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KEARNEY,NE–NebraskaFarm Bureau (NEFB) has announced the ten farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness professionals selected for the 2026 Leadership Academy. The group begins its year-long program in January.

People enjoying the outdoors are encouraged to follow simple best practices as a strain of the highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1, circulates among birds in Nebraska. Nebraska Game and Parks recently confirmed H5N1 in several migrating birds and is asking for the public’s help reporting sick, dead or abnormally behaving birds.

OMAHA, NE — The Platte Institute released a new report examining Nebraska’s county zoning and livestock permitting process and offering reforms to improve consistency and transparency for agricultural producers across the state.

The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) announced the launch of its ambitious new strategic plan for 2026-2030, titled Good Life, Great Schools, Excellent Education. This comprehensive roadmap outlines specific, measurable goals aimed at transforming Nebraska’s diverse educational landscape, which serves more than 365,000 students across public and nonpublic schools. The State Board of Education unanimously approved the plan at their December meeting.

The Valentine High School Music Department is excited to announce that several students have been chosen to be a part of the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Honor Music Festival on January 26, 2026. Roman Dillon - Trumpet, was chosen for the Festival Band. Praise Maunu - Soprano, was chosen to participate in the Honor Choir.

LINCOLN, NE, 12-15-2025 - Tylan Gene Schlueter of Wood Lake is among 17 University of Nebraska- Lincoln students who will be recognized as Chancellor's Scholars during the undergraduate commencement ceremony December 20 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Drive by most ranches around here, and you’ll see a man on a tractor and think, there’s the rancher. But behind that man, more often than not, there’s a woman holding the whole operation together.

If one was to somehow analyze what item gives the most enjoyment to children, it might very well be a box, just a cardboard box. It probably would not be socially acceptable to gift a child a box, but if you included a roll of duct tape with it, that kid would have hours of fun and would probably turn out some creative projects.

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Lincoln, NE – The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care (MLTC) is seeking a Medicaid clinical provider to fill an open position in the Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC).