Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Open House

Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Open House

NORTH PLATTE, NEB.–– The Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory (GSL) Open House willcelebrate its 25th anniversary on August 21 in the heart of the Sandhills near Whitman, Nebraska.The open house encourages all to attend at no cost for the latest updates in the beef industry andcurrent research. The open house will begin…
Ag Tech Hub: Nebraska hosts ag technology conference to showcase new innovations

Ag Tech Hub: Nebraska hosts ag technology conference to showcase new innovations

The 2024 Ag Tech Connect Conference brought together established ag technology businesses, startups, investors and farmers to learn about the changing landscape of the industry. Among the panels and workshops, two ag tech robotic startups demonstrated their technology at Nebraska Innovation Campus: ALA Engineering and Barn Owl Precision Agriculture. ALA…
Attempted Abduction in Kansas

Attempted Abduction in Kansas

COLBY - On July 16th, 2024, the Thomas County Sheriff's Office and the Colby Police Department both received reports of an attempted abduction of two juvenile females playing together in Colby, Kansas. Information gathered from the reporting parties indicate that on the evening of July 14th, between the hours of…
Nebraska Grazing Conference 2024

Nebraska Grazing Conference 2024

Make plans now to attend the 2024 Nebraska Grazing Conference in Kearney at the Younes Conference Center on August 6 and 7.   A field tour kicks off the conference on Tuesday, August 6 from 9:00 to 11:30 am at the Platte River Prairies south of Wood River.  Grassland soils…
103rd edition of Nebraska’s Big Rodeo happening next week in Burwell

103rd edition of Nebraska’s Big Rodeo happening next week in Burwell

Nebraska's Big Rodeo will swing open its chutes next week in Burwell. The Hall of Fame rodeo will take place July 24-27th. Burwell will host some of the top cowboys and cowgirls in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association for four jam-packed nights of rodeo action. Travis Schauda of Broken Bow…
Howard earns All-American Award

Howard earns All-American Award

Kearney, Neb. – Redshirt sophomore heavyweight Crew Howard has earned second-team Academic All-American honors as selected by the College Sports Communicators (CSC). ​ The NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA At-Large Academic All-American teams were released today. The “At-Large” category includes a variety of sports including wrestling, lacrosse, men’s volleyball, skiing,…
Multiple Buffalo County Fire Departments Fight House Fire Tuesday Night

Multiple Buffalo County Fire Departments Fight House Fire Tuesday Night

GIBBON, NE - The Buffalo County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) reports the Gibbon Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire Tuesday night near Navaho Road and 39th Road southwest of Gibbon. BCSO says Shelton and Kearney Volunteer Fire Departments assisted Gibbon VFD in battling the fire. According to a statement…
Loomis continues big season

Loomis continues big season

Boelus-The winning continued on Tuesday night for the Loomis Juniors Baseball team as they downed Ravenna 9-0 to claim the C6 Area tournament title. Loomis improved to 18-2-1 on the season as they went 4-0 in post season play. Jayson Jorgensen spoke with coach TJ Vacura about Loomis' big summer.…