OMAHA (DTN) -- Good-to-excellent condition ratings for both corn and soybeans dropped 2 percentage points last week, but ratings for both crops remain well above last year, USDA NASS reported in its weekly Crop Progress on Monday. Development of both crops continues to run slightly ahead of normal, and the…
Nebraska high school rodeo athletes battled it out June 12-15 for a chance to compete at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Rock Springs, Wyoming, July 10-20, 2024. The top four athletes in each event qualified for nationals, per the Nebraska High School Rodeo Association: PlacingNameHometown Bareback Riding 1st…
A Silver Creek man has been arrested in connection with alleged exposure incidents last week. Shortly before 9:00am Friday June 14, 2024, the Nance County Sheriff's Office received a report that a white male was acting suspiciously and had entered the Dollar General in Genoa naked from the waist down.…
Lexington, Neb. -- An autopsy confirms there is no reason to suspect foul play in the death of a man found lying in an alley next to a building in downtown Lexington. A person driving through the alley thought the man was sleeping and requested that authorities check his welfare.…
The fourth annual Flags Over Harvest campaign encourages farmers to display American flags on their harvest equipment to raise money for Farm Rescue. Titan will give free American flags and donate $5 to Farm Rescue for each flag requested, according to a press release. Farm Rescue has been the beneficiary…
Friday 6/14 Overton Bandits over Platte Valley Auto Lexington 23-15 Minden Seniors over Southern Central 15-1 Kearney Misko Sports over Inside Edge 9-1 Cozad Reds Juniors over Gothenburg Melons Juniors 10-5 Minden Juniors over South Central 7-4 Kearney Pinnacle Bank Post 52 over Rapid City 6-5 Rapid City Post 22…
KEARNEY – When Mara Hemmer saw the number, she nearly fell out of her chair. The soon-to-be senior at the University of Nebraska at Kearney scored a perfect 30 on the Dental Admission Test (DAT). “I was very, very shocked,” Hemmer said. “I studied really hard, but it was still…
Kansas State University researchers and representatives of Kansas Wheat have published updated findings on the value of feeding wheat to pigs. What they’ve found is good news for swine producers and wheat growers. “Our data collected from 2014 to 2020 suggests that wheat’s mean energy content is 99% and 98%…
Lincoln, Neb. -- The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT)announces updates to its National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) plan. Updates include aschedule for applications, information about the NEVI program and a map of the Alternative FuelCorridor (AFC). Additional information will be made available as the program advances through procurement toimplementation and…
Using gasoline to start or keep a fire burning is an extremely dangerous act that is all too common in American barnyards and backyards. Jane Allsup, of Winterset, Iowa, lost her 10-year-old son, Christopher, when an outdated portable gasoline container exploded as he attempted to rekindle the previous night’s fun…
