Director of Athletics Troy Dannen announced Tuesday that Nebraska has signed Head Baseball Coach Will Bolt to a new five-year contract. The recently completed deal runs through the 2029 season, with Bolt receiving an annual salary of $500,000. “We are pleased to have Will Bolt as the leader of our…
Wayne, Neb. --- The Wayne State College women’s soccer team was picked to finish 11th in the 2024 NSIC Women’s Soccer Preseason Coaches’ Poll released Tuesday morning by the league office in Burnsville, Minnesota. Listed as Wildcats to Watch this season were junior midfielder Paige Pemberton and fifth-year midfielder Riann…
LINCOLN, Neb. (August 13, 2024) – The Nebraska Soybean Board (NSB) held an election in July for board members in Districts 1 and 3, while the District 6 candidate ran unopposed. Nebraska soybean farmers in those districts voted with the following results: District 1 (Counties of Antelope, Boyd, Cedar, Holt,…
Ongoing dry and drought conditions in many parts of the state are supporting hay and forage prices as fall approaches. Perennial dryland hay production in many parts of Nebraska has been less than average. Forage production on rangeland and pasture in central and eastern Nebraska is, in many situations, significantly…
A two-vehicle accident near the intersection of Highways 9 and 51 sent three people to the hospital Monday afternoon. According to a release from the Cuming County Sheriff's Office, at around 2:20 pm, a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica driven by 19-year-old Dawson Beidler of Lake City, IA was traveling east bound…
If you feel like you’re the victim of itchy mosquito bites more often than others, it may not be all in your head. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension said there is some scientific evidence that mosquitoes have preferences for who to land and feed on. Contributing to the study was Sonja…
Nebraska defensive tackle Nash Hutmacher was honored Monday, as he was named to the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List on Monday. The Bednarik Award is presented annually to the outstanding defensive player in college football. Hutmacher helped anchor Nebraska’s defense in 2023, as the Blackshirts ranked in the top 20…
The words “I can’t” are simply not part of Dusti Dickerson’s vocabulary. The renowned trick and roman rider has been pushing the envelope since she was ten years old. After seeing a roman rider as a young girl, Dickerson wasted no time combining her gymnastics background with her horsemanship skills,…
The National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council are asking the U.S. government to leverage all available tools if Colombia implements countervailing tariffs on U.S. milk powder exports. They made the request in a letter sent Friday to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Ag Secretary Tom…
The West Point-Beemer School Board met for their regular monthly meeting Monday night. Superintendent DJ Weddle commented on the school's Track Project. Substitute pay was raised by $10 a day to $160 a day for the coming school year. The board set the budget and final tax request hearings for…
