UNMC seeking leader for Kearney medical school expansion

UNMC seeking leader for Kearney medical school expansion

The UNMC College of Medicine is seeking a regional associate dean of medicine as it prepares for the first cohort of medical students to be accepted at the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The inaugural regional associate dean…
High School Baseball Scores 4-30-24

High School Baseball Scores 4-30-24

Tuesday (04/30/2024) Adams Central 9, St. Paul / Palmer 0Lincoln Northeast 21, Omaha Northwest 0Lincoln Northwest 20, Omaha Buena Vista 6Lincoln Pius X 7, Fremont 0Norfolk 8, Thurston-Cuming County 3Omaha Burke 12, Kearney 5Omaha North 5, Columbus 3Omaha South 7, South Sioux City 0Papillion-LaVista 6, Papillion-LaVista South 1
Creighton sweeps season series from Huskers

Creighton sweeps season series from Huskers

A dropped flyball and a misplayed pop-up led to five unearned runs in the first inning, as the Huskers fell 9-5 at Creighton on Tuesday night at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. Nebraska (27-15) totaled five runs on nine hits with an error, while Creighton (31-11) tallied nine runs on…
Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation awards nearly $60,000 in scholarships

Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation awards nearly $60,000 in scholarships

The Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation (NCF) announced the allocation of over $59,000 in scholarships aimed at supporting the next generation of the agriculture industry in their academic pursuits. These scholarships were bestowed upon 55 students. "Each year, generous donors from across the state donate to the Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation's Retail Value…
Nebraska groundwater levels continue decline after prolonged drought

Nebraska groundwater levels continue decline after prolonged drought

Groundwater levels in much of Nebraska continue to decline after several years of prolonged drought, according to the most recent statewide groundwater level report from the Conservation and Survey Division in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Natural Resources. Of the 4,822 wells measured statewide, 85% exhibited declines from spring 2022…
NDA Extends Restrictions and Provides Update on HPAI Found in Livestock

NDA Extends Restrictions and Provides Update on HPAI Found in Livestock

LINCOLN –The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) continues to monitor for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus in dairy cattle. Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued a federal order, that took effect on April 29, mandating testing for interstate movement of lactating…
Broken Bow City Council to consider rewrite of mobile vendor rules

Broken Bow City Council to consider rewrite of mobile vendor rules

BROKEN BOW - As mobile vendors continue to be a topic of discussion for Broken Bow, the city council will consider significant changes to the ordinances governing those businesses. City Administrator Dave Schmidt provided the media with a final draft of the new ordinance that will go before the council…
Spring Turnout to Pasture

Spring Turnout to Pasture

The time for turn out to our primary summer pastures is coming soon.  A couple of important questions are what date to turn out, and which pastures should be first? The driving factors on the amount of grass growth at a specific date varies each year depending on spring temperatures…