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Based on May 1 conditions, Nebraska’s 2010 winter wheat crop is forecast at 69.0 million bushels, down 10 percent from last year’s crop, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field office.
Average yield is f...
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Nebraska’s beef producers are the best in the world–and they are experts at converting Nebraska-produced commodities like corn and distillers grains into corn-fed beef that is featured at the center of the plate the world over, the Nebraska Corn Boar...
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Cooler temperatures and snow in some areas limited wheat growth across the state.
According to the USDA, as of May 10, temperatures averaged seven degrees below normal for the week with temperatures dipping into the teens in the Panhandle.
Highs for ...
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By Jan Rahn
Managing Editor
In a tight race, Leon Pankonin with 78 unofficial votes edged out Matt Waitley, who received 74 votes in District 2, to advance to the November General Election for Perkins County Commissioner.
In District 3 James Deaver...
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One additional seat remains open and will be filled at a later date.
By Jan Rahn
Managing Editor
Incumbent candidates Brenda Kiolbasa and Amanda McGreer received 530 and 479 unofficial votes respectively to retain their seats on the Perkins Count...
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One additional seat remains open and will be filled at a later date.
By Jan Rahn
Managing Editor
Incumbent candidates Brenda Kiolbasa and Amanda McGreer received 530 and 479 unofficial votes respectively to retain their seats on the Perkins Count...
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Shari Sexson and son Josh exchange an understanding look during the flower presentation by graduates on Saturday, May 8.
Perkins County senior Jeannie Kuskie exits the gym with silly string in celebration. Thirty-two graduates received diplomas dur...
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Graduates from Wallace High School’s Class of 2010 celebrated together on Saturday, May 8, with valedictory addresses, flower presentations, a senior video and receipt of diplomas.
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Janet G. Huff, 36, was sentenced in District Court Friday, May 7, on one count of theft by deception of over $1,500, a Class III felony.
Huff was sentenced by District Court Judge John P. Murphy for a crime committed while an employee of a local chur...
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An arrest warrant was issued for Scott R. Petro, 39, in Perkins County Court on Wednesday, April 28. The warrant was issued by Judge Edward D. Steenburg for failure to appear.
Petro was to appear on a $15,000 bond at 10 percent for arraignment on a c...
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Perkins County Chamber members gathered at an open house of Alee Photography last week to present Andi Lee her First Dollar. The new business, located in a barn on her parents’ farmstead two miles east and one north of Grant, just recently opened afte...
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Public hearing date on a new integrated management plan to address compliance actions in water-short years.
By Russ Pankonin
The Imperial Republican
Irrigators in the Upper Republican Natural Resources District will want to mark their calendar fo...
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The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has received 20 reports of confirmed or probable cases of mumps connected to an event in Columbus. So far, six cases have been lab-confirmed.
Of the confirmed or probable mumps cases, 18 have bee...
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Dear Editor:
Mr. Stenberg has created another flap/flop as a candidate for State Treasurer. As Attorney General he “sold Nebraska down the Republican River to Kansas.” His inept, poor attitude, mishandling of the Kansas lawsuit made a bad situation ...
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When you have small children around, one meal that will be a weekly request is mac and cheese. I don’t bother asking the kids what they would like for supper because the answer is always either pizza or macaroni and hot dogs. As good as they are, I don...
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The Venango Lions Club held its spring cleanup on their designated stretch of highway through Venango and the surrounding area. Before heading out, the group was treated to rolls and coffee by the Tin Can Diner. Participants in the project included (Fro...
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Great Plains Communications’ Internet service across Southwest Nebraska was interrupted for several hours on Tuesday, May 4, when a leased fiber optic cable was inadvertently damaged during construction.
The ever growing dependency on reliable Inte...
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The Perkins County Middle School bands and choruses entertained families and friends at their annual spring concert Tuesday, May 4.
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Brooke Poppe and Elisa Carlson (middle, l-r), part of the graduating class of 2010, join grandparents LaVern Poppe (left) and Katy Carlson (right) as graduates of Perkins County High School. LaVern and Katy were classmates in the class of 1950. (Courtesy ...
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Amara Meyer has recently been selected as the Beta Sigma Phi May “Senior of the Month.”
Meyer, a 2010 graduate of Perkins County High School, is the daughter of Ryal Meyer and Christine Meyer.
During her high school career, Meyer was a member o...
