On Dec. 29, officials identified two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID in the Panhandle. They warn that this variant is believed to
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Deadline Extended to Apply for Pandemic Support for Certified Organic, Transitioning Operations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the deadline for agricultural producers who are certified organic, or transitioning to organic, to apply for
Seminar to Address Finding, Retaining Ag Employees
Nebraska Extension will host a virtual seminar series in January (Jan. 18, 20, 25 and 27) designed to help agricultural employers learn techniques and
City Offers Christmas Tree Disposal
The City of Alliance crews will be picking up Christmas trees through Friday, January 7. Please place your trees in the front of your
Extension Hosting Land Management, Farm Resiliency Workshop
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Agricultural Profitability will present a land management workshop in Alliance to address financial resiliency for agricultural operations to
January Themes at APL
The Alliance Public Library offers Story time on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. and Thursdays at 1 p.m. in the Children’s Room and includes, music,
APD to Offer Training
People are invited to the Performing Arts Center at Alliance High School on Jan. 15 at 1 p.m. to take part in a training
BBGH Announces Mid-Year Scholarship Recipients
In recent years, Box Butte General Hospital has seen a decline in applications for their yearly scholarship awards. In response to this, BBGH decided
Majority of Nebraskans hospitalized with COVID Have Been Unvaccinated
On the Governor’s Monday briefing, Ricketts encouraged Nebraskans to get vaccinated and make use of readily available coronavirus tests for a healthy holiday season.
Soil Disease Index, Tool for Managing Sugarbeet Diseases, Available for Growers
By ROBERT M. HARVESON Extension Plant Pathologist University of Nebraska, Panhandle REC – Scottsbluff For more than 20 years the UNL Panhandle Research and