Members of the Heartland Expressway Association are pleased the first round of highway projects in the new Transportation package passed last year includes two major phases of the Heartland Expressway. Widening Highway 26 to 4 lanes from Minatare ... Read More

The Canadian province of Manitoba, a big piglet exporter to the United States, has confirmed its first case of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) in three months, amid concerns that dirty trucks may be carrying the virus across the border. M... Read More

National Sorghum Producers announces the hire of Jordan Shearer as the executive director for the Colorado, New Mexico and Oklahoma state sorghum organizations. Shearer will begin his new position on Oct. 3, 2016. “Jordan’s experience and affi... Read More

It was a battle between two top 20 ranked teams in the Highway 26 showdown Friday night in Torrington, Wyoming. In the end, the ttop ranked Western Nebraska Community College volleyball team received 18 kills from Lara Picht in helping the Cougars... Read More

Here are the area HS football scores from Friday night: Scottsbluff 35, Northwest 7 (game called at halftime due to weather conditions) Aurora 26, Gering 0 (game called in 2nd quarter due to weather conditions) Alliance 31, Lexington 7 Ho... Read More

The old Jirdon feed mill in Morrill, Western Feed Mill until it was closed in August of 2015, has been purchased by Sinamco from Minnesota. The company's CEO Moiz Akhtar was in the Scottsbluff area this week for the purchase of the mill. He says t... Read More

Friday's Scores INTERLEAGUE Final Baltimore 3 Arizona 2, 12 Innings ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Toronto 9 N-Y Yankees 0 Final Detroit 8 Kansas City 3 Final Boston 2 Tampa Bay 1 Final Cleveland 10 Chi White Sox 4 Final Seattle 10 Minnesota 1 F... Read More

Nebraska State Ag Director Greg Ibach moderated a round table Friday during an Aksarben/National Association of State Directors of Agriculture Agribusiness Luncheon in Omaha. On the panel was Acting U.S. Deputy Secretary of Ag Michael Scuse, Argen... Read More

Friday's Scores By The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL Amherst 49, Overton 18 Anselmo-Merna 82, Stapleton 26 Arapahoe 26, Wauneta-Palisade 6 Archbishop Bergan 41, Wisner-Pilger 16 Arlington 54, Louisville 13 Ashland-Greenwood 41, Milford-Dorch... Read More

Friday's Scores By The Associated Press VOLLEYBALL Anselmo-Merna def. Stapleton, 25-8, 25-11, 25-14 Hyannis def. Cody-Kilgore, 26-24, 25-23, 18-25, 23-25, 15-7 Paxton def. Crawford, 25-18, 25-14, 25-14 Potter-Dix def. Minatare, 25-8, 25-8, 25-2... Read More