On Monday, June 3, 2024, at approximately 1:00 pm a deputy with the Seward County Interdiction Task Force initiated a traffic stop on a 2023 Jeep Laredo for atraffic violation near MM 386 eastbound I80. The vehicle was occupied by a 50-year-old female and a five-year-old child. During the traffic…
A rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture would eliminate pay deductions for chicken producers, Secretary Tom Vilsack said Monday. Under the current poultry payment system, an incentive-based arrangement known within the industry as a tournament system, farmers who raise poultry earn a base payment from the companies that…
An effort to revive the conditional use permit application for the solar farm proposed in southwestern Scotts Bluff County failed during the Commissioners Monday meeting. Chair Ken Meyer placed the item on the agenda, asking if any of the three commissioners who voted against the application would offer a motion…
A 42-year-old Lexington woman will arraigned in Dawson County Court next week on charges of Felony Motor Vehicle Homicide while under the Influence, Driving While Under the Influence of Alcohol and No Operator's License. Vilma Almanza-Siles is accused in the June 2, 2024 death of 38-year-old Yuniesky Diaz-Gomez near an…
Deere and Co., the world’s leading seller of farm machinery, has announced plans to cut an unspecified number of employees from its global production and salaried workforce. This decision comes in response to mounting operational costs and a decline in demand, as outlined in a letter sent to employees last…
Kearney. Neb. - The Nebraska Kearney Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) has won the MIAA SAAC Cup for the second time in three years. The award was handed out Monday night (June 3) at the annual MIAA Awards Celebration ceremony in Kansas City. Points are reported annually and achieved through Make-A-Wish participation, MIAA SAAC…
BERTRAND - Bertrand announced that they are constructing a new fire station that is set to be constructed by fall of 2024. The original structure was built in 1963 with an addition being added in 1989. With the need for more and bigger pieces of equipment, the decision was made…
After hearing countless stories of bull fighters battling injury from traditional metal bells used by bull riders, 19-year bull riding veteran Nic Lica decided to do something about it. Nic used his expertise to craft the Licabell, a first of its kind bell substitute. It is “like a bell,” in…
North Platte, Neb. -- Thunderstorms packing winds in excess of 80 mph knocked out power for much of North Platte on Sunday night. Assessment of the damage and cleanup is underway and will be ongoing. Brandon Myers, Director of Region 51 Emergency Management says the community is getting back up…
The USDA released its first Crop Progress Report for the month of June. For the first time this year it included corn conditions which were up sharply from this time a year ago as traders expected. Plantings were behind in many of the crops which has been predicted by analysts…
