Valerie Livingston was just walking out of an O’Neill, Neb., store on April 29, 2008, when she and her mother-in-law heard sirens. They thought little about it as they drove to the Livingstons’ 88 Ranch outside Orchard. “When I heard those sirens, my thought was I hoped I had turned…
FEBRUARY 21, 2024 (BLOOMFIELD, NEB.) — The Nebraska State Patrol is able to release the names of the two victims killed in Tuesday’s shooting in Bloomfield. The victims have been identified as Curtis Strom, 77, and William Reffett, 49, both of Bloomfield. At approximately 9:30 a.m., Knox County received a…
Kearney, Neb. - The Holdrege boys basketball team saw their season come to an end on Tuesday at the hands of their biggest rival, Minden. The Whippets shook off a 13-point halftime deficit to win 48-43. They will advance to the subdistrict final on Thursday where they'll face hosting school…
(U.S. Senate) — U.S. Senators and farmers Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today sent a letter pressing their colleagues to stand up to big ag consolidation by opposing recent efforts to weaken the Packers and Stockyards Act in the upcoming FY 2024 Agriculture Appropriations bill, and protect family farmers and…
Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska-Kearney football team will scrimmage the Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) Golden Bears on Saturday, April 13, in Council Bluffs, Ia. The event, held at Lewis Central High School, will be free and open to the public. The scrimmage will begin at 3 p.m. with the format determined…
COZAD - Junior Brock Malcom from Cozad won the state title at Class B 157 pounds for wrestling last Saturday, and is this week's prep spotlight. Malcom now has 107 career wins along with 88 career pins. In the championship match, Malcom pinned Ty Bouaphakeo from Bennington at 1:34 to…
According to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska's poultry sector witnessed growth in 2023. The state's layer numbers surged, averaging 7.50 million, marking an 8% increase from 2022. Moreover, the annual average production per layer reached 298 eggs, showing a 3% rise from the previous year. Egg production in…
The 2024 Nebraska Dry Bean Day was held on Feb. 13, with a variety of speakers and a research panel discussion at the Gering Civic Center. “We had a representative from the Nebraska Department of Ag (Hilary Maricle, deputy director), ‘A Legume a Day,’ a bean blogger, and Bill Boyer…
Sumner-It was a special day at SEM high school yesterday as Mustang stars Mikah O'Neill and Ryan Arbuthnot signed their letters of intent. O'Neill who helped lead the Mustangs to the school's first state title in volleyball has signed to play at Hastings College next year. She talks about what…
The Department of Agriculture Tuesday announced a grant program for organizations to provide hands-on assistance to producers applying for the Rural Energy for America Program, or REAP funding. USDA is making $16 million available through the REAP Technical Assistance Grants Program to provide additional support to farmers, ranchers and rural…
