Two recent projects at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff involved growing peppermint and spearmint, doing it well, and saving money and greenhouse gasses. “Way back in 2017, there was a farmer, a native of Nebraska, who had been living in Idaho and been…
BROOKLYN, N.Y.. -- Baylor Scheierman became Creighton's fifth men's basketball player since 2014 to be selected in the NBA Draft on Wednesday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., when the 6-foot-7 guard was drafted in the First Round, No. 30 overall, by the Boston CelticsScheierman is the third Creighton product…
Alliance, Neb. -- Authorities in Alliance say an investigation is underway into a home invasion early Wednesday morning that left the intruder dead. In a news release, Police Chief David Leavitt says at 2:24 a.m., police received a call from a homeowner in the 100 block of S. Flack Avenue,…
The 56th edition of the Days of '56 Rodeo is happening this Friday and Saturday, June 28th and 29th, in Ponca, Nebraska. Performances will be at 7pm nightly, with special events such as the critter scramble and the fan favorite "arena race." All of the traditional rodeo events will be…
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Senior Brett Sears earned Second-Team All-American recognition from D1Baseball, the publication announced Wednesday. Sears’ second-team All-American honor is the highest by an NU starting pitcher since Aaron Marsden in 2003 after being named a second-team All-American by Baseball America, ABCA/Rawlings, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Perfect Game earlier this…
Ogallala, Neb. -- A man named in a warrant for homicide from California was arrested by officers from the Ogallala Police Department at a local Walmart. The suspect has been identified as Arcenio Jose Fernandez Marquez who has an arrest warrant for homicide from the Richmond Police Department out of…
Leah Christen was recently selected as the senior Nebraska Beef Ambassador during the Beef Ambassador Contest and Beef Advocacy Training hosted by Nebraska Cattlemen. Growing up on her family’s cow calf operation as a fifth-generation rancher is what Christen attributes to her passion for beef advocacy. “Just always…
ANSELMO - Community leaders gathered Wednesday in Anselmo to celebrate the completion of improvements to the village's library. Construction began last November and included renovated handicap-accessible bathrooms, a new handicap-accessible entrance and additional space for a new kitchen, which the village will put finishing touches on in the coming weeks.…
According to Grant County Sheriff Michael Rath, an approximate EF-2 tornado was tracked and observed going through the Grant County Village of Whitman, NE at about 7:30 PM on Tuesday evening. There was minor structural damage to homes, trees and vehicles. About half a mile south of Whitman two homes…
