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GI Home Federal Faces Elimination This Afternoon
(Scottsbluff, NE) - It will be the biggest game of the year between Grand Island Home Federal and Hastings Five Points Bank on Monday afternoon in Scottsbluff with the Class A Area 7 baseball tournament. Each team went 1-1 on Sunday. GI would defeat and eliminate Kearney on Sunday by a final score of 6-4. Grand Island would then fall to North Platte by a final score of 7-6. Hastings would fall to North Platte Sunday afternoon by a final score of 4-0. Hastings would bounce back Sunday night and eliminate Scottsbluff by a final score of 10-1.
OPPD Workers Return From Helping Utilities In Iowa/Illinois
The Omaha Public Power District crews that went to Iowa and Illinois to assist with power restoration efforts after damaging storms are returning home to Nebraska. OPPD officials say that 17 employees were dispatched to Iowa and Illinois after thousands of people lost electricity following a derecho earlier this month. Officials say mutual aid is about utilities helping utilities restore power to customers.
Commodity prices hex Rural Mainstreet Index
(Omaha) -- One of KMAland's leading indicators still shows the region's economy stuck in the mud. Creighton University's Rural Mainstreet Index report sank below growth neutral for the 11th straight month. The survey of bank CEOs in a 10-state region--including Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri--show July's overall reading at 41.3--down from 41.7 in June, and lowest reading since November, 2023. Speaking on KMA's "Morning Line" program Monday morning, Creighton University Economist Dr. Ernie Goss says weak agricultural commodity prices are the main culprit behind the continued economic doldrums.
Catch these Game and Parks Education Events in August
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission educators have scheduled interesting and engaging events for the curious in August. Don’t forget to purchase a vehicle park entry permit to enter the state parks, except one is not required to park in the Schramm Education Center parking lot. Get one at OutdoorNebraska.gov or at state park entrances.
A Friday afternoon fire claims more than 400 acres of land near Lake Minatare we have the details
A Semi-Tractor-Trailer catches fire near Dix forcing traffic on I-80 to a standstill and a fire claims more than 400 acres of land near Lake Minatare we have the details on the KNOP Panhandle Roundup.
Lincoln man sentenced for distributing meth
Lincoln, Neb. — A Lincoln man was sentenced on Monday for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Victor Aaron Gonzales, 39, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced to 20 years on each count to run concurrently and will begin a 5-year term of supervised release after prison.
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