2 Sandhills Research Projects Seeking Help
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A task force is seeking help for two research projects in the Nebraska Sandhills. The Sandhills Task Force is conducting a landscape, ranch management and wildlife habitat survey...
View ArticleBlack Hills National Forest to Spray Trees in Several Areas
CUSTER, S.D. (AP) – The Black Hills National Forest will be spraying trees in several recreation areas to help protect them from mountain pine beetle infestation. Forest Silviculturist Blaine Cook says...
View ArticleRicketts Vetoes Nebraska Legislative Redistricting Bill
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Gov. Pete Ricketts has rejected an effort to overhaul Nebraska’s process for drawing legislative and congressional districts. Ricketts vetoed a bill Monday that would create an...
View Article2016 Crop Water Use Report Coming Soon
The UNWNRD Crop Water Use Report will look and sound a little different for 2016! The report will be starting during middle to late May; however, this could change slightly as freezing temperatures...
View ArticleTrain Conductor Suing Union Pacific over Foot Injury
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – A train conductor is suing Union Pacific Railroad Co. arguing that the company’s negligence and safety violations led to him being thrown from a rail car in a Cheyenne train yard...
View ArticleNebraska Gov. Ricketts Approves Property Tax Package
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska will steer an extra $20 million to farm and ranch landowners next year to offset their property taxes under a bill signed by Gov. Pete Ricketts. The measure approved...
View ArticleLincoln Allows Police to Interfere with Drone Operation
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – An ordinance that has been narrowly approved will allow police to interfere with drone operation in Lincoln. The City Council voted 4-2 on Monday to approve the ordinance, which...
View ArticleFormer Heineman Spokeswoman joins Nebraska Think Tank
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A former spokeswoman for ex-Gov. Dave Heineman is joining the staff of a Nebraska think tank. Jen Rae Wang will serve as a lobbyist for the Platte Institute for Economic Research....
View ArticleRicketts Lobbying Senators on Immigrant Licensing Bill
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is personally lobbying senators to try to stop them from overriding his veto of a bill that would allow certain immigrants to get professional licenses....
View ArticleSponsor of Nebraska Redistricting Bill won’t Challenge Veto
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A state senator who sought to change Nebraska’s process for drawing congressional and legislative districts says he won’t challenge Gov. Pete Ricketts’ veto of his bill. Republican...
View ArticleCSC Art Show Opened through April 29th
The Chadron State College All Student Juried Art Show is open in Memorial Hall’s Main Gallery. The Art of Six/Art Topics Art Show is open in Gallery 239. Both shows are free and open to the public...
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Chadron State Brings Shakespeare to the Panhandle
Doug Valade, Nathan Wojciechowski and Craig Phillips practice a sword fighting scene from “No Holds Bard” in the Burkhiser Complex. (Photo by Conor Casey/CSC) The Chadron State College theatre...
View ArticleWESTCO Awards Scholarships
WESTCO is pleased to announce 11 area scholarship recipients for their 2016-2017 scholarship program. Recipients will each receive a $1,000 scholarship to further their education. The scholarship...
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Box Butte Co. 4-H Fundraiser Photo Gallery
Tuesday night the Box Butte Co. 4-H Fundraiser was held at the West Side Event Center in Alliance. Many were on hand to enjoy an evening of the silent auction, and great food. Below are some photos...
View ArticleBox Butte County Government Launches New Web Site
Information on Box Butte County’s government offices is now more readily available thanks to a new web site approved and launched by the Box Butte County Commissioners April 18. The upgraded site at...
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Jack Geiser, 87
Memorial services for Jack Geiser of Harrison, Nebraska will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 10:00 AM at the Church of the Nativity in Harrison, Nebraska. A Rosary will be held on Wednesday,...
View ArticleMargaret Eloise Diercks, 88
Margaret Eloise Diercks passed away on April 16th, 2016 at Countryside Care in Gordon, Nebraska. She was born on May 1, 1927 to William and Louise (Franck) Diercks at Hay Springs, Nebraska. Margaret...
View ArticleNebraska Legislature Draws 2016 Session to a Close
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska lawmakers will wrap up the 2016 session having passed a new property tax package and created a new infrastructure fund to accelerate work on roads projects. Lawmakers were...
View ArticlePrescription Drug Take Back Day Apr. 30
The Box Butte County Sheriff Office, with the help of the BBGH Pharmacy, is participating in the DEA nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 30, from 10am to 2pm at the Medical Arts...
View ArticleGering Youth Fishing Instructor Workshop Session Canceled
GERING, Neb. (AP) – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has canceled a Gering workshop that would have trained people to be youth fishing instructors. Commission spokesman Jerry Kane said Wednesday...
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