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Whitney Lake closing to boating for short period Sunday
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will close Whitney Lake Wildlife Management Area to boats and other watercraft during a 3½-hour training exercise of the Nebraska Wildland Fire Academy this Sunday, April 22. As part of the exercise, firefighters will use a helicopter with a hanging bucket ...
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Whitney Lake closing to boating for short period Sunday
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will close Whitney Lake Wildlife Management Area to boats and other watercraft during a 3½-hour training exercise of the Nebraska Wildland Fire Academy this Sunday, April 22. As part of the exercise, firefighters will use a helicopter with a hanging bucket ...
Read MoreKimball wind turbines project to be operational in Mid-June
The Project Manager for the new, larger Kimball wind mill project says they are still "commissioning" the turbines before hoping to begin operations in the middle of June. The construction of a larger 30 megawatt capacity wind project in the same general area northwest of Kimball where a decommis...
Read MoreCommission approves deer, antelope and elk hunting recommendations
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved recommendations for 2018 deer, antelope and elk hunting seasons when it met April 19 at Fort Robinson State Park near Crawford. Among the big game changes to Commission orders: Deer -- 1,550 buck permits are added in the Calamus East, Frenchman, Key...
Read MoreCheyenne Frontier Days sees drop in attendance, profit
Cheyenne Frontier Days' annual report says the outdoor rodeo and western celebration was less profitable last year than in 2016. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports the net profit last year was $887,744, down from almost $1.5 million the previous year. The annual report reveals more than 201,000 vi...
Read MoreStinner "hopeful" Ricketts will sign workforce housing bill
Gering Senator John Stinner is crossing his fingers , remaining optimistic that Governor Ricketts will sign the workforce housing bill he has worked on for two years and was given final approval by lawmakers Friday on a 35-8 vote. Stinner said, "I'm hopeful that he will sign the bill, thinking th...
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