Eagle Radio's KQSK 97.5FM Double Q Country Sports Director Dave Collins and KCOW 92.5FM/1400AM Morning Show Host/Production Director Jason Wentworth both won awards at the 2022 Nebraska Broadcasters Association (NBA) convention held Aug. 10 in Lincoln. This year Wentworth won a Silver award for "Best Commercial" from the NBA for KCOW. The commercial was for Dave’s Pharmacy called "Bug on the Street." Wentworth has been with Eagle Communications for 24 years, beginning in July of 1998.

Wentworth has been Commercial Production Director for Eagle radio stations in Alliance and Chadron since 1998; in the Fall of 1999 he began his 23-year run as host of the KCOW morning show. Including this year, Wentworth has won nine Nebraska Broadcasters Association Awards since 2009 in categories including Commercial Spot, Promo Spot, Service To Children and Service to Community. Four of these have been Gold Awards, indicating best in the state of Nebraska. &nbsp; "I love my job. I love Alliance. And I love having The Mighty K-Cow Art Players available at all times," Wentworth said. "In the Dave's Pharmacy spot that won this year I asked Mike Glesinger to interview a mosquito and I asked Tammy Griffee to be a mosquito. &nbsp;And for over a decade I've asked Kalin Krohe to be a weird old recluse who lives in the radio station basement. In most other workplaces this kind of stuff would result in some kind of HR meeting. I'm proud of the relationships I've built with our local businesses over the years. I feel glad that they trust me to put my fevered brain to work on their marketing messages. " Wentworth has also received four Black Hills Advertising Federation awards for his commercial work. "Jason Wentworth is a treasure in our market and on KCOW," Nebraska Regional Manager Olivia Hasenauer said. "Not only does he wake up listeners every morning with a live morning show, but Jason has also been production director of our Eagle stations in Alliance and Chadron for many years. &nbsp;His talent in commercial writing is second to none. &nbsp;Jason can be creative, funny, original and unique, serious, and most importantly different in his message creation achieving results that work for our clients. We are lucky to have Jason as a part of Eagle in the Panhandle and serving our customers with his creative writing skills." Dave Collins, who joined Eagle Radio in Chadron as Sports Director in April 2015, has been honored with six awards by the Nebraska Broadcasters Association, recognizing his sports reporting for the state of Nebraska. This year Collins won a Gold award for &nbsp;"Best Sportscast" from the NBA for KQSK.

"Dave Collins, is one of the best when it comes to sports broadcasting, year after year, he continues to win awards," Hasenhauer said. "He continues to lead in the state in sports broadcasting and Play-by-Play and we at Eagle are honored to have Dave as a part of our employee-owned company and the exclusive voice of The Chadron State Eagles. His talents are eminent with every broadcast and every on-air show, he's fun to listen to and makes you feel like you're right there in the game with Chadron State." The NBA selected Collins as the 2018 bronze award recipient for the Best In‐Depth Sports Story for the Jay Long Show, as well as the bronze recipient for Best Sportscast for Morning Sports with Dave Collins. "It's an honor to be recognized with a Gold award this year," Collins said. "During my 18-year career covering sports on the radio across Nebraska I've met and heard so many outstanding broadcasters, which makes it even more humbling and gratifying that my work shined among such a strong group of professionals across the state. I'm also grateful for all of the listeners that tune in during weekday mornings for sports reports on Eagle Radio, as well as on game day when Chadron State is on our airwaves. It's a pleasure to bring these broadcasts to our listeners!" Collins competes against radio stations across the state of Nebraska including Lincoln and Omaha markets. Despite the steep competition, Dave has won six awards during his years with Eagle.&nbsp;&nbsp;

By KALIN KROHE Panhandle Post<figure>
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 </figure>Eagle Radio's KQSK 97.5FM Double Q Country Sports Director Dave Collins and KCOW 92.5FM/1400AM Morning Show Host/Production Director Jason Wentworth both won awards at the 2022 Nebraska Broadcasters Association (NBA) convention held Aug. 10 in Lincoln. This year Wentworth won a Silver award for "Best Commercial" from the NBA for KCOW. The commercial was for Dave’s Pharmacy called "Bug on the Street." Wentworth has been with Eagle Communications for 24 years, beginning in July of 1998.<figure>
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 </figure>Wentworth has been Commercial Production Director for Eagle radio stations in Alliance and Chadron since 1998; in the Fall of 1999 he began his 23-year run as host of the KCOW morning show. Including this year, Wentworth has won nine Nebraska Broadcasters Association Awards since 2009 in categories including Commercial Spot, Promo Spot, Service To Children and Service to Community. Four of these have been Gold Awards, indicating best in the state of Nebraska. &nbsp; "I love my job. I love Alliance. And I love having The Mighty K-Cow Art Players available at all times," Wentworth said. "In the Dave's Pharmacy spot that won this year I asked Mike Glesinger to interview a mosquito and I asked Tammy Griffee to be a mosquito. &nbsp;And for over a decade I've asked Kalin Krohe to be a weird old recluse who lives in the radio station basement. In most other workplaces this kind of stuff would result in some kind of HR meeting. I'm proud of the relationships I've built with our local businesses over the years. I feel glad that they trust me to put my fevered brain to work on their marketing messages. " Wentworth has also received four Black Hills Advertising Federation awards for his commercial work. "Jason Wentworth is a treasure in our market and on KCOW," Nebraska Regional Manager Olivia Hasenauer said. "Not only does he wake up listeners every morning with a live morning show, but Jason has also been production director of our Eagle stations in Alliance and Chadron for many years. &nbsp;His talent in commercial writing is second to none. &nbsp;Jason can be creative, funny, original and unique, serious, and most importantly different in his message creation achieving results that work for our clients. We are lucky to have Jason as a part of Eagle in the Panhandle and serving our customers with his creative writing skills." Dave Collins, who joined Eagle Radio in Chadron as Sports Director in April 2015, has been honored with six awards by the Nebraska Broadcasters Association, recognizing his sports reporting for the state of Nebraska. This year Collins won a Gold award for &nbsp;"Best Sportscast" from the NBA for KQSK.<figure>
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 </figure>"Dave Collins, is one of the best when it comes to sports broadcasting, year after year, he continues to win awards," Hasenhauer said. "He continues to lead in the state in sports broadcasting and Play-by-Play and we at Eagle are honored to have Dave as a part of our employee-owned company and the exclusive voice of The Chadron State Eagles. His talents are eminent with every broadcast and every on-air show, he's fun to listen to and makes you feel like you're right there in the game with Chadron State." The NBA selected Collins as the 2018 bronze award recipient for the Best In‐Depth Sports Story for the Jay Long Show, as well as the bronze recipient for Best Sportscast for Morning Sports with Dave Collins. "It's an honor to be recognized with a Gold award this year," Collins said. "During my 18-year career covering sports on the radio across Nebraska I've met and heard so many outstanding broadcasters, which makes it even more humbling and gratifying that my work shined among such a strong group of professionals across the state. I'm also grateful for all of the listeners that tune in during weekday mornings for sports reports on Eagle Radio, as well as on game day when Chadron State is on our airwaves. It's a pleasure to bring these broadcasts to our listeners!" Collins competes against radio stations across the state of Nebraska including Lincoln and Omaha markets. Despite the steep competition, Dave has won six awards during his years with Eagle.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Wentworth, Collins win Nebraska broadcasting awards in Lincoln 

The City of Alliance is proud to announce the Alliance Police Department has won the 2022 Leadership in Victim Services Award from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). APD will be recognized as an exemplary form of leadership in the policing profession during the IACP Annual Awards Banquet. The Alliance Police Department will receive complimentary travel accommodations, a full registration for the conference, and complimentary tickets to the IACP Annual Awards Banquet and a one-year membership to the IACP.

Congratulations to the Alliance Police Department for an outstanding award!

For more information, contact the City of Alliance Administrative Offices at 308-762-5400.

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 </figure>The City of Alliance is proud to announce the Alliance Police Department has won the 2022 Leadership in Victim Services Award from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). APD will be recognized as an exemplary form of leadership in the policing profession during the IACP Annual Awards Banquet. The Alliance Police Department will receive complimentary travel accommodations, a full registration for the conference, and complimentary tickets to the IACP Annual Awards Banquet and a one-year membership to the IACP.Congratulations to the Alliance Police Department for an outstanding award!For more information, contact the City of Alliance Administrative Offices at 308-762-5400.

APD Wins 2022 IACP Leadership in Victim Services Award

OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — A Nebraska woman has been charged with helping her teenage daughter end her pregnancy at about 24 weeks after investigators uncovered Facebook messages in which the two discussed using medication to induce an abortion and plans to burn the fetus afterward.

The prosecutor handling the case said it's the first time he has charged anyone for illegally performing an abortion after 20 weeks, a restriction that was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-nebraska-omaha-state-legislature-cfe67dcc35cb4b5ba86989cd796261a3">passed in 2010</a>. Before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, states weren’t allowed to enforce abortion bans until the point at which a fetus is considered viable outside the womb, at roughly 24 weeks.

In one of the Facebook messages, Jessica Burgess, 41, tells her then 17-year-old daughter that she has obtained abortion pills for her and gives her instructions on how to take them to end the pregnancy.

The daughter, meanwhile, “talks about how she can’t wait to get the ‘thing’ out of her body," a detective wrote in court documents. “I will finally be able to wear jeans,” she says in one of the messages. Law enforcement authorities obtained the messages with a search warrant, and detailed some of them in court documents.

In early June, the mother and daughter were only charged with a single felony for removing, concealing or abandoning a body, and two misdemeanors: concealing the death of another person and false reporting. It wasn't until about a month later, after investigators reviewed the private Facebook messages, that they added the felony abortion-related charges against the mother. The daughter, who is now 18, is being charged as an adult at prosecutors' request.

Burgess' attorney didn’t immediately respond to a message Tuesday, and the public defender representing the daughter declined to comment.

When first interviewed, the two told investigators that the teen had unexpectedly given birth to a stillborn baby in the shower in the early morning hours of April 22. They said they put the fetus in a bag, placed it in a box in the back of their van, and later drove several miles north of town, where they buried the body with the help of a 22-year-old man.

The man, whom The Associated Press is not identifying because he has only been charged with a misdemeanor, has pleaded no contest to helping bury the fetus on rural land his parents own north of Norfolk in northeast Nebraska. He's set to be sentenced later this month.

In court documents, the detective said the fetus showed signs of “thermal wounds” and that the man told investigators the mother and daughter did burn it. He also wrote that the daughter confirmed in the Facebook exchange with her mother that the two would “burn the evidence afterward." Based on medical records, the fetus was more than 23 weeks old, the detective wrote.

Burgess later admitted to investigators to buying the abortion pills “for the purpose of instigating a miscarriage.”

At first, both mother and daughter said they didn’t remember the date when the stillbirth happened, but according to the detective, the daughter later confirmed the date by consulting her Facebook messages. After that he sought the warrant, he said.

Madison County Attorney Joseph Smith&nbsp;<a href="https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/norfolk-mother-and-daughter-accused-of-illegal-abortion-burning-and-burying-body/article_ff99fd49-a710-5ec3-8d51-5aced3001c71.html">told the Lincoln Journal Star</a>&nbsp;that he’s never filed charges like this related to performing an abortion illegally in his 32 years as the county prosecutor. He didn't immediately respond to a message from the AP on Tuesday.

The group National Advocates for Pregnant Women, which supports abortion rights,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-health-government-and-politics-constitutions-93c27f3132ecc78e913120fe4d6c0977">found 1,331 arrests or detentions</a>&nbsp;of women for crimes related to their pregnancy from 2006 to 2020.

In addition to its current 20-week abortion ban, Nebraska tried —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-us-supreme-court-health-nebraska-legislature-0b8e1e93be48c9e3fd7264c94da7b786">but failed</a>&nbsp;— earlier this year to pass a so-called trigger law that would have banned all abortions when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

A Facebook spokesman declined to talk about the details of this case, but the company has said that officials at the social media giant “always scrutinize every government request we receive to make sure it is legally valid.”

Facebook says it will fight back against requests that it thinks are invalid or too broad, but the company said it gave investigators information in about 88% of the 59,996 times when the government requested data in the second half of last year.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSOMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — A Nebraska woman has been charged with helping her teenage daughter end her pregnancy at about 24 weeks after investigators uncovered Facebook messages in which the two discussed using medication to induce an abortion and plans to burn the fetus afterward.The prosecutor handling the case said it's the first time he has charged anyone for illegally performing an abortion after 20 weeks, a restriction that was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-nebraska-omaha-state-legislature-cfe67dcc35cb4b5ba86989cd796261a3">passed in 2010</a>. Before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, states weren’t allowed to enforce abortion bans until the point at which a fetus is considered viable outside the womb, at roughly 24 weeks.In one of the Facebook messages, Jessica Burgess, 41, tells her then 17-year-old daughter that she has obtained abortion pills for her and gives her instructions on how to take them to end the pregnancy.The daughter, meanwhile, “talks about how she can’t wait to get the ‘thing’ out of her body," a detective wrote in court documents. “I will finally be able to wear jeans,” she says in one of the messages. Law enforcement authorities obtained the messages with a search warrant, and detailed some of them in court documents.In early June, the mother and daughter were only charged with a single felony for removing, concealing or abandoning a body, and two misdemeanors: concealing the death of another person and false reporting. It wasn't until about a month later, after investigators reviewed the private Facebook messages, that they added the felony abortion-related charges against the mother. The daughter, who is now 18, is being charged as an adult at prosecutors' request.Burgess' attorney didn’t immediately respond to a message Tuesday, and the public defender representing the daughter declined to comment.When first interviewed, the two told investigators that the teen had unexpectedly given birth to a stillborn baby in the shower in the early morning hours of April 22. They said they put the fetus in a bag, placed it in a box in the back of their van, and later drove several miles north of town, where they buried the body with the help of a 22-year-old man.The man, whom The Associated Press is not identifying because he has only been charged with a misdemeanor, has pleaded no contest to helping bury the fetus on rural land his parents own north of Norfolk in northeast Nebraska. He's set to be sentenced later this month.In court documents, the detective said the fetus showed signs of “thermal wounds” and that the man told investigators the mother and daughter did burn it. He also wrote that the daughter confirmed in the Facebook exchange with her mother that the two would “burn the evidence afterward." Based on medical records, the fetus was more than 23 weeks old, the detective wrote.Burgess later admitted to investigators to buying the abortion pills “for the purpose of instigating a miscarriage.”At first, both mother and daughter said they didn’t remember the date when the stillbirth happened, but according to the detective, the daughter later confirmed the date by consulting her Facebook messages. After that he sought the warrant, he said.Madison County Attorney Joseph Smith&nbsp;<a href="https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/norfolk-mother-and-daughter-accused-of-illegal-abortion-burning-and-burying-body/article_ff99fd49-a710-5ec3-8d51-5aced3001c71.html">told the Lincoln Journal Star</a>&nbsp;that he’s never filed charges like this related to performing an abortion illegally in his 32 years as the county prosecutor. He didn't immediately respond to a message from the AP on Tuesday.The group National Advocates for Pregnant Women, which supports abortion rights,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-health-government-and-politics-constitutions-93c27f3132ecc78e913120fe4d6c0977">found 1,331 arrests or detentions</a>&nbsp;of women for crimes related to their pregnancy from 2006 to 2020.In addition to its current 20-week abortion ban, Nebraska tried —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-us-supreme-court-health-nebraska-legislature-0b8e1e93be48c9e3fd7264c94da7b786">but failed</a>&nbsp;— earlier this year to pass a so-called trigger law that would have banned all abortions when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.A Facebook spokesman declined to talk about the details of this case, but the company has said that officials at the social media giant “always scrutinize every government request we receive to make sure it is legally valid.”Facebook says it will fight back against requests that it thinks are invalid or too broad, but the company said it gave investigators information in about 88% of the 59,996 times when the government requested data in the second half of last year.

Nebraska woman charged with helping daughter have abortion

By:&nbsp;&nbsp;Brittany Fulton, Communication Specialist

The Panhandle Research and Extension Center is pleased to announce the recipients for its first annual “Panhandle Research and Extension Center Student Scholarship.”

Laura Albro from Bayard,&nbsp; Faith Miller from Mullen and Braelyn Shrewsbury from Alliance&nbsp; were all awarded $1000.&nbsp; Each was asked to send a brief bio and what this scholarship was going to help them achieve.

I attended Bayard High School and during that time, I was highly involved in many activities: FFA, Student Council, Cross Country, Quiz Bowl, Student Lead Team, and National Honor Society. I also participated in 4-H for 10 years. In the fall, I will be attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and majoring in horticulture or agronomy with an Engler Entrepreneurial minor. I'm not quite sure what career I want to have, but I have a dream to own a greenhouse/floral shop one day. This scholarship is important to me not only because it will help me through college, but also because it is another step towards realizing my dreams.

I’m from Mullen, Nebraska. I am a Nebraska FFA State Officer this year and I am attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to become a veterinarian. This scholarship is important to me because I want to open the first equine surgical facility in the Sandhills in the future, and this helps me to accomplish my dream!

This scholarship is important to me because it is helping me to fund my dream of becoming a Veterinary Technician. I recently graduated from Alliance High School where I was involved in FFA, 4H, Cheerleading, Volleyball, Basketball, Dance, and Track. In the fall I will be attending Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture to pursue a degree in Veterinary Technology. I am hoping to come back to the Alliance area and continue working for the Alliance Animal Clinic as a Licensed Veterinary Technician.

The scholarship fund was created after Gering High School students won state and national awards sponsored by Samsung Corporation demonstrating drone use in agricultural settings. As the sponsor for these students, PHREC was awarded $20,000 from Samsung. This gift was matched by then-University President Hank Bounds. Further donations from fundraisers, including the recent 2022 Glow Big Red campaign, have provided PHREC the opportunity to begin awarding this scholarship annually.

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 </figure>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;Brittany Fulton, Communication SpecialistThe Panhandle Research and Extension Center is pleased to announce the recipients for its first annual “Panhandle Research and Extension Center Student Scholarship.”Laura Albro from Bayard,&nbsp; Faith Miller from Mullen and Braelyn Shrewsbury from Alliance&nbsp; were all awarded $1000.&nbsp; Each was asked to send a brief bio and what this scholarship was going to help them achieve.Laura Albro<figure>
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 </figure>I attended Bayard High School and during that time, I was highly involved in many activities: FFA, Student Council, Cross Country, Quiz Bowl, Student Lead Team, and National Honor Society. I also participated in 4-H for 10 years. In the fall, I will be attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and majoring in horticulture or agronomy with an Engler Entrepreneurial minor. I'm not quite sure what career I want to have, but I have a dream to own a greenhouse/floral shop one day. This scholarship is important to me not only because it will help me through college, but also because it is another step towards realizing my dreams.Faith Miller<figure>
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 </figure>I’m from Mullen, Nebraska. I am a Nebraska FFA State Officer this year and I am attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to become a veterinarian. This scholarship is important to me because I want to open the first equine surgical facility in the Sandhills in the future, and this helps me to accomplish my dream!Braelyn Shrewsbury<figure>
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 </figure>This scholarship is important to me because it is helping me to fund my dream of becoming a Veterinary Technician. I recently graduated from Alliance High School where I was involved in FFA, 4H, Cheerleading, Volleyball, Basketball, Dance, and Track. In the fall I will be attending Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture to pursue a degree in Veterinary Technology. I am hoping to come back to the Alliance area and continue working for the Alliance Animal Clinic as a Licensed Veterinary Technician.The scholarship fund was created after Gering High School students won state and national awards sponsored by Samsung Corporation demonstrating drone use in agricultural settings. As the sponsor for these students, PHREC was awarded $20,000 from Samsung. This gift was matched by then-University President Hank Bounds. Further donations from fundraisers, including the recent 2022 Glow Big Red campaign, have provided PHREC the opportunity to begin awarding this scholarship annually.

Scholarships awarded to 3 Panhandle students

Box Butte County fair cat results:&nbsp; (Exhibitor Name, Class Description, Ribbon, Special Placing)

Riley Bixby	Jr. Cat Showmanship	Purple	Rs. Champion Jr. Cat Showmanship

Anna Milne	Jr. Cat Showmanship	Purple	Champion Jr. Cat Showmanship

Keith Buskirk	Int. Cat Showmanship	Purple	Rs. Champion Int. Cat Showmanship

Katrina Karell	Int. Cat Showmanship	Purple	

Abigail LeMunyan	Int. Cat Showmanship	Purple	Champion Int. Cat Showmanship, Overall Cat Showman

Celia Buskirk	Sr. Cat Showmanship	Purple	Champion Sr. Cat Showmanship, Rs Overall Cat Showm

Keith Buskirk	Long Hair	Purple	Oldest Exhibit, Rs. Champion Cat

Anna Milne	Long Hair	Purple	Most Unusually Marked, Most Spirited

Riley Bixby	Short Hair	Purple	Best Personality

Celia Buskirk	Short Hair	Purple	Champion Cat

Katrina Karell	Short Hair	Purple	Best Groomed

Abigail LeMunyan	Short Hair	Purple	Most Expressive Eyes

Box Butte County fair cat results:&nbsp; (Exhibitor Name, Class Description, Ribbon, Special Placing)Riley Bixby	Jr. Cat Showmanship	Purple	Rs. Champion Jr. Cat ShowmanshipAnna Milne	Jr. Cat Showmanship	Purple	Champion Jr. Cat ShowmanshipKeith Buskirk	Int. Cat Showmanship	Purple	Rs. Champion Int. Cat ShowmanshipKatrina Karell	Int. Cat Showmanship	Purple	Abigail LeMunyan	Int. Cat Showmanship	Purple	Champion Int. Cat Showmanship, Overall Cat ShowmanCelia Buskirk	Sr. Cat Showmanship	Purple	Champion Sr. Cat Showmanship, Rs Overall Cat ShowmKeith Buskirk	Long Hair	Purple	Oldest Exhibit, Rs. Champion CatAnna Milne	Long Hair	Purple	Most Unusually Marked, Most SpiritedRiley Bixby	Short Hair	Purple	Best PersonalityCelia Buskirk	Short Hair	Purple	Champion CatKatrina Karell	Short Hair	Purple	Best GroomedAbigail LeMunyan	Short Hair	Purple	Most Expressive Eyes

Box Butte Co. fair cat results 

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Box Butte County Fair dog results:&nbsp; (Exhibitor Name, Division, Class Description, Ribbon, Special Placing)

Riley Bixby	Dog Showmanship	Junior Dog Showmanship (8-10)	Purple	Champion Jr. Dog Showmanship, Rs. Overall Dog Show

Corley Connor	Dog Showmanship	Junior Dog Showmanship (8-10)	Purple	Rs Champion Jr. Dog Showmanship

Carly Harwood	Dog Showmanship	Junior Dog Showmanship (8-10)	Purple	

Sierra Banks	Dog Showmanship	Senior Dog Showmanship (14-18)	Purple	Rs Champion Sr. Dog Showmanship

Catherine Bryner	Dog Showmanship	Senior Dog Showmanship (14-18)	Purple	Champion Sr. Dog Showmanship, Overall Dog Showmans

Zoe Bunnell	Dog Showmanship	Senior Dog Showmanship (14-18)	Purple	

Riley Bixby	Dog Obedience	Beginning Novice Division A	Blue	

Carly Harwood	Dog Obedience	Beginning Novice Division B	Purple	Rs. Beginning Obedience

Anna Milne	Dog Obedience	Beginning Novice Division B	Purple	Champion Beginning Obedience, Overall Dog Obedienc

Corley Connor	Dog Obedience	Beginning Novice Division C	Blue	

Sierra Banks	Dog Obedience	Novice A	Purple	Champion Novice, Rs. Overall Dog Obedience

Keyra Klein	Dog Obedience	Novice A	Purple	Rs Champion Novice

Catherine Bryner	Dog Obedience	Graduate Novice	Blue	

Anna Milne	Dog Obedience	Beginning Dog Rally	Purple	Champion Dog Rally

Box Butte County Fair dog results:&nbsp; (Exhibitor Name, Division, Class Description, Ribbon, Special Placing)Riley Bixby	Dog Showmanship	Junior Dog Showmanship (8-10)	Purple	Champion Jr. Dog Showmanship, Rs. Overall Dog ShowCorley Connor	Dog Showmanship	Junior Dog Showmanship (8-10)	Purple	Rs Champion Jr. Dog ShowmanshipCarly Harwood	Dog Showmanship	Junior Dog Showmanship (8-10)	Purple	Sierra Banks	Dog Showmanship	Senior Dog Showmanship (14-18)	Purple	Rs Champion Sr. Dog ShowmanshipCatherine Bryner	Dog Showmanship	Senior Dog Showmanship (14-18)	Purple	Champion Sr. Dog Showmanship, Overall Dog ShowmansZoe Bunnell	Dog Showmanship	Senior Dog Showmanship (14-18)	Purple	Riley Bixby	Dog Obedience	Beginning Novice Division A	Blue	Carly Harwood	Dog Obedience	Beginning Novice Division B	Purple	Rs. Beginning ObedienceAnna Milne	Dog Obedience	Beginning Novice Division B	Purple	Champion Beginning Obedience, Overall Dog ObediencCorley Connor	Dog Obedience	Beginning Novice Division C	Blue	Sierra Banks	Dog Obedience	Novice A	Purple	Champion Novice, Rs. Overall Dog ObedienceZoe Bunnell	Dog Obedience	Novice A	Blue	Keyra Klein	Dog Obedience	Novice A	Purple	Rs Champion NoviceCatherine Bryner	Dog Obedience	Graduate Novice	Blue	Anna Milne	Dog Obedience	Beginning Dog Rally	Purple	Champion Dog Rally

Box Butte Co. fair dog results

Karen Benzel discusses the 2022 United Way Disc Golf Tournament in Alliance this weekend.

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BROADWATER, NEB.&nbsp; — Troopers and Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol responded to a residence near Broadwater at the request of the Morrill County Sheriff’s Office.&nbsp;

At approximately 6:30 pm MT, troopers were requested to assist at the scene of a family dispute which resulted in the shooting death of a male victim, Rodney Bennett age 57.&nbsp; The Morrill County Sheriff’s Office had arrested Joseph Bennett 29, before troopers arrived.

The Nebraska State Patrol was requested to be the lead agency once it was learned the victim had died due to his injuries.&nbsp; Investigators were assisted by the Sidney Police Department and members of the WING Task Force.

An autopsy is planned as the investigation continues.

By Nebraska State PatrolBROADWATER, NEB.&nbsp; — Troopers and Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol responded to a residence near Broadwater at the request of the Morrill County Sheriff’s Office.&nbsp;At approximately 6:30 pm MT, troopers were requested to assist at the scene of a family dispute which resulted in the shooting death of a male victim, Rodney Bennett age 57.&nbsp; The Morrill County Sheriff’s Office had arrested Joseph Bennett 29, before troopers arrived.The Nebraska State Patrol was requested to be the lead agency once it was learned the victim had died due to his injuries.&nbsp; Investigators were assisted by the Sidney Police Department and members of the WING Task Force.An autopsy is planned as the investigation continues.

Troopers assisting Morrill County Sheriff with shooting investigation

Alliance, NE – The Knight Museum &amp; Sandhills Center invite you to a free concert on Thursday, August 11 at 6:30p.m. on the west Museum Patio.

 Area band, Across the Border will be playing a selection of light rock, Latin and Christian music. Bring a chair and enjoy a summer evening with some great local talent.

For more information, please contact Becci Thomas at (308) 762-2384.

By City of AllianceAlliance, NE – The Knight Museum &amp; Sandhills Center invite you to a free concert on Thursday, August 11 at 6:30p.m. on the west Museum Patio. Area band, Across the Border will be playing a selection of light rock, Latin and Christian music. Bring a chair and enjoy a summer evening with some great local talent.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660056723561.jpeg" alt="Photos by Kalin Krohe.&nbsp;" />
 <figcaption>Photos by Kalin Krohe.&nbsp;</figcaption>
 </figure>For more information, please contact Becci Thomas at (308) 762-2384.

Knight Museum and Sandhills Center to hold Latin, Christian music concert

Box Butte County Fair Horse Results:&nbsp; (Exhibitor Name, Class Description, Ribbon, Special Placing)

Frances Furman	Jr. Horse Showmanship	Blue	

Brooke Hartman	Jr. Horse Showmanship	Blue	Rs. Champion Jr. Horse Showmanship

Charlie Herian	Jr. Horse Showmanship	Blue	

Gracia Votruba	Jr. Horse Showmanship	Blue	

Dallas Woltman	Jr. Horse Showmanship	Purple	Champion Jr. Horse Showmanship

Raelee Woltman	Jr. Horse Showmanship	Blue	

Dakota Horstman	Int. Horse Showmanship	Purple	Rs. Int. Horse Showmanship

Ainslee Woltman	Int. Horse Showmanship	Purple	Champion Int. Horse Showmanship, Rs. Overall Horse

Delaney Childers	Sr. Horse Showmanship	Purple	Rs. Champion Sr. Horse Showmanship

Jayda Meyring	Sr. Horse Showmanship	Purple	Champion Sr. Horse Showmanship, Overall Horse Show

Delaney Childers	Halter Geldings--Sr.	Blue	

Dakota Horstman	Halter Geldings--Int.	Purple	

Ainslee Woltman	Halter Geldings--Int.	Blue	

Dallas Woltman	Halter Geldings--Jr.	Purple	

Raelee Woltman	Halter Geldings--Jr.	Blue	

Delaney Childers	Sr. Western Pleasure	Purple	

Jayda Meyring	Sr. Western Pleasure	Purple	Champion Sr. Western Pleasure

Dakota Horstman	Int. Western Pleasure	Purple	Champion Int. Western Pleasure

Ainslee Woltman	Int. Western Pleasure	Purple	

Frances Furman	Jr. Western Pleasure	Purple	

Brooke Hartman	Jr. Western Pleasure	Purple	

Charlie Herian	Jr. Western Pleasure	Purple	

Gracia Votruba	Jr. Western Pleasure	Purple	Champion Jr. Western Pleasure

Dallas Woltman	Jr. Western Pleasure	Blue	

Jayda Meyring	Sr. Horsemanship	Blue	Champion Sr. Horsemanship

Dakota Horstman	Int. Horsemanship	Purple	Champion Int. Horsemanship

Brooke Hartman	Jr. Horsemanship	Purple	Champion Jr. Horsemanship

Jayda Meyring	Sr. Reining	Purple	Champion Sr. Reining

Dakota Horstman	Int. Reining	Blue	Champion Int. Reining

Gracia Votruba	Jr. Reining	Purple	Champion Jr. Reining

Delaney Childers	Sr. Ranch Riding	Purple	Champion Sr. Ranch Riding

Dakota Horstman	Int. Ranch Riding	Purple	Champion Int. Ranch Riding

Gracia Votruba	Jr. Ranch Riding	Purple	Champion Jr. Ranch Riding

Delaney Childers	Sr. Pole Bending	Purple	Champion Sr. Pole Bending

Dakota Horstman	Int. Pole Bending	Purple	Champion Int. Pole Bending

Gracia Votruba	Jr. Pole Bending	Purple	Champion Jr. Pole Bending

Delaney Childers	Sr. Barrel Racing	Purple	Champion Sr. Barrel Racing

Dakota Horstman	Int. Barrel Racing	Purple	Champion Int. Barrel Racing

Gracia Votruba	Jr. Barrel Racing	Purple	Champion Jr. Barrel Racing

Jayda Meyring	Sr. Trail Class	Purple	Champion Sr. Trail

Dakota Horstman	Int. Trail Class	Purple	Champion Int. Trail

Gracia Votruba	Jr. Trail Class	Purple	Champion Jr. Trail

Jayda Meyring	Sr. Dummy Roping	Purple	Champion Sr. Dummy Roping

Charlie Herian	Jr. Dummy Roping	Purple	Champion Jr. Dummy Roping

Box Butte County Fair Horse Results:&nbsp; (Exhibitor Name, Class Description, Ribbon, Special Placing)Frances Furman	Jr. Horse Showmanship	Blue	Brooke Hartman	Jr. Horse Showmanship	Blue	Rs. Champion Jr. Horse ShowmanshipCharlie Herian	Jr. Horse Showmanship	Blue	Gracia Votruba	Jr. Horse Showmanship	Blue	Dallas Woltman	Jr. Horse Showmanship	Purple	Champion Jr. Horse ShowmanshipRaelee Woltman	Jr. Horse Showmanship	Blue	Dakota Horstman	Int. Horse Showmanship	Purple	Rs. Int. Horse ShowmanshipAinslee Woltman	Int. Horse Showmanship	Purple	Champion Int. Horse Showmanship, Rs. Overall HorseDelaney Childers	Sr. Horse Showmanship	Purple	Rs. Champion Sr. Horse ShowmanshipJayda Meyring	Sr. Horse Showmanship	Purple	Champion Sr. Horse Showmanship, Overall Horse ShowDelaney Childers	Halter Geldings--Sr.	Blue	Jayda Meyring	Halter Geldings--Sr.	Blue	Dakota Horstman	Halter Geldings--Int.	Purple	Ainslee Woltman	Halter Geldings--Int.	Blue	Charlie Herian	Halter Geldings--Jr.	Red	Gracia Votruba	Halter Geldings--Jr.	Red	Dallas Woltman	Halter Geldings--Jr.	Purple	Raelee Woltman	Halter Geldings--Jr.	Blue	Delaney Childers	Sr. Western Pleasure	Purple	Jayda Meyring	Sr. Western Pleasure	Purple	Champion Sr. Western PleasureDakota Horstman	Int. Western Pleasure	Purple	Champion Int. Western PleasureAinslee Woltman	Int. Western Pleasure	Purple	Frances Furman	Jr. Western Pleasure	Purple	Brooke Hartman	Jr. Western Pleasure	Purple	Charlie Herian	Jr. Western Pleasure	Purple	Gracia Votruba	Jr. Western Pleasure	Purple	Champion Jr. Western PleasureDallas Woltman	Jr. Western Pleasure	Blue	Raelee Woltman	Jr. Western Pleasure	Red	Delaney Childers	Sr. Horsemanship	Blue	Jayda Meyring	Sr. Horsemanship	Blue	Champion Sr. HorsemanshipDakota Horstman	Int. Horsemanship	Purple	Champion Int. HorsemanshipAinslee Woltman	Int. Horsemanship	Blue	Frances Furman	Jr. Horsemanship	Blue	Brooke Hartman	Jr. Horsemanship	Purple	Champion Jr. HorsemanshipCharlie Herian	Jr. Horsemanship	Blue	Gracia Votruba	Jr. Horsemanship	Blue	Dallas Woltman	Jr. Horsemanship	Blue	Delaney Childers	Sr. Reining	Purple	Jayda Meyring	Sr. Reining	Purple	Champion Sr. ReiningDakota Horstman	Int. Reining	Blue	Champion Int. ReiningAinslee Woltman	Int. Reining	Red	Brooke Hartman	Jr. Reining	Purple	Charlie Herian	Jr. Reining	Blue	Gracia Votruba	Jr. Reining	Purple	Champion Jr. ReiningDallas Woltman	Jr. Reining	Red	Raelee Woltman	Jr. Reining	White	Delaney Childers	Sr. Ranch Riding	Purple	Champion Sr. Ranch RidingJayda Meyring	Sr. Ranch Riding	Red	Dakota Horstman	Int. Ranch Riding	Purple	Champion Int. Ranch RidingAinslee Woltman	Int. Ranch Riding	White	Brooke Hartman	Jr. Ranch Riding	Blue	Charlie Herian	Jr. Ranch Riding	Blue	Gracia Votruba	Jr. Ranch Riding	Purple	Champion Jr. Ranch RidingDallas Woltman	Jr. Ranch Riding	Red	Raelee Woltman	Jr. Ranch Riding	Red	Delaney Childers	Sr. Pole Bending	Purple	Champion Sr. Pole BendingJayda Meyring	Sr. Pole Bending	Red	Dakota Horstman	Int. Pole Bending	Purple	Champion Int. Pole BendingAinslee Woltman	Int. Pole Bending	Blue	Frances Furman	Jr. Pole Bending	Blue	Brooke Hartman	Jr. Pole Bending	Blue	Charlie Herian	Jr. Pole Bending	Purple	Gracia Votruba	Jr. Pole Bending	Purple	Champion Jr. Pole BendingDallas Woltman	Jr. Pole Bending	Blue	Raelee Woltman	Jr. Pole Bending	White	Delaney Childers	Sr. Barrel Racing	Purple	Champion Sr. Barrel RacingJayda Meyring	Sr. Barrel Racing	Purple	Dakota Horstman	Int. Barrel Racing	Purple	Champion Int. Barrel RacingAinslee Woltman	Int. Barrel Racing	Blue	Frances Furman	Jr. Barrel Racing	Blue	Brooke Hartman	Jr. Barrel Racing	Blue	Charlie Herian	Jr. Barrel Racing	Purple	Gracia Votruba	Jr. Barrel Racing	Purple	Champion Jr. Barrel RacingDallas Woltman	Jr. Barrel Racing	Blue	Raelee Woltman	Jr. Barrel Racing	Red	Delaney Childers	Sr. Trail Class	Purple	Jayda Meyring	Sr. Trail Class	Purple	Champion Sr. TrailDakota Horstman	Int. Trail Class	Purple	Champion Int. TrailAinslee Woltman	Int. Trail Class	White	Frances Furman	Jr. Trail Class	Purple	Brooke Hartman	Jr. Trail Class	Purple	Charlie Herian	Jr. Trail Class	White	Gracia Votruba	Jr. Trail Class	Purple	Champion Jr. TrailDallas Woltman	Jr. Trail Class	White	Raelee Woltman	Jr. Trail Class	White	Delaney Childers	Sr. Dummy Roping	Blue	Jayda Meyring	Sr. Dummy Roping	Purple	Champion Sr. Dummy RopingAinslee Woltman	Int. Dummy Roring	Red	Charlie Herian	Jr. Dummy Roping	Purple	Champion Jr. Dummy RopingGracia Votruba	Jr. Dummy Roping	Red	Dallas Woltman	Jr. Dummy Roping	White

Box Butte Co. Fair horse results

By Nebraska Game and Parks Commission&nbsp;

Fort Robinson State Park and Chadron State Park in northwest Nebraska have revised their schedules for some services as visitors and employees returning to school have prompted staffing changes.

The revised schedules will take effect Aug. 15.

Restaurant&nbsp;— Hours are now 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Horse Rides&nbsp;— On Monday through Friday, the long ride will start at 8 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. each day and the short ride will start at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. On those days, all rides will begin at the Long Ride Barn on Soldier Creek Road. On Saturdays and Sundays, the rides will return to normal hours and starting locations.

Swimming Pool— The park’s indoor swimming pool will be closed Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Activity Center&nbsp;— Ceramics are closed for the season.

Office&nbsp;— The office will be open daily 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., but closed for lunch.

Horse Rides&nbsp;— Rides are available Saturdays and Sundays only. Rides begin at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tickets must be purchased at the office at least 30 minutes before the ride.

Trading Post and Shooting Range&nbsp;— Both are open Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Swimming Pool&nbsp;— The park’s outdoor pool is open Saturdays and Sundays, 1-5 p.m., weather permitting.

By Nebraska Game and Parks Commission&nbsp;Fort Robinson State Park and Chadron State Park in northwest Nebraska have revised their schedules for some services as visitors and employees returning to school have prompted staffing changes.The revised schedules will take effect Aug. 15.<h2>Fort Robinson State Park</h2>Restaurant&nbsp;— Hours are now 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.Horse Rides&nbsp;— On Monday through Friday, the long ride will start at 8 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. each day and the short ride will start at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. On those days, all rides will begin at the Long Ride Barn on Soldier Creek Road. On Saturdays and Sundays, the rides will return to normal hours and starting locations.Swimming Pool— The park’s indoor swimming pool will be closed Wednesdays and Thursdays.Activity Center&nbsp;— Ceramics are closed for the season.<h2>Chadron State Park</h2>Office&nbsp;— The office will be open daily 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., but closed for lunch.Horse Rides&nbsp;— Rides are available Saturdays and Sundays only. Rides begin at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tickets must be purchased at the office at least 30 minutes before the ride.Trading Post and Shooting Range&nbsp;— Both are open Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Swimming Pool&nbsp;— The park’s outdoor pool is open Saturdays and Sundays, 1-5 p.m., weather permitting.

Chadron State Park, Fort Robinson revise schedules

Access to certain areas of parks in north-central Nebraska and the Panhandle will be temporarily closed to make way for improvements.

Mike Morava, regional superintendent for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, said each of the projects is being started early enough in the fall to be finished before visitation peaks next year.

Fort Robinson State Park near Crawford — The Soldier Creek Campground along U.S. Highway 20 will be closed Sept. 12 through May 2023 to make way for an electrical upgrade. Following the project, the campground’s 70 electrical sites will all provide 50-amp service. The park’s recently expanded Red Cloud Campground will remain open until Sept. 30, and the campground near the Mare Barn that usually serves visitors with horses will remain open through the November firearm deer season.

Smith Falls State Park near Valentine&nbsp;— Access to Nebraska’s tallest waterfall, Smith Falls, will be closed Sept. 6 through May 2023 as workers replace the aging wooden walkway that leads to it. The 500-foot walkway will be replaced with durable composite decking on a steel frame.

Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area near Valentine — The Cedar Bay Campground will close Sept. 6 through May 2023 for an electrical upgrade. When complete, all 37 electrical sites at the campground will have 50-amp service. The park’s seven other campgrounds will be available during the project.

Keller Park State Recreation Area near Ainsworth&nbsp;— The campground will be closed from Sept. 6 through May 2023 as workers upgrade the electrical service to the campsites. Following the upgrade, all 24 electrical sites at Keller will have 50-amp service.

By Nebraska Game and Parks Commission&nbsp;Access to certain areas of parks in north-central Nebraska and the Panhandle will be temporarily closed to make way for improvements.Mike Morava, regional superintendent for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, said each of the projects is being started early enough in the fall to be finished before visitation peaks next year.Fort Robinson State Park near Crawford — The Soldier Creek Campground along U.S. Highway 20 will be closed Sept. 12 through May 2023 to make way for an electrical upgrade. Following the project, the campground’s 70 electrical sites will all provide 50-amp service. The park’s recently expanded Red Cloud Campground will remain open until Sept. 30, and the campground near the Mare Barn that usually serves visitors with horses will remain open through the November firearm deer season.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1659999781089.jpeg" alt="The Soldier Creek Campground at Fort Robinson State Park will be among those receiving electrical upgrades beginning this fall. (NGPC/Justin Haag)" />
 <figcaption>The Soldier Creek Campground at Fort Robinson State Park will be among those receiving electrical upgrades beginning this fall. (NGPC/Justin Haag)</figcaption>
 </figure>Smith Falls State Park near Valentine&nbsp;— Access to Nebraska’s tallest waterfall, Smith Falls, will be closed Sept. 6 through May 2023 as workers replace the aging wooden walkway that leads to it. The 500-foot walkway will be replaced with durable composite decking on a steel frame.Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area near Valentine — The Cedar Bay Campground will close Sept. 6 through May 2023 for an electrical upgrade. When complete, all 37 electrical sites at the campground will have 50-amp service. The park’s seven other campgrounds will be available during the project.Keller Park State Recreation Area near Ainsworth&nbsp;— The campground will be closed from Sept. 6 through May 2023 as workers upgrade the electrical service to the campsites. Following the upgrade, all 24 electrical sites at Keller will have 50-amp service.

Closures planned during park upgrades in Panhandle, north-central Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announced Monday that he will not call a special legislative session to try to enact a 12-week abortion ban because the measure doesn't have enough votes to break a filibuster.

Ricketts — a Republican who has said he wants to ban all abortions, even in cases of rape and incest — said in a statement that Speaker of the Legislature Mike Hilgers informed him that only 30 lawmakers would vote for a measure to ban the procedure starting at 12 weeks of pregnancy. Thirty-three votes are needed to break a filibuster.

“It is deeply saddening that only 30 Nebraska state senators are willing to come back to Lincoln this fall in order to protect innocent life,” Ricketts said in his statement.

Hilgers, a Republican abortion opponent, had said in June that he anticipated a special session later this summer.

During the Legislature's regular session, opponents successfully filibustered a proposed “trigger law” that would have seen Nebraska outlaw abortion once&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-supreme-court-decision-854f60302f21c2c35129e58cf8d8a7b0">the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision</a>&nbsp;that legalized the procedure nationwide. The vote to end debate in the officially non-partisan, one-chamber Legislature was 31-15, two votes shy of what was needed.

Ricketts' announcement comes after voters in neighboring Kansas&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-primary-elections-kansas-abortion-b6d62a852c2ce4617f2c03589fbb523e">last week resoundingly rejected a ballot measure</a>&nbsp;that would have allowed the state’s conservative Legislature to ban abortion.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-health-indianapolis-indiana-83fe300188fcf15d8a3b4a36ceee7443">Indiana on Friday became the first state to approve such restrictions</a>&nbsp;since the Supreme Cout's June ruling that removed constitutional protections for the procedure.

Abortion rights proponent Sen. Megan Hunt, of Omaha, had warned in May that she would make a special session on abortion an “excruciating, painful experience” for her fellow lawmakers. She said politicians across the country are seeing the effects of the Supreme Court's June decision.

“We’re seeing what’s happening to patients in Texas, to assault survivors in Ohio; we’re seeing what happened on the ballot in Kansas, and Nebraska anti-abortion politicians are afraid of the issue," Hunt said. "They know that the majority of Nebraskans support the right to abortion, and they know that if they brought us into a special session, they simply wouldn’t win.”

<figure>
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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announced Monday that he will not call a special legislative session to try to enact a 12-week abortion ban because the measure doesn't have enough votes to break a filibuster.Ricketts — a Republican who has said he wants to ban all abortions, even in cases of rape and incest — said in a statement that Speaker of the Legislature Mike Hilgers informed him that only 30 lawmakers would vote for a measure to ban the procedure starting at 12 weeks of pregnancy. Thirty-three votes are needed to break a filibuster.“It is deeply saddening that only 30 Nebraska state senators are willing to come back to Lincoln this fall in order to protect innocent life,” Ricketts said in his statement.Hilgers, a Republican abortion opponent, had said in June that he anticipated a special session later this summer.During the Legislature's regular session, opponents successfully filibustered a proposed “trigger law” that would have seen Nebraska outlaw abortion once&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-supreme-court-decision-854f60302f21c2c35129e58cf8d8a7b0">the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision</a>&nbsp;that legalized the procedure nationwide. The vote to end debate in the officially non-partisan, one-chamber Legislature was 31-15, two votes shy of what was needed.Ricketts' announcement comes after voters in neighboring Kansas&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-primary-elections-kansas-abortion-b6d62a852c2ce4617f2c03589fbb523e">last week resoundingly rejected a ballot measure</a>&nbsp;that would have allowed the state’s conservative Legislature to ban abortion.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-health-indianapolis-indiana-83fe300188fcf15d8a3b4a36ceee7443">Indiana on Friday became the first state to approve such restrictions</a>&nbsp;since the Supreme Cout's June ruling that removed constitutional protections for the procedure.Abortion rights proponent Sen. Megan Hunt, of Omaha, had warned in May that she would make a special session on abortion an “excruciating, painful experience” for her fellow lawmakers. She said politicians across the country are seeing the effects of the Supreme Court's June decision.“We’re seeing what’s happening to patients in Texas, to assault survivors in Ohio; we’re seeing what happened on the ballot in Kansas, and Nebraska anti-abortion politicians are afraid of the issue," Hunt said. "They know that the majority of Nebraskans support the right to abortion, and they know that if they brought us into a special session, they simply wouldn’t win.”

Nebraska won't hold special legislative session on abortion

By&nbsp;Captain Brian E. Wasson,&nbsp;Scottsbluff Police Department

A Scottsbluff Police Officer on Patrol in east Scottsbluff observed a parked vehicle that he suspected may be operated by a subject whom had a local warrant for his arrest. 

The officer later observed the vehicle mobile in the area of his initial observation and attempted to catch up to the vehicle to identify any occupants. 

While the officer attempted to observe the vehicle, it began to accelerate a high rate of speed. The vehicle was obviously eluding the officer and eventually reached speeds in excess of 40 mph above the posted limit on E 20th Street east of 11th Avenue. Due to heavy vehicular traffic, the speed of the fleeing vehicle and the lack of knowledge of the occupants the pursuit was terminated.

The vehicle had been observed being operated recklessly after the pursuit had been terminated. Some of these observers went to an area where they suspected this reckless vehicle may have fled to and located the vehicle stuck in mud after it had been driving some distance into a corn field.

The cornfield was located in the northeast part of Scottsbluff.

 These subjects observed what they thought to be a subject in the vehicle however were not able to provide a description of this person. When officers arrived to the report from these citizens the vehicle was unoccupied and a search with officers and a K-9 did not locate a suspect.

 The vehicle was impounded and removed from the scene.

Other police department personnel searching for a suspect in the area did contact a male north of the area where the vehicle was recovered. This male was covered in mud and admitted that he had been an occupant of the vehicle, but not the driver. Due to a lack of evidence this subject was later released without charges. This investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at (308) 632-STOP (7867) or the Scottsbluff Police Department at (308) 436-5088.

Scottsbluff Police were assisted by the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff’s Office, Gering Police Department, and Nebraska Game and Parks Law Enforcement.

By&nbsp;Captain Brian E. Wasson,&nbsp;Scottsbluff Police DepartmentA Scottsbluff Police Officer on Patrol in east Scottsbluff observed a parked vehicle that he suspected may be operated by a subject whom had a local warrant for his arrest. The officer later observed the vehicle mobile in the area of his initial observation and attempted to catch up to the vehicle to identify any occupants. The vehicle was a black 2003 Saturn Ion.While the officer attempted to observe the vehicle, it began to accelerate a high rate of speed. The vehicle was obviously eluding the officer and eventually reached speeds in excess of 40 mph above the posted limit on E 20th Street east of 11th Avenue. Due to heavy vehicular traffic, the speed of the fleeing vehicle and the lack of knowledge of the occupants the pursuit was terminated.The vehicle had been observed being operated recklessly after the pursuit had been terminated. Some of these observers went to an area where they suspected this reckless vehicle may have fled to and located the vehicle stuck in mud after it had been driving some distance into a corn field.The cornfield was located in the northeast part of Scottsbluff. These subjects observed what they thought to be a subject in the vehicle however were not able to provide a description of this person. When officers arrived to the report from these citizens the vehicle was unoccupied and a search with officers and a K-9 did not locate a suspect. The vehicle was impounded and removed from the scene.Other police department personnel searching for a suspect in the area did contact a male north of the area where the vehicle was recovered. This male was covered in mud and admitted that he had been an occupant of the vehicle, but not the driver. Due to a lack of evidence this subject was later released without charges. This investigation is ongoing.Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at (308) 632-STOP (7867) or the Scottsbluff Police Department at (308) 436-5088.Scottsbluff Police were assisted by the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff’s Office, Gering Police Department, and Nebraska Game and Parks Law Enforcement.

Scottsbluff police involved in vehicle pursuit, ask public for information

Eagle Radio in Alliance/Chadron and the Robert E. and Patricia Schmidt Foundation donated $15,000 to the Alliance Recreation Center (ARC) on Aug. 8. 

Bob Schmidt, founder and original owner of Eagle Communications, through the Schmidt Foundation, left a legacy for Eagle employee-owners and communities. Bob and his wife Pat believed in giving back to the communities in which they did business, including all media markets across the Eagle footprint in Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. Bob and Pat valued the areas of health care, economic development, the arts and education. The Schmidt Foundation has been honored to give back to communities; everything from college scholarships to local donations, healthcare awareness and equipment, and funding for local small businesses in the area.

"What a legacy from Bob Schmidt," ARC Director Mara Anderson said. "And the story of, you know, starting with one radio station and building and building in it, you know, that kind of chain reaction of sowing good seeds and doing good things in the community; to know he sold [Eagle] to his employees. You know, that just speaks to who he is as a person, him and his wife. And as a team, their donations and their dedication to serving the communities that they service is an honor and a legacy that we are proud to receive."

The $15,000 check gifted to the ARC is the second installment of donations from the Schmidt Foundation. In 2021, the foundation donated $15,000 as well.

"We're so excited," Anderson said. "So, you know, when we come out in April, and we have the Make More Possible campaign and we've got this dollar amount that we've started from and people are thinking, Where did this come from? Well, the seed money that we started this last campaign with was Bob and Patricia Schmidt, Schmidt's donation of $30,000. And so, that is going to be invested in our classroom expansion project that we hope is completed by summer of 2023. Hopefully sooner...working on some details there. But we have all of the funds received that we need so far to complete that project."

"It has been a real pleasure working through this process with our community leaders, local businesses, and the Schmidt Foundation," Nebraska Regional Manager Olivia Hasenauer said. "To be a part of giving back to a community who has given so much to our company, and allowed our Media Center, radio stations, websites, digital and video product suite to serve this area for so many years, is an honor. The Schmidt Foundation will continue to give funding to non-profits in our area, we're so excited to continue on this journey to sustained growth and development in our communities."

The classroom expansion project at the ARC is needed because the youth programs have become so popular. ARC After School serves Kindergarten through fifth grade students year-round.

"I'll just tell you, from my perspective, as someone who receives grants...that I really appreciate in a funder is when the funder is so invested in the community...that isn't so much just writing checks and walking away," Anderson said. "But doing your research, they wanted to find out, how would dollars be maximized in the community. And so, like I said, thanks to Mayor Dafney and to Chelsea Herian at Box Butte Development Corporation, they said, hey, there's some things going on at the ARC that we really think your donation would be worth considering the ARC and what we have going on. And so, in due diligence, they came out, Olivia and Mikala [Toedtli] came out and met and we talked about the capacity issues. It's a much-needed program. We started that answering a decade long gap and after school programming, and we know especially in the climate that we live right now, expanded learning opportunities beyond the school bells. You know, it is so important. It's not just the school's responsibility to educate our children. I feel so passionately about that. And so, when a funder comes in and they want to know how to maximize dollars, especially this foundation with their tenants of wanting to invest in education and wanting to invest in the arts, and economic development, I can think of no better project...no better worthy program to invest in than the children in our community."

Anderson said learning is vital for children.

"It supports a whole family, you know, in being able to provide these opportunities for kids," Anderson added. "And we know, programs like ours, impact an individual's...one child's academic progress. It also impacts their social and emotional development and physical well-being. I mean, it's everything across the board that you could want for a child. And that impact is also that chain reaction that the foundation was really concerned with. Our program keeps kids active. I just finished serving parents of our summer camp. They loved that this program keeps their kids active, it keeps them off the Xbox, off the PlayStation, off the devices, and it puts them into a context and it gives them unique learning opportunities that they probably wouldn't get otherwise. The things that we've been able to do this summer with the kids have been so exciting and so rewarding. You know, we talk about capacity issues, we always at pretty much every season of the year, we've got a waitlist of at least 15 to 20 students. We need to do something about that. And, you know, building outdoor classrooms, which we've done, by gracious donors on on the other side of the state, you know, that helps us during the summer months. But what about during the school year, you know, when outside isn't always an option year-round. This donation that they have given is going to blow open the doors on what we can do capacity wise."

By KALIN KROHE Panhandle PostEagle Radio in Alliance/Chadron and the Robert E. and Patricia Schmidt Foundation donated $15,000 to the Alliance Recreation Center (ARC) on Aug. 8. Bob Schmidt, founder and original owner of Eagle Communications, through the Schmidt Foundation, left a legacy for Eagle employee-owners and communities. Bob and his wife Pat believed in giving back to the communities in which they did business, including all media markets across the Eagle footprint in Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. Bob and Pat valued the areas of health care, economic development, the arts and education. The Schmidt Foundation has been honored to give back to communities; everything from college scholarships to local donations, healthcare awareness and equipment, and funding for local small businesses in the area."What a legacy from Bob Schmidt," ARC Director Mara Anderson said. "And the story of, you know, starting with one radio station and building and building in it, you know, that kind of chain reaction of sowing good seeds and doing good things in the community; to know he sold [Eagle] to his employees. You know, that just speaks to who he is as a person, him and his wife. And as a team, their donations and their dedication to serving the communities that they service is an honor and a legacy that we are proud to receive."<figure>
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 </figure>The $15,000 check gifted to the ARC is the second installment of donations from the Schmidt Foundation. In 2021, the foundation donated $15,000 as well."We're so excited," Anderson said. "So, you know, when we come out in April, and we have the Make More Possible campaign and we've got this dollar amount that we've started from and people are thinking, Where did this come from? Well, the seed money that we started this last campaign with was Bob and Patricia Schmidt, Schmidt's donation of $30,000. And so, that is going to be invested in our classroom expansion project that we hope is completed by summer of 2023. Hopefully sooner...working on some details there. But we have all of the funds received that we need so far to complete that project.""It has been a real pleasure working through this process with our community leaders, local businesses, and the Schmidt Foundation," Nebraska Regional Manager Olivia Hasenauer said. "To be a part of giving back to a community who has given so much to our company, and allowed our Media Center, radio stations, websites, digital and video product suite to serve this area for so many years, is an honor. The Schmidt Foundation will continue to give funding to non-profits in our area, we're so excited to continue on this journey to sustained growth and development in our communities."The classroom expansion project at the ARC is needed because the youth programs have become so popular. ARC After School serves Kindergarten through fifth grade students year-round."I'll just tell you, from my perspective, as someone who receives grants...that I really appreciate in a funder is when the funder is so invested in the community...that isn't so much just writing checks and walking away," Anderson said. "But doing your research, they wanted to find out, how would dollars be maximized in the community. And so, like I said, thanks to Mayor Dafney and to Chelsea Herian at Box Butte Development Corporation, they said, hey, there's some things going on at the ARC that we really think your donation would be worth considering the ARC and what we have going on. And so, in due diligence, they came out, Olivia and Mikala [Toedtli] came out and met and we talked about the capacity issues. It's a much-needed program. We started that answering a decade long gap and after school programming, and we know especially in the climate that we live right now, expanded learning opportunities beyond the school bells. You know, it is so important. It's not just the school's responsibility to educate our children. I feel so passionately about that. And so, when a funder comes in and they want to know how to maximize dollars, especially this foundation with their tenants of wanting to invest in education and wanting to invest in the arts, and economic development, I can think of no better project...no better worthy program to invest in than the children in our community."Anderson said learning is vital for children."It supports a whole family, you know, in being able to provide these opportunities for kids," Anderson added. "And we know, programs like ours, impact an individual's...one child's academic progress. It also impacts their social and emotional development and physical well-being. I mean, it's everything across the board that you could want for a child. And that impact is also that chain reaction that the foundation was really concerned with. Our program keeps kids active. I just finished serving parents of our summer camp. They loved that this program keeps their kids active, it keeps them off the Xbox, off the PlayStation, off the devices, and it puts them into a context and it gives them unique learning opportunities that they probably wouldn't get otherwise. The things that we've been able to do this summer with the kids have been so exciting and so rewarding. You know, we talk about capacity issues, we always at pretty much every season of the year, we've got a waitlist of at least 15 to 20 students. We need to do something about that. And, you know, building outdoor classrooms, which we've done, by gracious donors on on the other side of the state, you know, that helps us during the summer months. But what about during the school year, you know, when outside isn't always an option year-round. This donation that they have given is going to blow open the doors on what we can do capacity wise."

Eagle, Schmidt Foundation donate $15k to Alliance Recreation Center

By Tricia Goes, Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District

This is the Crop Water Use Report for the week of August 8.

Over the past week, corn used 1.76 inches.

Expected use by corn for this week is 1.98 inches.

Over the past week, beets used 1.02 inches.

Expected use by beets for this week is 1.14 inches.

Over the past week, potatoes used 1.02 inches.

Expected use by potatoes for this week is 1.14 inches.

Over the past week, dry beans used 1.7 inches.

Expected use by dry beans for this week is 1.9 inches.

Over the past week, soybeans used 1.7 inches.

Expected use by soybeans for this week is 1.9 inches.

Over the past week, sunflowers used 1.87 inches.

By Tricia Goes, Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources DistrictThis is the Crop Water Use Report for the week of August 8.Over the past week, corn used 1.76 inches.Expected use by corn for this week is 1.98 inches.Over the past week, beets used 1.02 inches.Expected use by beets for this week is 1.14 inches.Over the past week, potatoes used 1.02 inches.Expected use by potatoes for this week is 1.14 inches.Over the past week, dry beans used 1.7 inches.Expected use by dry beans for this week is 1.9 inches.Over the past week, soybeans used 1.7 inches.Expected use by soybeans for this week is 1.9 inches.Over the past week, sunflowers used 1.87 inches.Expected use by sunflowers for this week is 2.09 inches.Over the past week, alfalfa used 1.6 inches.Expected use by alfalfa for this week is 1.8 inches.Over the past week, actively growing lawns used 2.2 inches.Expected use by actively growing lawns for this week 2.4 inches.Average ET gauge readings was 1.7 inches.The average rainfall for the district was 0.35 inches.The weather forecast for the next week shows highs in the upper 90’s, and lows in the 60’s with no chance of rain.In the last week, soil moisture monitoring station 1 showed 24% water available at 12”, 66% water available at 24”, and 68% water available at 36”. The producer did irrigate. Remember this is in a Sandy Loam soil type with Corn planted and will vary depending on site, weather, irrigation management, topography, crop, and soil type.In the last week, soil moisture monitoring station 2 showed 40.9% water available at 8”, 37.3% water available at 18”, and 32.1% water available at 36”. The producer did irrigate.Remember this is in a Loam soil type with Sugarbeets planted and will vary depending on site, weather, irrigation management, topography, crop, and soil type.The crop water use report is completed using the average growth stage for each crop and ET gauge reading from across the district. To find the conversion for your specific crop growth stage, visit <a href="https://nawmn.unl.edu/GrowthStageData">https://nawmn.unl.edu/GrowthStageData</a>.For more information or to inquire about ET gauges or soil moisture monitoring equipment, please contact Erin Lee at the Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District at 308.432.6190 or visit our website at <a href="http://www.unwnrd.org">www.unwnrd.org</a>. We are committed to helping Nebraskans conserve and protect groundwater.

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