The annual information clinic and testing for northern Panhandle residents wanting to umpire American Legion baseball is this Sunday at 1:00 in the Chadron High School Commons. The clinic and testing is free, but those wishing to be certified as American Legion umpire will need to pay a $35 fee to the state office. [...]
Haley Paxton had two clutch doubles to help the 15th-ranked Western Nebraska Community College softball team sweep a doubleheader from North Platte Community College on Wednesday at Volunteer Field. In the first game, Paxton’s double to lead off the seventh inning helped the Cougars register a 3-2 win. Paxton also had a double in [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Timberlake released his new album just yesterday, but he’s already got his eyes on the next release. The Hollywood Reporter quotes Timberlake as saying he will release a second half to “The 20/20 Experience.” He won’t say when the second part comes out.
The wheelchair lift on the city of Chadron’s Handibus has been repaired and is back in service. The Handibus had remained in service without the lift the past 2 days. Handibus Director Tony Serbousek says the city apologizes for any inconvenience the lack of the wheelchair life may have caused and appreciates the public’s understanding. [...]
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On March 20th, 1948, “Gentleman’s Agreement” won the Academy Award for best picture. In 1952, “An American In Paris” was named best picture at the Oscars. In 1964, “Funny Girl,” starring Barbra Streisand, opened on Broadway. In 1969, John Lennon married Yoko Ono in a private ceremony in Gibralter. In 1970, David Bowie and Angela [...]
South Dakota-based company Cambrian Enterprises says it has secured more than 600 acres of silica sand mining claims in three Black Hills counties. Silica sands are used in fracking – hydraulic fracturing, which pumps water, minerals and chemicals into shale oil and gas formations at high pressure to open up the deposits for easier [...]
Opening commodity prices at area elevators this morning: Wheat: $7.22- $7.26 Corn: $7.27 Great Northern Beans: $42 Pinto Beans: $33
The Nebraska Legislature has crossed the halfway point of its 90-day session as lawmakers finished their 45th day on Tuesday. The session is currently scheduled to adjourn on June 5. Lawmakers are finishing the last of their bill hearings and transitioning to full-day legislative debate with a new, two-year state budget still the top [...]
John Joseph Walters, 79 of Hemingford, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Heritage Estates in Gering, NE. He was born in Alliance on January 27, 1934 to Michael and Mary (Shimek) Walters. He served in the U.S. Army, being inducted Nov. 4, 1953. He took his basic training in Texas and then served in Germany [...]