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'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…
The Cuming County Board of Supervisors will consider steps to study a long range planning for the County's Communications System at a meeting next Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. Cuming County Economic Development Executive Director David Branch says this has to do with a cost savings measure for 911 services. Branch…
“I’m considering an equipment upgrade, but I have no idea if there is a grant that can help me fund this. On top of that, I don’t have the time to put together whatever complicated application the grant requires.” Does this thought sound familiar? Midwest Dairy is offering free grant-writing…
A 27 year old male from Stanton is facing charges of Criminal Trespass, Disturbing the Peace, and Third Degree (Domestic) Assault. The majority of OPPD customers who lost power in last Wednesday night's high winds have had their power restored with additional crews working to restore the rest. Several items…
The current situation is not a meltdown in the system but rather a correction in the equities, so there's no need to panic yet. The Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) charts are broken down by Darren. With the big crop report coming up on August 12th, there's significant anticipation about the…
OMAHA, Neb. - The Omaha men's basketball team announced its full 2024-25 schedule today, featuring a pair of Power 5 matchups with Minnesota and Iowa State on the road. "I'm so excited about the upcoming schedule," remarked Head Coach Chris Crutchfield. "We were able to mix in a few quality home…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The American Association has named Sioux City Explorers Zach Willeman the Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending Sunday August 4. Willeman was a strikeout machine during the week for Sioux City. The right-hander struck out 11 batters in five innings out of the bullpen…
Lincoln, NE–August 5, 2024–William Freeman of Fremont won $230,000 playing Nebraska Pick 5 from the Nebraska Lottery. Freeman purchased his winning ticket at Hy-Vee Food Store #1185 at 840 E 23rd St. in Fremont. The ticket contained five plays for the August 2 drawing, one of which matched that night’s winning…
Crop Progress as of Aug 4th: Breakdown from Water Street AdvisorsCorn Silking 88%; 77% last week; 88% on averageCorn Dough 46%; 30% last week; 38% on averageCorn Dented 7%; 5% on averageCorn Condition 67% G/E; 68% G/E last week, 57% last yearSoybeans Blooming 86%; 77% last week; 84% on averageSoybeans…
