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Cheyenne County Welcomes Water and Cropping Systems Assistant Extension Educator
By Chabella Guzman PREEC Communications No stranger to the southern Panhandle of Nebraska, Vinicius Zuppa joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center and Nebraska Extension Engagement Zone 1 on July...
Newspapers: The Good,The Bad .....And Not Just The Ugly
1 of 1 By Jerry Raehal When Gerri Peterson was wrapping up her college degree, she had no idea she'd soon be running a newspaper. “My dream job fell into my lap,” she says. After graduating from college, she spent six months shadowing the retiring...

The College of Letters and Science holds interviews in search for a new dean
From Nov. 5 to 8, the MSU College of Letters and Sciences (CLS) held open forums between four finalists and a search committee to help inform the hiring of a new dean. In July 2024, MSU announced current Dean Yves Idzerda’s plan to step down from...

Landowner's attorney reprimanded in Summit pipeline dispute
Attorney Brian Jorde, representing landowners against pipeline projects, received a public reprimand from the Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board. The reprimand cites Jorde for submitting misleading information in Iowa and South Dakota...

LEA Professional Partners with AVA for Support in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa
SOUTH BEND, Indiana — Furthering its commitment to expanding its domestic footprint, LEA Professional today announces its partnership with Audio Visual Associates (AVA), a respected manufacturer’s representative based in Missouri. This partnership...
HUD announces Joe Mitchell as Great Plains Regional Administrator
HUD announces Joe Mitchell as Great Plains Regional Administrator U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner announced the appointment of Joe Mitchell as the regional administrator for the Great Plains Region...

Subpoenas filed in case of Kearney man charged with incest, sexual assault
Local Court News, (Central Nebraska Today) KEARNEY — Multiple subpoenas have been filed in the case of a Kearney man charged with several counts of incest and sexual assault related to incidents that date back to 2006-2008. The 53-year-old Kearney...

NYC shooting suspect showed promise on the football field before abrupt turn to violence
Ten years ago, the place where Shane Devon Tamura shined brightest was on the football field, clad in a green helmet and uniform as a clutch running back for his Los Angeles-area high school. Fresh off a game-clinching touchdown for Granada Hills...

Attorney for Summit opponents reprimanded for falsified affidavit
Attorney Brian Jorde, known for representing landowners against the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline, received a public reprimand from the Iowa Supreme Court. The reprimand stems from Jorde filing a falsified affidavit in South Dakota and Iowa,...

Aeromedical physician assistants ensure warfighter readiness
In times of crisis, Air Force fighter pilots, aircrews, and missile crews lead the charge in defending the nation with medical professionals by their side committed to keeping them healthy and ready for the operational mission. Among members of...

EMS staffing, funding to reduce trauma deaths a focus during Nebraska symposium
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — In the first half of life, more Americans die from traumatic injuries and violence than from any other cause —including cancer, HIV or the flu. A group of medical professionals gathered in Lincoln this week to continue their...

Congressman Smith proposes tax breaks to help promote rare mineral mining
LINCOLN – Nebraska Republican U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith is proposing additional tax relief aimed at increasing American production of minerals used in electronics, including microchips. The legislation aims to increase the “depletion allowance” for...

Lowdown on Michigan QB battle: The art and science
LAS VEGAS -- College football coaches obsess over data. They dissect statistical splits in games and practices and monitor players' body-load outputs via GPS, searching for any edge to utilize on game days. But when it comes to identifying the...

Nebraska Volleyball's Maisie Boesiger and former player Lexi Rodriguez shines in collaboration with billion-dollar brand
The former Nebraska volleyball stars Lexi Rodriguez and Maisie Boesiger recently garnered a lot of attention with their new collaboration with Adidas in the latest update. The two are frequently seen posting updates with each other on social...

Nebraska Sen. Fischer advances $5 million for state research institutions
WASHINGTON (WOWT) - On Friday, Senator Deb Fischer advanced $5 million for research institutions in Nebraska. Fischer, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, says the funds will go to fund bioeconomy, biomedical, and water quality...

University of Nebraska faces financial challenges
The University of Nebraska System president, Dr. Jeffrey Gold, shared the financial challenges the university faces. In a letter to faculty and staff, Gold said $20 million needs to be cut from the systemwide budget. "A proposed federal cap...

Nebraska's Matt Rhule defends Scott Frost over comment that coaching Huskers was 'wrong job'
LAS VEGAS — Nebraska coach Matt Rhule on Tuesday stood up for his predecessor Scott Frost, who faced criticism in the wake of his assessment earlier this month that the Huskers job was wrong for him. Speaking at Big Ten media days, Rhule said...

Drew Schmidt and Emily Lekberg: San Juan Cruises
San Juan Cruises is one of thirty members of the Pacific Whale Watching Association, which encompasses whale watching companies in the state of Washington and Vancouver B.C. The overall goal is to provide a community conversation in order to find...
College football betting preview: Bets for (almost) every week this season
Soon we’ll get our reprieve from Coldplay/CEO memes, and Week 0 and Week 1 in college football will be here before you know it. Spreads and totals for all those games have been up for a while. If you’ve already perused the offerings for the 10-day...

Mamdani beware: Government-run grocery stores have historically failed
Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's $65 million plan to establish five city-run grocery stores, one in each borough, is not a novel idea. It has been done before, replicated in America by well-meaning visionaries, yet has...