The NSAA is pleased to announce that we have entered a new 5-year contract with CHI Heath Center Omaha to host the NSAA State Wrestling Championships through the 2028-29 season. This new contract will allow the girls’ championships and the boys’ championships to be held independently. The NSAA Girls State…
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, and its foundation have taken action to provide support in the wake of deadly storms across the U.S. The funding will support communities that were particularly hard-hit across Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. The…
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ADM (NYSE: ADM) has been recognized as one of “America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women 2024” by Newsweek, underscoring ADM’s unwavering commitment to fostering an inclusive environment that values diversity, equity and inclusion in all roles and at all levels of the organization. For the second year in a row, Newsweek partnered…
Professional calf roper and NFR qualifier Macon Murphy is no stranger to the rodeo scene. However, rodeo was not always his #1 priority. The Louisiana cowboy has had success at nearly every level, even winning the College National Finals Rodeo. These days, he making a strong effort to make it…
The Rural Radio Network (RRN) team is excited to welcome Ella Stiefvater as their 2024 summer intern. Stiefvater, a junior agricultural communications major at South Dakota State University, is no stranger to agriculture. Growing up immersed in organizations like 4-H and FFA, Stiefvater has placed emphasis on developing her…
After an extensive search, Ranchland Trust of Kansas (RTK), a non-profit affiliate of the Kansas Livestock Association, recently hired Dawn Hovey as executive director. She is a Kansas native from Ozawkie, but has lived and worked in Omaha, NE, for most of her career. Hovey has almost 30 years of…
GARY, IN – The Sioux City Explorers (4-6) had yet to hit two home runs in a game this season, but that all changed Monday night in Gary, Indiana. The club used a pair of blasts and a solid outing by Braunny Munoz (2-0) to take game one of a three-game series over…
An informal meeting and Open House at the Kennard Auditorium is June 11th at 6:30 to form a non-governmental grass roots exploratory committee to discuss improvements to the auditorium.
Discussion on the June Library Board President election is on the agenda fo the Blair Public Library and Technology Center’s board meeting Tuesday night – as well as an update on a new full time position at the library. That meeting gets underway at 6:30 at the Library, 2233 Civic…
The Blair Airport Authority meets Tuesday evening – presentations on the Corporate Hanger South expansion and an update on the new Sky Werx hangar proposal are on the agenda. That meeting starts at 7 in Blair Council Chambers at 218 South 16th Street.
