Wisner City Council to meet Monday

Wisner City Council to meet Monday

AGENDAWISNER CITY COUNCILREGULAR MEETINGApril 15, 2024 - 7:00 PMCOUNCIL CHAMBERS -1111 Ave EWISNER, NE 68791CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALLPursuant to Section 84-1412(8) of the NE Open Meetings Act, Location of Posted Open Meetings Act Consent Agenda – These items are routine, expected to require little or no discussion and…
Construction on canal tunnels could begin in fall

Construction on canal tunnels could begin in fall

The 2024 Yonts Water Conference, on April 10, hosted representatives from the Goshen Irrigation District and HDR Engineering, who presented an update on the progress of replacing the tunnels on the Goshen and Gering-Fort Laramie Irrigation Districts 129-mile-long mainline canal.  “We’ve selected a contractor, Atkinson Construction, a relatively large full-service…
Larry the Cable Guy brings bounty bull to Lincoln PBR event

Larry the Cable Guy brings bounty bull to Lincoln PBR event

Larry the Cable guy is no stranger to the PBR. In 2007, he was part owner of World Champion Bucking Bull, Chicken on a Chain, and is now the proud owner of high caliber bull, Mr. Koolie. With a 95.7% buckoff rate, Mr. Koolie will be used as the bounty…
NIFA Publishes Report on Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program

NIFA Publishes Report on Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program

Since 2010, the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) has served the needs of food animal veterinarians and stakeholders in animal agriculture across the nation by supporting veterinary educational debt repayment in return for veterinarians’ services in designated, high priority, shortage situations. In this time,…
Longtime radio engineer retires

Longtime radio engineer retires

A 47-year career in the KRVN Engineering Department comes to an end this week when Jim Liffrig retires. His primary responsibility over the years has been the 880 AM transmitter site near Holdrege. Fresh out of engineering trade school in Minneapolis, Liffrig moved from Minneapolis to Holdrege with intentions to…
Drop in Farm Income Projected

Drop in Farm Income Projected

Nebraska net farm income this year is projected to be $6.0 billion according to a report by the Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center at the University of Missouri in collaboration with the Center for Agricultural Profitability at the University of Nebraska. If accurate, income will decline $1.2 billion…
High School Baseball Scores 4-11-24

High School Baseball Scores 4-11-24

Thursday (04/11/2024) Auburn 7, Falls City 1Auburn 9, Falls City 4Beatrice 11, Malcolm 8Bellevue West 10, Gretna 8Elkhorn South 14, Bellevue East 3GACC-WPB 5, South Sioux City 4Grand Island 6, Lincoln Southwest 2Gretna East 7, Omaha Burke 3Lincoln East 10, Grand Island 0Lincoln East 8, Kearney 3Lincoln Lutheran 14, Central…