From show pigs and cattle, to gardening and beekeeping, the passion of the winners of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Student Project Grants shines through in each of their projects. Nebraska Farm Bureau Student Project Grants were awarded to nine student Farm Bureau members. Nebraska Farm Bureau awards $4,000 in grants…
Mid Plains Community College bull rider Koby Jacobson is making history. The Hawaii native is the only five-time College National Finals Rodeo qualifier in MPCC history, and will likely be the only one ever. Jacobson was granted an extra year of college rodeo eligibility due to the Covid-19 pandemic.…
Columbus, Neb. – Two planned outages will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. for customers in Boyd County as well as parts of Holt and Knox Counties on May 28 and 31, to repair an emergent issue on a Western Area Power Association (WAPA) transmission line. The outage will impact…
The weather played havoc with the NSAA boys state golf tournaments yesterday. In Class D, Overton has the lead with a 336. That is three shots better than Hitchcock County, Loomis is five shots off the pace. Individually, Tyson Essex of Loomis leads the way with a 72, Jack Baker…
[OMAHA NEBRASKA] – Midwest Dairy Nebraska Division awarded $5,000 in scholarships to six high school and college students for the 2024-2025 academic school year. Recipients were chosen based on past and present leadership involvement in their school, local community, and dairy community. On the application, recipients addressed what they see as the…
Kearney, Neb. – Six-time defending national champion, top-ranked and top-seeded Barry (Fla.) University downed 15th-ranked Nebraska-Kearney, 4-0, in an Elite Eight match Tuesday night in Altamonte Springs, Fla. The Buccaneers (22-4) reach the Final Four once again while a historic Lopers season ends up at 21-6.Earlier this year in Kearney…
OU2 (5th Street and N. Platte Avenue) Facing South/Southwest (Courtesy of US EPA) Region 7 personnel from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be in York Thursday morning to make an announcement regarding funding for new and ongoing cleanups at Superfund sites in the community. York Mayor Barry Redfern will…
Sioux Falls, SD – The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) has opened registration for its 37th annual “The Gold Standard” themed conference taking place this summer starting Wednesday, August 14, through Friday, August 16, at the Omaha Marriott Downtown at the Capitol District. Just as gold medals signify hard work and world-class performance, the ACE…
Nebraska opened play in the Big Ten Tournament with a 15-2 loss vs. Ohio State on Tuesday night at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. Nebraska (34-20) scored two runs on four hits, while Ohio State (29-24) totaled 15 runs on 15 hits. Josh Caron went 1-for-2 with a solo homer,…
Nebraska’s Brett Sears, Mason McConnaughey, Tyler Stone, Case Sanderson and Drew Christo received All-Big Ten honors, the conference office announced Tuesday evening. Sears was a first-team selection and tabbed the Big Ten’s Pitcher of the Year, becoming the first NU pitcher to be named Pitcher of the Year since the…
