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Know Your Fish Before You Head to The Lake
Nebraska is home to more than 100 fish species. Many of these will never be encountered on a fishing hook because their size, habits or habitats make them unavailable or undesirable to anglers. Most f...
Aug 31, 2020
40,000 fans: We Want Rodeo
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) has conducted a survey, and the results could not be clearer: PRCA fans want to attend the 2020 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, regardless of location...
Aug 31, 2020
COVID-19 Positive Cases in Cherry, Holt, Knox, and Rock Counties
North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) has been made aware of 13 additional cases in the district. Four cases in Cherry County, one case in Rock County, and one case in Knox County, through ...
Aug 31, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Aksarben announces cancellation of 2020 Aksarben Ball
After much careful consideration and consultation, the Aksarben Foundation regretfully announces the cancellation of the 2020 Aksarben Ball. Earlier this year, Aksarben announced the postponement of t...
Aug 31, 2020
George M. Baker, 88
Dr. George M. Baker was born on June 5, 1932 at the farm in Ericson, Nebraska to Gilbert and Adala Baker. He passed away at his home on August 26, 2020 at the age of 88. George grew up on the family f...
Aug 27, 2020
Casino Gambling Off Of November Ballot
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's top elections official says he won't put three measures to legalize casino gambling on the November ballot, arguing that the language they used was misleading and confusi...
Aug 26, 2020 fictures / CC
Keep Loup Basin Beautiful (KLBB) and the Burwell Chamber of Commerce Work Together to Offer a Technology Clean-up Event
Keep Loup Basin Beautiful and the Burwell Chamber of Commerce announce the opportunity to rid your premises of old, broken, unwanted technology items. A Technology Clean-up event is scheduled for Tues...
Aug 25, 2020
Valley County Health System Foundation donates $150,000 for new CT Scanner
ORD, Neb. - The Valley County Health System Foundation (VCHSF) ran a campaign from November 2019-July 2020, to raise funds to help Valley County Health System (VCHS) with the purchase of a new 64-Slic...
Aug 25, 2020
Calamus, Johnson Lake, Bluestem, Willow Creek, Rockford, Wagon Train on Health Alert
A health alert for harmful algal blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae, has been issued for Calamus Reservoir in Loup and Garfield counties, Johnson Lake in Gosper and Dawson counties and Blues...
Aug 21, 2020
Big Ten's Warren, under fire, elaborates on virus concerns
After facing a week of backlash from players, their parents, fans and others, Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren attempted to elaborate on the decision to postpone football season until spring. The fir...
Aug 20, 2020 FILE - In this June 4, 2019, file photo, Minnesota Vikings chief operating officer Kevin Warren talks to reporters after being named Big Ten Conference Commissioner during a news conference in Rosemont, Ill. After the Power Five conference commissioners met Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, to discuss mounting concern about whether a college football season can be played in a pandemic, players took to social media to urge leaders to let them play.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
