The River City Rodeo took place September 20-21 in Omaha, Nebraska at the CHI Health Center. Below are full results from the event, per the PRCA: All-around cowboy: Wacey Schalla, $2,280, bareback riding and bull riding. Bareback riding: 1. Cooper Cooke, 89 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo's Wild Thang, $3,737; 2. Cole…
Click here for bigger map. Columbus, Neb. – Construction on Nebraska Public Power District’s (NPPD) Kearney Power Project is set to begin in October and is anticipated to be completed in Spring of 2025. NPPD announced the final line route for this new eight-mile, 115 kilovolt (kV) transmission line in May…
Former President Donald Trump threatened John Deere on Monday with a 200% tariff on imported machinery. Trump criticized the company's decision to relocate some jobs and manufacturing to Mexico during a roundtable discussion in Pennsylvania focused on agriculture and concerns about China’s influence on the food supply. "I will tell…
LINCOLN--Attorney General Hilgers says a successful Nebraska Human Trafficking Task Force Summit was hosted in Kearney, Wednesday, Sept. 18. Over 200 people attended the event to help combat human trafficking in Nebraska. “I am pleased to see such a large turnout for the Summit. Events like this are a great step towards…
Last week’s Super Harvest Moon (or Harvest Moon Supermoon) indicates it’s that time of the year when a cloud of dust on the horizon means a combine grinding its way through a field with a tractor and grain cart in pursuit. The USDA projects Nebraska farmers will harvest 9.7 million…
Corn harvest is 14% complete around the nation with soybeans not far behind at 13%. Compiled by Water Street Advisors: Corn Dented 92%; 85% last week; 91% on averageCorn Mature 61%; 45% last week; 55% on averageCorn Harvested 14%; 9% last week; 11% on averageCorn Condition 65% G/E; 65% G/E…
Funds are beginning to come out of their short positions, creating some movement in the markets. Early harvest updates are showing disappointing yields for soybeans, while corn seems to be holding its own as harvest progresses. In Brazil, the northern regions are struggling with poor conditions, adding to global supply…
Robin Hinrichs of Axtell is a candidate for the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) Board of Directors for District 6. The seat is currently held by Ed Schrock who is not seeking re-election. District 6 includes the counties of Dawson, Franklin, Kearney and Phelps, and portions of Furnas and Harlan.…
Southern Valley Elementary School near Oxford is being recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as one of 356 schools across the nation as a Blue Ribbon School. Three other Blue Ribbon Schools in Nebraska include Elkhorn Grandview Middle School and Wilma Upchurch Elementary School in Omaha and West Point…
On Monday, September 23, 2024, at approximately 3:30 am the Seward County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding a possible hostage situation at the corner of Cedar St and 5th St in Pleasant Dale, NE. Upon arrival on scene, Seward County Deputies were able to get the female hostage…
