Governor Jim Pillen proclaimed March 17-23 as Agriculture Week in Nebraska. Announced at a press conference held at the Greenhouse Innovation Center at Nebraska Innovation Campus, Pillen said Nebraska’s agriculture industry has a bright future, pointing to research, technology and youth. “Everything that takes place in the state of Nebraska…
Kearney Catholic High School has chosen Robbie Jochum as the new head volleyball coach for the Stars. He has served as an assistant coach for the Stars for the past three years. Rick Petri, KCHS Athletic Director and Principal Matt Rogers expressed enthusiasm for Jochum’s appointment, “We were impressed with…
As the Big Ten runner-up Nebraska was awarded a 6 seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament where they are slated to take on the 11 seed Texas A&M. The game can be heard on 880 KRVN with tip of set for 9:30 from Corvalis, Oregon.
LINCOLN — A Nebraska legislative debate about keeping obscenity out of K-12 schools ended abruptly Monday night after a lawmaker, while reading a book passage about an explicit rape scene, invoked a colleague’s name into the reading. State Sen. Steve Halloran of Hastings, during debate on Legislative Bill 441, warned state senators…
Nebraska volleyball's May 4 spring match against Denver has been moved from Kearney High School to UNK's Health and Sports Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Kearney. The match was originally scheduled to be played in the Kearney High School Gymnasium (approximate capacity 3,000), but in an effort…
Elwood-Longtime Elwood teacher, coach, and administrator Kurt Banzhaf will be saying good-bye to Elwood this spring. Banzhaf and his wife Ronna will be leaving the community as he has accepted a similar position with the Riverside school district. Banzhaf says this wasn't an easy decision. In all, Banzhaf spent 31…
The Kearney Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD) was dispatched Monday night to a structure fire at the City of Kearney Utilities Warehouse located at 1202 East 26th Street. While enroute, Dispatch advised of a piece of equipment on fire inside the building and possible spreading to the structure. Upon arrival, KVFD…
BROKEN BOW – Broken Bow Public Schools announced Monday that Keaton Klimek has been named the new head boys basketball coach. “I am excited for the opportunity to lead the Broken Bow boys basketball program,” Klimek said in a statement. “We will establish a culture and program that develops quality…
Phelps, Kearney and Harlan Counties have been awarded nearly $69,000 in Community Based Juvenile Services Aid grant funds from the Nebraska Crime Commission. Phelps County Attorney, Natalie Nelsen-Pacey and Kearney County Attorney, Melodie Bellamy applied for funding to create a juvenile diversion program in the three counties. In conjunction with…
Earlier this year, Tidbits promised a deeper dive into data from the 2022 Census of Agriculture released in February by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). So, this week Tidbits dons the scuba gear for a dive into Nebraska farm numbers. Nebraska had 44,479 farms in 2022, down 4 percent from 2017. Note,…
