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Briefly: Pioneer Farm Family Awards
The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation and the Nebraska Association of Fair Managers are accepting nominations for the 58th annual Nebraska Pioneer Farm Awards, sponsored by the Nebraska Farm Bureau.
Editor's note: This is the first installment in a series of stories following members of the firefighter training class in Kearney.
Women in Ag Conference Feb. 23-24 in Kearney
Nebraska women will learn to take charge of their futures and invigorate themselves through fellowship, education, innovation and networking during the Women in Agriculture Conference Feb.
Probation in sibling sex assault
Mayor Jim Suttle signaled Thursday that combating gangs and gun violence will be a top priority for his administration in the coming year.
Ord, NE Resident Paul Waltman, 89, of Ord, NE, died Thurs., Feb. 2, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Health System in Kearney.
Dad accused of punching teen son
Creighton's championship hopes are in danger of turning into roadkill. The 17th-ranked Bluejays dropped their second straight Missouri Valley game away from home Tuesday night, scoring just one point in the final five minutes and 25 seconds of a 65-57 loss to Evansville before an announced crowd of 5,128 at the Ford Center.
About 11 a.m., a Kearney man took himself to the Good Samaritan Hospital Emergency Room because he had a gunshot wound to the leg.
Suspects Arrested in Armed Robbery
On Friday, February 3, 2012, at approximately 11:00 a.m. Kearney Police Officers were dispatched to Good Samaritan Hospital to meet with a 20 year old male subject who was being treated for a possible gunshot wound to his leg.
Bookends: Books by Busload giveaway
Metropolitan Community College is teaming up with Metro, Cargo Zone, Mainfreight and the Literacy Center to give away thousands Feb.
Nebraska is hoping it's got the Edge
Right now, the proposed computer data center is called "Project Edge," and its representatives are known to state senators by only their first names.
Homeless center opens in Kearney
These people all have one thing in common - they want to turn their lives around.
Sprucing up National Lincoln Highway for Centennial
With the National Centennial of the Lincoln Highway coming to Nebraska in 2013, communities along U.S. Highway 30 are getting ready.
Yahoo seeks tax cuts to move...
Yahoo is asking the state for a tax cut so it can move a manufacturing facility, and about 15 to 20 jobs, from Oregon to Nebraska.
Downtown Revitalization Plan Phase Comes to a Close
In the fall of 2011, the City of Kearney began the planning process for revitalization projects in Downtown Kearney.
Trash can kids hip-hop: an art revolution
The show started at 7 p.m. Tickets were $6. "I am taken back by the overwhelming support for the life and culture of this thing I call hip-hop here in my own state of NE!" said Kearney hip-hop artist , happy to have been a part of the set.
Nelson: Rodeo is an enriching theater, and a sense of home
I feel inclined to complain about today's weather, simply because it is cooler than the weather we experienced earlier in the week, which I know is absolutely silly.
Towns getting ready for Lincoln ...
Nebraska communities and counties have completed projects that evoke nostalgia for the Lincoln Highway era, which began in 1913 when the route was designated.
KPS School Board Member Appointed to NASB Board of Directors
Kearney Public School Board member Tim Higgins has been elected to the Region 13 seat on the Nebraska Board of Directors .
Birds are on alert for full feeder
Q Whenever we go up to our cabin, we fill the feeders right away, and it seems to take the birds only about five minutes to show up and start eating.
Optimizing Forages Discussed At Alfalfa Expo
Ways producers can maximize forages will be the topic that Rick Rasby, a University of Nebraska cattle feeding expert, will discuss at the Mid-America Alfalfa Expo & Conference, set for Feb.