The Wahoo Saddle Club PRCA Rodeo took place last week in Wahoo, Nebraska. Amongst the excitement of professional rodeo action, the Thundering Hooves Drill Team made their debut. Team lead HalLee Linner was inspired to start the group because of her previous experience on a drill team with her late…
Beth Yeates of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was sentenced Wednesay in Washington County District Court for financially exploiting seven DUET clients who lived in group homes for developmentally disabled adults in Blair, Nebraska. DUET is a disability services provider. Yeates, 32, was working as a supervisor in the DUET group homes. She used…
This week, farmers and agribusiness leaders from across the country attended the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) Board of Delegates Meeting held in Salt Lake City, Utah. During this event, Nebraska corn farmer Jay Reiners, from Juniata, was elected as secretary/treasurer board of directors for USGC. “After being involved with the…
Lincoln, Neb. -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nonpartisan presidential candidate petition has been certified for the general election ballot, according to the Nebraska Secretary of State's Office. Kennedy’s campaign collected 4,442 valid signatures from registered Nebraska voters, which far surpassed the 2,500 needed. Sec. of State Bob Evnen said, “The…
Nestled in the heart of the Nebraska Sandhills, Phipps Land and Livestock is known for raising top of the line horse flesh. Primarily a yearling and cow-calf outfit, the Phipps family is among the prestigious list of American Quarter Horse Association Ranching Heritage Breeders. Perhaps even more impressive, they were…
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Gov. Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Timothy E. Hoeft as district court judge in the 10th Judicial District. That district includes Adams, Clay, Franklin, Harlan, Kearney, Nuckolls, Phelps, and Webster counties. Hoeft has been a county court judge in the 10th Judicial District since 2013. He was the county…
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a bipartisan letter calling for the U.S. Treasury Department to restrict the eligibility of the 45Z Tax Credit to renewable fuels made only from domestically-sourced feedstocks, like Kansas soybean oil and corn oil. This tax credit will become effective on January 1…
The Nebraska Corn Board is now accepting applications for the Blender Pump Grant Program, which launched this week. This initiative aims to enhance ethanol infrastructure in Nebraska by supporting the expansion of higher ethanol blends, including E15, E30 and E85. Retailers are invited to submit applications in accordance with the…
A 10-hour-plus hearing skewed toward opponents, who agreed something must be done to address property taxes but disagreed on the approach LINCOLN — Dozens of statewide business, municipal and county leaders lined up Tuesday to testify against Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s core property tax proposal. For more than 10 hours,…
Legion Baseball, July 30th Class A Juniors Creighton Prep 9, Lincoln South East 4Lincoln East 14, Papillion South 2 WednesdayCreighton Prep vs Lincoln East 4pm Class B6, Broken Bow Central City 6, Holdrege 5 Central City Champ Class C5, St. Paul Albion 7, DCB 1 Albion, Champ Class C6, Imperial…
