Hammond signs with SCC

Hammond signs with SCC

Braxton Hammond of Southern Valley high school signed a letter of intent yesterday to wrestle at Southeast Community College in Lincoln next year. Hammond had a great season finishing third in Class D at 120 pounds. he won 54 matches this year. During his career his placed three times at…
Nebraska Fertilizer Use

Nebraska Fertilizer Use

Inorganic fertilizers are a critical input into corn production. Partly because of their use, corn production in Nebraska has grown from 200 million bushels in the mid-1950s to over 1.8 billion bushels today. What are the trends regarding fertilizer use in Nebraska? A CropWatch article by Richard Ferguson, Bijesh Maharjan, and Javed…
WanderNebraska Travel Adventure Program 2024 Includes 195 Sites 

WanderNebraska Travel Adventure Program 2024 Includes 195 Sites 

Year 3 Kicks Off Memorial Weekend and Includes Prize Levels  LINCOLN, Nebr. (May 22, 2024) – Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation (NSHSF) will kick off the 2024 WanderNebraska Travel Adventure Program on Memorial Weekend with many updates for the third year of the program. WanderNebraska was created to promote the…
Partisan Farm Bill Passes House Ag Committee

Partisan Farm Bill Passes House Ag Committee

WASHINGTON – Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott made the following statement after Chairman GT Thompson advanced partisan legislation out of Committee. “For over a year, Democrats have engaged with the Chairman, striving for a genuinely bipartisan farm bill that meets the needs of our farmers and the families they feed. This…
Inspire Rehab opens season with big win over Gothenburg

Inspire Rehab opens season with big win over Gothenburg

Holdrege, Neb. - The Holdrege Inspire Rehab Seniors had lofty goals coming into the 2024 Legion Baseball season, and they were immediately able to show why. Holdrege began their season by defeating the Gothenburg Melons 9-0 in five and a half innings. Inspire Rehab was led by their starting pitcher,…
Novacek Finishes 15th in the NCAA Hammer Throw

Novacek Finishes 15th in the NCAA Hammer Throw

Kearney, Neb. – Sophomore Lily Novacek finished 15th in the hammer throw at the 2024 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships Thursday afternoon in Emporia. This was the first of a three-day meet held at Emporia State's Welch Stadium. A top eight finish in any individual event is good for first-team All-American honors; placed nine through…
Hamilton County fatality crash

Hamilton County fatality crash

Hamilton County -- A Grand Island woman died in a single-vehicle crash in rural Hamilton County. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office received notification Thursday through several 9-1-1 calls that the crash happened on Highway 34 between Y and Z roads. Deputies say an eastbound 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee left Highway…
Cattle Chat: Caring for young calves

Cattle Chat: Caring for young calves

Driving around in the country and seeing the cows and calves out on pastures full of green grass in late spring is a welcomed sight to many. And this is the time of year to begin routine processing for one- to two-month-old calves, and to develop a marketing strategy according…
Gov. Pillen Joins 23 States Opposing WHO Pandemic Treaty Proposals

Gov. Pillen Joins 23 States Opposing WHO Pandemic Treaty Proposals

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has joined the governors of 23 other states in opposition to the Biden administration’s expected commitment to two international agreements that would strengthen the World Health Organization’s (WHO) power to declare public health emergencies and grant the WHO Director-General authority over member states during such perceived…