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Agriculture/Outdoors Local feedlot employees recognized for going above and beyond

For the first time, the Everett Shields Feedlot Employee Awards were presented this March. The awards were created to recognize feedlot employees who go above and beyond. This year’s recipients were Jon Maxcy, Ambrosio Ochoa, Ruth Ammon, Tim Brost...

Senator Sasse visits Bridgeport

U.S. Senator Ben Sasse was in Bridgeport Friday evening for a meeting and supper with Morrill County Farm Bureau, county elected officials, emergency personnel and a few members of the Morrill County Cattlemen. /*-->*/ To read more please log...

Alumni Tournament Champions

Team Harambe took home the Alumni Volleyball Championship Title. From left, Courtney (Laux) Werner, Ashley (Stevens) Fenning, Sydney Faessler, Marla Munson, Nancy Wallesen, Charlee Wallesen and Morgan Faessler. /*-->*/ To read more please log...

‘Kicks for Kids’ project brought to the elementary school

Plummer Insurance and Bridgeport Dental Clinic are teaming up with the Bridgeport Elementary School to provide every student in K-6 with a new pair of physical education shoes as part of the new “Kicks for Kids” program. “The idea came from the...

And the winners are...

The winners of the Bridgeport Community Foundation Raffle, which was held Saturday evening at the Prairie Winds Community Center, are Ryan and Trisha Livingston. Above, they are pictured with Foundation President, Mike Stull (left) and their $10,000...

‘I Love NU Day’ highlights university’s impact on state

LINCOLN – The students gathered Wednesday morning at the state Capitol represent Nebraska’s future. Right now they’re Lopers, Mavericks and Cornhuskers, but soon they’ll be the teachers, health care professionals, information technology workers and...

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Panhandle Perspectives

As a growing population competes for available freshwater supplies, depletion of groundwater aquifers will be a growing challenge to water policy managers in the United States.

By Dave Ostdiek, Communications Associate, Unl Panhandle Research And Extension Center

Higher limits now available on usda farm loans

WASHINGTON—Higher

USDA announces sign-up period for updated Conservation Stewardship Program

LINCOLN—The deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications to be considered for funding in fiscal year 2019 is May 10, 2019.

Opinion

New taxes are coming (if senators don’t stop them!)

April 15th is National Tax Day, and it’s a reminder that we have a long way to go to make Nebraska more competitive on tax policy.

By Governor Pete Ricketts

Restoring Offutt Air Force Base

As citizens of Bellevue will tell you, there is an unmistakable sound that can be heard regularly in the surrounding community.

By U.s. Senator Deb Fischer

Property tax relief: tax shift v budget cuts

Capitol View

How are you going to cut property taxes without replacement revenue? Where are you going to get that revenue without changing the state’s tax structure?

By J. L. Schmidt, Statehouse Correspondent, Nebraska Press Assn.

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