sale Monday March 8th…
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — More than a year after two U.S. Department of Agriculture research agencies were moved from the nation’s capital to Kansas City, Missouri, they remain critically understaffed and some farmers are less confident in the work they produce. The relocation of the Economic Research Service and…
As farmers are ramping up toward planting season, drought conditions continue in many of the top corn-growing states. Last week, the U.S. drought monitor showed 11 percent of Midwest acres are in moderate drought. Over half of the High Plains are in a severe drought, and 19 percent of the…
