LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen is finishing out the month of June with a full slate of town halls in western and central Nebraska. All are focused on his priority goal of fixing the state’s property tax crisis. Excluding the dates and locations listed below, Gov. Pillen has hosted 17…
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Adopting the Economic Development Plan and issuance of Water System Revenue Bonds are among the matters awaiting the Blair City Council when it meets next week. Appointments to the Library Board and an update on the city’s Fourth of July celebration are also on the agenda. That meeting Tuesday starts…
A 33-year old male was arrested at Highway 75 and County Road p-43 for driving under suspension. Another traffic stop – this time in Fort Calhoun.. on the Washington County Sheriff’s Activity Summary for June 17th through Friday morning ends in the arrest of a 39-year old woman for second…
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Record feeder cattle prices are the shining star for Nebraska agriculture this year. According to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, the price for 500-600 lb. steers in early June was just above $352.16 per cwt., well above the $300.00 received last year at this time. Prices this year have shattered…
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on June 1, 2024. The inventory was slightly below June 1, 2023. Placements in feedlots during May totaled 2.05 million head, 4 percent above…
NORFOLK, NE - Candice Alder, Economic Development Director for the City of Norfolk and Norfolk Area Economic Development Council, was named the 2024 Nebraska Economic Developers Association (NEDA) Local Professional of the Year – Practitioner, at NEDA's recent annual conference. The award recognizes Alder's contributions to significant economic growth in the…
Senior Brett Sears earned Second-Team All-American recognition from Baseball America, the publication announced Friday morning. Sears’ second-team All-American honor is the highest by an NU starting pitcher since Aaron Marsden in 2003 after being named a second-team All-American by ABCA/Rawlings, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Perfect Game earlier this…
A new ballot measure would ban slaughterhouses in the city and county of Denver. Pro-Animal Future is a political group that has introduced the measure. The group is opposed to the harvesting of animals and argues that the slaughterhouse odors are a “nuisance” to nearby neighborhoods. “There’s multiple signs from the proponents…