Lexington Athletics Booster Club Banquet held on Monday

Lexington Athletics Booster Club Banquet held on Monday

LEXINGTON - The Lexington Athletics Booster Club held their end of year banquet on Monday, here are some of the honors from the night. Mingus and Ramsey Award Winners (Male and Female Athlete of the Year):Jante Alarcon and Katherine Martinez-Perez Courtesy of Lexington Athletics Booster Club Spirit Award Winners:Dr. Ted…
Taylor restaurant among locations featured for 2024 Beef Passport

Taylor restaurant among locations featured for 2024 Beef Passport

TAYLOR - A local favorite spot in Loup County is one of more than three dozen locations featured in the Nebraska Beef Council's 2024 Beef Passport. The program highlights restaurants and independent processors across the state that feature Nebraska beef. Jessica Predmore has owned the Lazy D Restaurant & Lounge…
Busch Light corn cans to raise money for America’s farmers, ranchers

Busch Light corn cans to raise money for America’s farmers, ranchers

Busch Light has teamed up with Farm Rescue to raise money for America's farmers and ranchers. For each case of Corn Cans sold through June 2024, Busch Light said it will donate $0.10 – up to $200,000 – to its longtime partner Farm Rescue. Farm Rescue is a nonprofit dedicated…
Ravenna woman claims first Truck$ & Buck$ pickup

Ravenna woman claims first Truck$ & Buck$ pickup

RAVENNA - Colleen McKeon of Ravenna is the first winner of a 2024 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4 SuperCrew truck in the 29th edition of the Nebraska Lottery’s $2 Truck$ & Buck$ Scratch game. McKeon purchased her winning Truck$ & Buck$ ticket at Fill-N-Chill #04 at 401 Grand Ave. in Ravenna.…
District track results

District track results

The D-6 district track meet was held at Kenesaw on Wednesday. Heartland won the girls team title and Axtell took first in the boys standings. Girls PlaceSchoolPoints1Heartland1102Deshler783Axtell74.54Silver Lake705Giltner436Kenesaw40.57Wilcox-Hildreth358Lawrence-Nelson259Red Cloud2410Franklin2111Blue Hill6 Boys PlaceSchoolPoints1Axtell1272Giltner733Kenesaw544Wilcox-Hildreth475Heartland466Deshler427Silver Lake348Blue Hill319Red Cloud289Franklin2811Lawrence-Nelson1012Harvard7 D-6 results can be found HERE. Wednesday's D-7 district track meet was held in McCook.…
Lexington ready for another trip to state

Lexington ready for another trip to state

For the 15th time in school history and for the fifth straight state tournament the Lexington Minutemen will be involved in the Class B state soccer tournament. Lexington squares off tonight against Elkhorn North at 7:30pm in the state quarterfinals. That match can be heard on KAMI Country and KRVN.com.…
Morel hunting & animal viewing in Nebraska

Morel hunting & animal viewing in Nebraska

Good news for foragers: The morel mushroom picking season is beginning. Some morels now are being found along eastern Nebraska’s river bottoms. In a few weeks, they will emerge in hilly wooded areas above rivers. “Look for morels near dead and decaying trees like cottonwoods,” said longtime morel hunter Greg…
Carson to take over Amherst girls basketball

Carson to take over Amherst girls basketball

Former Kearney high head girls basketball coach JD Carson has been named the new head girls coach at Amherst high school. Carson was a member of the KHS staff beginning in 2012 and was the head coach of the Bearcats for one season before stepping down last fall. He takes…
NU Foundation’s UNK advancement team moving to Regional Engagement Center

NU Foundation’s UNK advancement team moving to Regional Engagement Center

Alumni House will be listed for sale as part of transition KEARNEY — The University of Nebraska Foundation’s advancement team for the University of Nebraska at Kearney, comprised of foundation and alumni association staff, will relocate in late May to the new Regional Engagement Center on the UNK campus.  The Regional Engagement…