Miles for Heroes is taking place in Scribner this weekend. Joel Marreel says something new this year is a picnic. The picnic is being held on Saturday in place of the concert. There will also be fishing and a cornhole tournament. Marreel says there will be a Poker Run on…
The Blair Police Department early Friday advised residents to avoid the area of 23rd and Nebraska due to an on-going law enforcement activity there. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Omaha Police Department were involved in that activity – to execute a search warrant, arrest people involved in illegal activity…
Cuming County Economic Development has a round of Owner-Occupied Projects that are currently in progress. For a ninth straight month, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index sank below growth neutral. While seasonal travel continues this weekend, it's nothing like the huge amount of traffic that will be on the nation's roads…
Central Valley AgElgin Corn - 436 Beans - 1143Humphrey Corn - 437 Beans - 1140Laurel Corn - 433 Beans - 1153Monroe Corn - 453 Beans - 1148Oakland E. Hub Corn - 442 Beans - 1153Royal Hub Corn - 433 Beans - 1148Wakefield Corn - 428 Beans - 1148Hinton, IA Corn…
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced today that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for April 2024 is 2.5 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate is unchanged since October 2023 and is up 0.5 percentage points from the April 2023 rate of 2.0 percent. Nebraska's rate is ranked fourth lowest in the…
Secretary of State Bob Evnen says the referendum on LB 753, the Opportunity Scholarship Act, will not appear on the general election ballot in November. Lawmakers passed a subsequent measure earlier this year, LB 1402, that changed the funding mechanism for scholarships toward private and parochial school attendance, with a…
The Nebraska Rodeo Update is a weekly radio program designed to highlight Nebraska rodeo and western events. The program sheds light on the success of Nebraska athletes, rodeos, and cowboy culture in the Cornhusker state. Listen to the update, or read highlights from the program below! Program Overview: Nebraska Junior…
Class DBoys Triple Jump16th- Aiden Beckman- Pender- 39' 8.25" Boys High Jump15th- Andre Martin- Howells-Dodge- 5' 11" Girls Long Jump17th- Allie Rutar- Pender- 15' 5" Boys Shot Put13th- Garrett Vavra- Lyons-Decatur Northeast- 45' 3" Girls 4x800 M Relay2nd- Pender- Megan Breitbarth, Madalyn Dolliver, Jala Krusemark, Kyla Krusemark- 9:58.97 Boys 4x800…
Class CBoys Shot Put22nd- Braylon Anderson- Oakland-Craig- 47' 1"Brady Johnson- Oakland-Craig- NM Boys High Jump6th- Lincoln Benne- Oakland-Craig- 6' 2" Girls Long Jump4th- Maizie Stoklasa- Clarkson/Leigh- 17' 9"18th- Brynn Settje- Clarkson/Leigh- 15' 9" Boys Triple Jump3rd- Reece Williams- Tekamah-Herman- 43' 11"21st- Owen Meyer- Logan View- 39' 3.25" Girls Pole VaultBree…
The double-edged sword has struck many producers in Nebraska this year. With a wet start to the spring, producers are grateful for the rain but the moisture has significantly delayed planting progress across the state. Jeremy Svitak of Howells, Nebraska, said spring fieldwork got started in February with fertilizing and…
