More information released in Dawson County helicopter crash

More information released in Dawson County helicopter crash

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…
Eschenbrenner discusses strategic planning with LRHC Board

Eschenbrenner discusses strategic planning with LRHC Board

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…
Contract Personnel Selected for NFR, NFSR, and NFBR

Contract Personnel Selected for NFR, NFSR, and NFBR

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 college swept by Midland

Hastings college swept by Midland

(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…
Middle Niobrara NRD Partners with NRCS on Bone & Long Pine Watershed Plan

Middle Niobrara NRD Partners with NRCS on Bone & Long Pine Watershed Plan

LINCOLN, Nebraska – In August 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Nebraska Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), in partnership with Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District (NRD) received official approval on the Bone and Long Pine Creek Watershed Project Improvement Plan. With NRCS providing $665,000 in funding to complete the plan, Middle…
Ratcliffe names beetle species for Husker Alumnus Sartore

Ratcliffe names beetle species for Husker Alumnus Sartore

Lincoln, Nebraska, Sept. 25, 2024 — A new beetle species has been named to honor a fellow Husker, bridging the worlds of academia and wildlife conservation. Brett Ratcliffe, emeritus professor of entomology at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, named the recently discovered species Bothynus sartorei after Joel Sartore, a renowned National…
One injured in Dawson County helicopter crash

One injured in Dawson County helicopter crash

Due to the rough terrain, Lexington Volunteer Fire Department UTV transported patient from scene of heliciopoter to Rescue Unit near staging area about a mile away. (RRN) A helicopter crashed on the northern edge of the Platte River in Dawson County Wednesday evening around 6:00pm. Due to the terrain, the…
Huskers Announce Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic Lineup

Huskers Announce Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic Lineup

The Nebraska softball team will compete in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, Calif., NU announced Wednesday. The 2025 season will mark the second straight year that the Huskers take part in the tournament, and the 13th time in program history. The Big Red will open the weekend…
Sherman accessibility project to temporarily close two boat ramps

Sherman accessibility project to temporarily close two boat ramps

LOUP CITY - The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says an accessibility project at Sherman Reservoir State Recreation Area’s Marina Bay and Thunder Bay boat ramps beginning soon will temporarily affect their availability. Beginning Saturday (Sept. 28), Marina Bay boat ramp will close for one week so the project contractor…