Week 5 Prep Spotlight: Hayden Muirhead

Week 5 Prep Spotlight: Hayden Muirhead

OVERTON - The Overton Eagles football team is off to a 4-0 start this season and a big part of that has been the play of senior Hayden Muirhead. So far through four games, Muirhead has completed over 52 percent of his passes with 566 passing yards and six touchdowns.…
Coolest Thing Top Eight Announced

Coolest Thing Top Eight Announced

Lincoln, Neb. -- The field in the Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska competition has been set. Tens of thousands of votes were cast in the first round, shrinking the field from 16 products to eight. The following Nebraska manufacturers and their products are among the top eight contenders. • Valley Center Pivot, Valley Irrigation –…
Nebraska AD formally requests no more Friday games, except against Iowa

Nebraska AD formally requests no more Friday games, except against Iowa

Lincoln, Neb. - The Nebraska/Illinois football game this past Friday may have drawn a large television audience, that doesn't mean Husker Football Fridays are a welcome event for everyone. Nebraska AD Troy Dannen is one of those who feels it's not in the best interests of the university. Dannen sent…
Lex man held on child sex assault

Lex man held on child sex assault

A 40-year-old Lexington man has been arrested on a Dawson County Warrant for First Degree Sexual Assault of a Child. Estabon Ramon was arraigned in Dawson County Court Wednesday morning. His bond was set at 10% of $1 Million. A condition of the bond is to have no contact with…
Cattle Chat: Fall calving considerations

Cattle Chat: Fall calving considerations

It is always exciting when a little one joins the family. In the beef cattle business, calves are typically born during a planned calving season that occurs in the spring or the fall, said the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute. Speaking on a recent Cattle Chat…
Arapahoe woman accused of false reporting

Arapahoe woman accused of false reporting

An Arapahoe woman has been charged with False Reporting in Furnas County Court. Kaley Carrasco is scheduled for arraignment on the charge on November 4, 2024 at 1:00pm. The charge stems from an incident on September 23, 2024 in which Carrasco accused a man of False Imprisonment. The charge against…
USDA to Survey Nebraska and Kansas Producers on Farm Chemical Use and Production Costs

USDA to Survey Nebraska and Kansas Producers on Farm Chemical Use and Production Costs

This fall, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will gather information about production practices from Nebraska and Kansas producers, as part of the 2024 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). This year, NASS is surveying wheat and sorghum producers across the country.NASS will conduct the survey starting…
Beef up your busy schedule with convenient, nutritious ground beef dishes

Beef up your busy schedule with convenient, nutritious ground beef dishes

Each fall, many families find themselves juggling back to school, harvest, sports and more, making it challenging to prepare nutritious meals.  But the Nebraska Beef Council said incorporating ground beef into meal planning is a practical way to ease the hurdle.  “I typically like to focus on recipes that include…
City of Lexington offering free tree-planting workshop

City of Lexington offering free tree-planting workshop

Lexington, Neb. -- The City of Lexington has taken delivery of eight free trees to plant around the new Patriot Park near 20th Street and Airport Road. This is the 13th consecutive year and a total of 121 trees the City has received through the Free Fall Trees program, an…