Husker Football Fall Camp: August 6th report

Husker Football Fall Camp: August 6th report

The Nebraska football team continued fall camp with a practice Tuesday morning. Following practice, Head Coach Matt Rhule gave an injury update and Defensive Line Coach Terrance Knighton spoke about the first week of practice.  Rhule opened media availability with an update on season-ending injuries for Teddy Prochazka and Roger Gradney.  “Roger (Gradney) fell…
Cuming County Fair Baseball Tournament Schedule

Cuming County Fair Baseball Tournament Schedule

The following is the schedule for the CUming County Fair town team baseball tournament August 8-11 in West Point. Thursday, Aug. 8Scribner vs Leigh/Schuyler- 5:00West Point vs North Bend- 7:30 Friday, Aug. 9Dodge vs Blair- 5:00Yutan vs Wahoo- 7:30 Saturday, Aug. 10Thursday Winners- 11:00Friday Winners- 1:30 Sunday, Aug. 11Championship- 1:30
VP Harris Picks MN Gov. and Nebraska Born Tim Walz as Running Mate

VP Harris Picks MN Gov. and Nebraska Born Tim Walz as Running Mate

Democratic Presidential candidate and current Vice President Kamala Harris announced her decision for running mate on Tuesday, selecting Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Walz not only has strong ties to the Midwest, but Nebraska, especially. Walz was born in West Point in 1964 and his father James was the Superintendent at…
Breaking records: National FFA announces over 1 million student members

Breaking records: National FFA announces over 1 million student members

The National FFA Organization announced that it reached a record-breaking milestone of having more than one million FFA members: 1,027,000.   There are now over 9,200 chapters nationwide.   States that have shown the largest membership percentage growth this past year are Utah, Florida and Alaska.  Texas, California and Georgia have the…
UNL research evaluates beef consumption and brain health

UNL research evaluates beef consumption and brain health

A new study led by the University of Nebraska is investigating the potential link between beef consumption and brain health. The study is led by a team of scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, including renowned neuroscientist and director of the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior, Dr. Aron Barbey and graduate…
Soybean Seeding Rates are Declining in Farm Country

Soybean Seeding Rates are Declining in Farm Country

Changes in technology and higher seed costs have shifted the way farmers plant soybeans in the United States. Between 1997 and 2018, soybean seeding rates – the number of seeds planted per acre – declined by 22 percent on America’s farms. In 1997, farmers planted an average of more than…
Explorers erupt in 10th in win over Monarchs

Explorers erupt in 10th in win over Monarchs

KANSAS CITY, Kan. –It was the first game of a four-game series between two divisional rivals Monday night as the Sioux City Explorers (34-39) took down the Kansas City Monarchs (36-37) 18-8 in their hunt to leapfrog them in the standings for a playoff spot. It took extra innings for…
Pilger Sweet Corn and Hamburger Feed set for Wednesday night

Pilger Sweet Corn and Hamburger Feed set for Wednesday night

Pilger's 22nd Annual Sweet Corn and Hamburger Feed is coming up Wednesday night from 5:00-9:00 p.m. at the Cooper Family Communitiy Center in Pilger. Organizer Ron Wolverton has the details. Wolverton talks about the food preparation for the event. Wolverton says anyone wanting to help with cleaning of the corn…