Junior Legion Baseball Area Tournaments get underway this Friday, July 12. In Class B, at the Area 3 tournament in Blair, West Point is the #2 seed and will play #7 Fort Calhoun on Friday evening at 5:00. In Class C, at the Area 2 tournament in Dodge, #1 Pender…
OMAHA - Nebraska Medicine CEO James Linder, MD, has been named the chair of the Nebraska Medicine Board of Directors, replacing Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, who was recently chosen to be president of the University of Nebraska system. The board unanimously voted to make Dr. Linder its next chair. He…
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Public Service Commission has issued an Order (911-076/PI-249) closing its investigation into three separate 911 outages involving Windstream and opening a new department complaint (911-078/DC-104/C-5596) against the telecommunications carrier. “Through our investigation we have determined that violations of Commission regulations may have occurred,” said Commission Chair…
A recent economic analysis of the national Beef Checkoff program found that each dollar invested in its demand-driving activities created a total financial benefit of $13.41 for producers and importers who pay into the program. This data was from the most recent five-year period, beginning in 2019. Through an independent…
Cooperatives are a business model found in U.S. agriculture typically not seen in other sectors of the economy. Cooperatives allow farmers to pool resources, gain market access, share risk, and enjoy economies of scale. They also allow farmers to take part in governance. Daniel Munch, an American Farm Bureau Federation…
PAPILLION, NEB – After a two-day break for both teams, the Omaha Storm Chasers stopped a late rally from the Toledo Mud Hens with a 9-7 on Tuesday at Werner Park. The Chasers opened the scoring in the bottom of the first when John Rave crushed his 15th homer of the season on…
FARGO, N. D. – The Sioux City Explorers (24-28) couldn’t find a way to win against the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (32-21) Tuesday night, falling in the second game of the four-game series 8-3. The X’s took the lead early, but the RedHawks rallied quickly after and never looked back. The Explorers started scoring…
The Monona County Fair got underway on Tuesday and runs through Sunday in Onawa, IA. President Curtis Sturgill says there will be a concert on Wednesday and livestock shows and a Truck and Tractor Pull on Thursday. Sturgill says there's a big Demo Derby happening on Friday and Saturday. For…
The Platte County Fair is taking place Wednesday-Sunday at Ag Park in Columbus. Assistant Manager Abbi Beltran says there will be 4-H Activities plus Carnival Rides and Entertainment on Wednesday and Thursday. Beltran says all day wristbands are being offered for the Carnival Rides for the first time this year.…
Soybeans lower once again How are the grains behaving? Crazy cattle market
