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Hunters may start buying spring turkey permits

Hunters may start buying spring turkey permits

Hunters may now, as of Jan. 8, begin purchasing their 2024 spring turkey season permits from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. They also should reacquaint themselves with major changes from 2023. 01/17/2024 12:00 AM

Extension Notes

Extension Notes

Preparing for Winter Cold 01/17/2024 12:00 AM

EPA encourages home testing during National Radon Action Month

EPA encourages home testing during National Radon Action Month

LENEXA, KS Each January, EPA seeks to raise awareness of radon exposure during National Radon Action Month, encouraging residents to protect themselves and their families by having their homes tested for the presence of radon. 01/17/2024 12:00 AM

Lincoln’s Discover Ice-Fishing clinic cancelled

Lincoln’s Discover Ice-Fishing clinic cancelled

The Discover Ice-Fishing clinic scheduled for Jan. 20 at Lincoln's Holmes Lake has been cancelled because of extreme cold. The high in Lincoln that day will be 7 degrees, according to the forecast. 01/17/2024 12:00 AM

Nebraska December 1, 2023, grain, hay stocks

Nebraska December 1, 2023, grain, hay stocks

LINCOLN – Nebraska corn stocks in all positions on Dec. 1, 2023, totaled 1.35 billion bushels, up 34% from 2022, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Of the total, 890 million bushels are stored on farms, up 46% from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 457 million bushels, are up 15% from last year. 01/17/2024 12:00 AM

Seasonal Affective Disorder: Take Proactive Steps

Seasonal Affective Disorder: Take Proactive Steps

LILNCOLN – As temperatures drop and daylight hours shorten, many individuals experience what is commonly known as SeasonalAffective Disorder, or SAD. This seasonal phenomenon can have a significant impact on mental health and well-being, leading to feelings of low energy, mood swings, and depression. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) emphasizes that it is crucial to prioritize mental health and encourages Nebraskans to seek the support they might need during this challenging time. 01/17/2024 12:00 AM

Mountain lion season ends in the Pine Ridge Unit, and in the state

Mountain lion season ends in the Pine Ridge Unit, and in the state

The 2024 mountain lion hunting season in Nebraska’s Pine Ridge Unit closed Jan. 10 when the harvest sublimit of two females was met, also ending the season in the state. 01/17/2024 12:00 AM

Meeting Needs of Hungry Kids in the Most Responsible Way

Meeting Needs of Hungry Kids in the Most Responsible Way

When COVID-19 hit, it made sense and it was necessary, to identify a way to feed kids in need that didn't require person-to-person interaction. The federally funded Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) was born from that era. It has now morphed into the Summer EBT program – one that front loads money onto cards for the purchase of $40 of groceries per child per month, capping at $120 per recipient. 01/17/2024 12:00 AM

School board reorganizes, makes appointments

School board reorganizes, makes appointments

OSMOND – The District 42R board of education met Monday, Jan. 17, postponed from a week earlier because of Winter Storm Finn. 01/17/2024 12:00 AM

Calling for application submissions for 2024 Aksarben Foundation Community Grant Awards

Calling for application submissions for 2024 Aksarben Foundation Community Grant Awards

OMAHA – The Aksarben Foundation is now accepting applications for their 2024 Community Grant awards. This legacy initiative of the Aksarben Foundation has touched all 93 counties of the state since its inception. 01/17/2024 12:00 AM

Aksarben Foundation now accepting applications for 2024 Farm Family Awards

Aksarben Foundation now accepting applications for 2024 Farm Family Awards

OMAHA – The Aksarben Foundation, along with Nebraska Farm Bureau and the Nebraska Association of Fair Managers, announces that applications for the Nebraska Pioneer Farm and Nebraska Heritage Farm Awards are being accepted now throughApril 15, 2024. These awards recognize Nebraska farm families who have consecutively held ownership of land in the same family for at least 100 years (Pioneer) or 150 years (Heritage), respectively. 01/17/2024 12:00 AM