The 2024 edition of the River City Rodeo will take place September 20-21 in Omaha, Nebraska at the CHI Health Center. With the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's regular season ending on September 30, this rodeo marks one of the final opportunities contestants have to qualify for the National Finals Rodeo…
With the FEDS rating drop influencing market sentiment, traders are wading cautiously through the day. Wheat struggled to rally despite broader market movements, while technical indicators in the grains showed mixed signals, reflecting uncertainty. Weather remains a critical factor, impacting both harvest progress and crop conditions. Looking ahead, the Cattle…
The Nebraska women's basketball team learned its full regular-season schedule with dates for the first time on Thursday, Sept. 19, when the conference announced its basketball schedules live on the Big Ten Network. Season ticket sales for Husker women's basketball have been on the rise during the offseason, even without…
Lincoln – Nebraska will be tested early and often as the Big Ten Conference released its 2024-25 men’s basketball schedule Thursday afternoon. The Huskers’ 20-game slate opens with a pair of traditional powers with December matchups at Michigan State on Saturday, Dec. 7, and against Indiana on Friday, Dec. 13. The…
Holdrege, Neb. - The Holdrege FFA Chapter sponsored its 24th Annual Farm Safety Camp for over 140 Phelps County kindergartners and first graders on Wednesday, September 18th at the Phelps County Ag Center. The sessions consisted of students from Bertrand, Loomis, All Saints Catholic School, Legacy Christian, and Holdrege Public…
Holdrege, NE - The Holdrege Area Public Library Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Sierra Burrows as the new Library Director. As a Holdrege native, Sierra brings a wealth of experience, dedication, and passion for community service to the position. She has served as the Circulation…
A Ravenna man has been arrested after being accused of possessing child pornography. Joshua Fish, 36, is charged in Buffalo County Court with five counts of Possession of Child Pornography. Each count is a Class IIA felony which carries a maximum of 20 years in prison. An arrest affidavit says…
Federal, state and local fire crews are on the scene of a northern Panhandle wildfire that consumed about 415 acres of grass and timber as of 8:30 a.m. Thursday. According to the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency, the Bronco Fire about 11 miles northwest of Crawford started with lightning around noon…
Kearney, Neb. - The football game between Nebraska-Kearney and Central Oklahoma scheduled for this Saturday (Sept. 21) at Ron & Carol Cope Stadium has been moved up seven hours due to expected thunderstorms in the area. UNK and UCO will now kick off at 12 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. Fans…
The application window is open now for an internship with the Nebraska Rural Radio Association's agriculture radio network. The Rural Radio Network is seeking college students with an interest in broadcasting to join the staff beginning in May 2025. The internship is in partnership with the Nebraska Corn Board, which…