Nebraska's Alexis Markowski captured Preseason All-Big Ten honors for the third consecutive season when the conference announced its annual awards on Thursday, Sept. 26. Markowski, a 6-3 center/forward from Lincoln, Neb., was one of 10 players across the conference's 18 teams to earn preseason recognition from both the Big Ten…
United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on September 1, 2024 was 76.5 million head. This was up slightly from September 1, 2023, and up 2 percent from June 1, 2024. Breeding inventory, at 6.04 million head, was down 2 percent from last year, but up 1 percent from…
Kearney-Kearney basketball star Ben Johnson has announced his college plans. He announced today (Thursday) on social media that he plans to accept a scholarship offer from Fort Hays State. Last year as a junior the 6-5 forward averaged 18 points and seven rebounds per game as the Bearcats went 17-7…
Kearney-It figures to be a big night on Friday for Kearney Catholic high school. The Stars will play their first football game at the new Stars Stadium. KRVN's Jayson Jorgensen spoke this week with activities director Rick Petri about this big improvement for the school and the community. The seven…
Nebraska 4-H held the 4th year of the 4-H Livestock Achievement Program. The program is designed to promote all educational aspects of 4-H livestock projects including selection, production, leadership, and exhibition by recognizing youth striving to improve in their livestock project knowledge and leadership. The program recognizes Members of Excellence,…
On Wednesday, September 25, at approximately 6:05 p.m., the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a downed aircraft near Road 755 and the Platte River. The Dawson County Sheriff’s Office responded, along with Dawson County Emergency Management, Lexington Fire and Rescue, Dawson Public Power, Nebraska State Patrol, Nebraska…
Lexington Regional Health Center's Interim CEO gave a report on strategic planning efforts of LRHC to the Board of Directors Tuesday. Among the goals shared by Wade Eschenbrenner was how to grow Outpatient services? One area he described, involved visiting specialists who current come to the Health Center. He asked…
Tim Vala describes himself as a city boy raised in Omaha, but he had a wild idea: he could become a farmer. With little more than determination and a dream, he found land that he could buy bit by bit. When he bought his first tractor, he didn’t even know…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The contract personnel for the 2024 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge and the National Finals Steer Roping were announced Tuesday by the PRCA. The announcers at the 2024 Wrangler NFR will be Randy Corley, Roger Mooney, and Wayne Brooks. The NFR is Dec. 5-14 at the…
(Hastings, NE) - Looking to bounce back from their weekend loss to Concordia, Hastings lost 3-0 (22-25, 25-27, 13-25) to Midland on Wednesday. The Broncos kept the first set close, never trailing by more than four points. The Warriors, however, took the first set 25-22 as they led most of…
