Rohr steps down at Amherst

Rohr steps down at Amherst

Amherst girls basketball coach Brandon Rohr is stepping from that position. Rohr made that announcement on social media on Monday stating he wanted to have more time for his family and his business. Rohr has led the Amherst program the last four seasons compiling a 64-34 record. This past winter…
Air Force Employee Indicted for Unlawful Disclosure of Classified National Defense Information

Air Force Employee Indicted for Unlawful Disclosure of Classified National Defense Information

                                                                    United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that David Franklin Slater, 63, of Nebraska, was arrested Saturday, March 2, after having been indicted in the District of Nebraska, for allegedly conspiring to transmit and transmitting classified information relating to the national defense (National Defense Information or NDI) on a foreign online…
Creighton Men’s Basketball Returns To Top 10 of Polls

Creighton Men’s Basketball Returns To Top 10 of Polls

OMAHA, Neb. -- Double-digit home wins over Seton Hall and Marquette last week helped the Creighton men's basketball team improve to 10th in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls released on Monday. It's a two-spot jump in both rankings.The Bluejays also stayed at No. 11 in the updated version of the NET and…
Boyd named Pleasanton boys basketball coach and high school principal

Boyd named Pleasanton boys basketball coach and high school principal

PLEASANTON - Pleasanton has named Jason Boyd as its next boys basketball coach and high school principal. The Kearney native will take over as coach for Bill Giffin, who is retiring after the school year. Meanwhile Ricci Westland will shift to being the elementary principal. Boyd has been at Kearney…
Potts Claims Eighth Big Ten Freshman Weekly Honor

Potts Claims Eighth Big Ten Freshman Weekly Honor

Natalie Potts brought home her eighth Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award of the 2023-24 season, when the conference announced its honors on Monday, March 4. Potts closed out the regular season with 14 points, five rebounds, and a career-high-tying four assists at Illinois on Sunday. The 6-2 forward from O'Fallon, Mo.,…
Changes for Kearney Legion baseball

Changes for Kearney Legion baseball

KEARNEY – Big changes have occurred this off season for the Kearney American Legion baseball programs. Those changes include new leadership, sponsors, coaches, and management. The Kearney American Legion Board has now combined their two boards into a unified board to represent all four of the Kearney communities legion baseball…
Nebraskan selected to join NCBA’s Trailblazers program

Nebraskan selected to join NCBA’s Trailblazers program

A Nebraskan was selected to join the Trailblazers program, developed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). Anna Kobza, originally of David City, will join nine other beef community spokespeople for the third cohort of the program. Kobza is a digital creator and Ph.D. student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.…