American Legion Baseball Scores from 5/22/24
JuniorsWest Point 6, Arlington 4 SeniorsWest Point 7, Arlington 1Lakeview 10, Tekamah-Herman 6Oakland-Craig 8, Wisner-Pilger/Dodge-Howells 0Pender 5, Ponca 2
News
Disaster Centers to Reduce Hours, Help Still Available
The Douglas and Washington county In-person Disaster Recovery Centers are reducing their hours. They are no longer open Sundays. Also, both locations will be closed in recognition of Memorial Day Monday, May 27, 2024. The new DRC hours begin Tuesday, May 28, 2024. The centers will then be open 9…
SUV vs. Semi Accident Critically Injures Teen Driver on HWY 275 Near Pilger
At about 20 minutes after midnight on Thursday morning, May 23, the Stanton County Sheriff’s office responded to and investigated an SUV versus Semi and Trailer accident about 3/4 mile west of Pilger on U.S. Hwy 275. The 18-year-old driver of the SUV was trapped in the wreckage for more…
6th annual Bucking Battle & Bash happening in North Platte this weekend
The sixth edition of the Bucking Battle & Bash will take place this weekend, May 24-25 in North Platte, Nebraska. The event is part of the Ultimate Bull Riding Tour, a five stop bull riding series that will crown its champion during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island. Other…
Mann Champions Agricultural Community
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024. Rep. Mann is a member of the House Agriculture Committee, which will markup the Farm Bill on Thursday, May 23. Rep. Mann represents…
Northern Plains Farm Labor
LINCOLN, Neb. May 22, 2024 - In the Northern Plains Region (Kansas, Nebraska, NorthDakota, and South Dakota) there were 37,000 workers hired directly by farm operators on farmsand ranches during the week of April 7-13, 2024, unchanged from the April 2023 referenceweek, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Workers…
Huskers bounce back to beat Purdue in Big Ten Tournament
Brett Sears and Drew Christo combined to toss a two-hitter, as the duo retired 19 of the last 20 Boilermakers in Nebraska’s 6-2 win over Purdue on Wednesday night at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. Nebraska (35-20) scored six runs on 12 hits and an error, while Purdue (33-24) totaled…
Explorers win series finale over RailCats
The Sioux City Explorers won 12-9 over the Gary SouthShore RailCats in Wednesday night's series finale. The Explorers improve to 5-7 on the year with the win. Sioux City returns home to host the Chicago Dogs on Friday at 7:05 p.m.
Storm Chasers outlast Clippers in extras
PAPILLION, NEB. — The Omaha Storm Chasers bounced back in game two of this week's series against the Columbus Clippers with a 9-8 walk-off win in 10 innings Wednesday at Werner Park. The Clippers struck first with an RBI groundout and home run in the top of the first inning,…
Flooding and Road Closures Update
Flash flooding from heavy rain earlier this week has impacted several areas in Washington and Dodge Counties. The Platte River, Bell Creek and the Elkhorn River overflowed yesterday, draining of those flood waters is expected to be a slow process according to officials. As of this morning, Washington County Emergency…