University of Nebraska men’s basketball Coach Fred Hoiberg announced Thursday that Rienk Mast will undergo left knee surgery and miss the entire 2024-25 season. Mast, a 6-foot-10 forward from Groningen, Netherlands, will take a medical redshirt and return for the 2025-26 season. He earned third-team All-Big Ten honors from the…
Elwood, Neb. -- A Veterans Memorial Dedication Ceremony on Thursday, May 2, at 7 p.m. will honor the recently installed memorial located at 405 Ripley Street in Elwood. The Elwood Chamber of Commerce announced that the ceremony will take place at the Memorial with refreshments to follow at the Senior…
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Center for Entrepreneurship hosted the 37th annual New Venture Competition, a business plan pitch event with $65,000 in funding in prizes, on April 16 and 18. With 48 teams representing nine colleges and 44 majors at the university competing in a bracket format, Eduardo Sicilia Ayala…
Webster County, Neb. -- The community of Red Cloud sustained thunderstorm wind damage overnight that knocked out power to areas of town including Red Cloud Community Schools which called off classes Thursday. At 12:33 a.m., reports from Red Cloud indicated that multiple trees and some power lines were downed in…
Nebraskans will go to the polls May 14 for the primary election to elect candidates to appear on the general election ballot in November. The November election will determine who occupies the White House and which political party controls Congress. Commentary has been offered on what the election could mean…
COLUMBUS - Lexington native McKinna Moats was named yesterday as the Female Athlete of the Year at Central Community College. The award goes to Moats after a great sophomore season where she is currently batting .521 with 15 home runs, 57 RBI and 50 runs scored. Moats was also the Rookie…
LEXINGTON, NE - Lexington Police Department issued this news release explaining the Lexington Public Schools SECURE lockdown incident Thursday morning. On May 2, 2024, around 10:20 AM, the Lexington Police Department responded to an incident at the Lexington Schools Central Office involving an agitated male who had been yelling inside…
College rodeo athletes in the Great Plains region are set to compete in their final rodeo of the regular season this Friday and Saturday at the Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln. This weekend's rodeo comes after Governor Jim Pillen officially declared this week "Rodeo Week" in Nebraska. Over 300…
LEXINGTON - The NSAA has announced its pairings, times and locations for class B boys and girls District Finals. The Lexington Minutemen are the #4 seed and will take on #13 Elkhorn at 12:30 on Saturday at home. We will carry the match on KAMI country. Find the full class…
The Nebraska Rural Radio Association (NRRA) will examine the dynamics of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) in its upcoming Rural Radio Forum. The discussion, featuring the 1890 Initiative, will aim to explore the opportunities arising from recent shifts in collegiate athletics. The latest Rural Radio Forum will include comments from:…
