2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (248+ words) Earlier this month, more than 150 4-H and FFA members attended the 13th annual Custer County Youth Animal Quality Assurance Training, hosted by Adams Land & Cattle and Nebraska Extension in Custer County. Merck Animal Health and Boehringer Ingelheim joined as sponsors. "All…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (165+ words) Sandhills Express The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation announced this week that 40 educators across the state are being recognized as Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom Champions. Two educators from Ansley Public Schools, Stephanie Evans and Kristi Ryan, are among those being…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (267+ words) (LONDON) " At least 16 students died in an overnight fire at a boarding school for girls in central Kenya, a government minister said Thursday. Education Minister Julius Ogamba said in a statement posted to X that a "regrettable fire tragedy befell…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago  (214+ words) The Sandhills Cattle Association is encouraging attendance to their 87th Annual scholarship gala, which is set for this Friday (May 29) at the One Box Convention Center in Broken Bow. Pre-registration is encouraged as soon as possible, but tickets will be available…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (494+ words) BROKEN BOW, Neb." Students from Germany and Denmark are heading home this week after spending the school year in Broken Bow, but they say the experience of living in rural Nebraska is something they will carry with them for years…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (371+ words) With the school season just about wrapped up, the Broken Bow Board of Education met in a brief regular session Monday evening, May 18. Board President Tom Osmond called the meeting to order at 6: 00 PM. Board Member Colby Fisher was the…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (206+ words) Sandhills Express Workshops are being held in May and June across central Nebraska focusing on making properties "fire smart". Sponsored by Nebraska Extension, each workshop will detail for attendees how they can create a fire-smart landscape to reduce the risk…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (177+ words) Grant Ottun of Sargent and his Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) Crops Judging teammates earned top placement at the 2026 North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Judging Conference, hosted by Illinois State University late last month. The conference…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (88+ words) Sandhills Express The 2026 Litchfield Spelling Bee was held this past Friday morning. Those in attendance reported that the event was both fun and competitive. Students competed in both oral and written rounds to determine placement. Pressey Fire containment rising, recent…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (119+ words) Sandhills Express The Nebraska Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State Leadership Conference was held last weekend in Kearney, where more than 2, 200 middle and high school students and their advisers competed, attended leadership workshops, and celebrated FBLA in the state....