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The first Nebraska State Fair was held in 1859, while Nebraska was still a U.S. territory. The annual event became known officially as the Nebraska State Fair in 1869, after Nebraska was granted statehood in 1867. The first quilt competition at the fair is recorded in 1909.

On Tuesday morning, a group of local entrepreneurs gathered at the Central City Public Library to engage in a collaborative session with Kelli Faltys and Aimee Steinhardt-Duysen, the Entrepreneurship Center Coordinators from Central Community College (CCC) in Columbus and Grand Island, respectively.

Central City’s 16th Annual Fly-in Breakfast offered plenty of sights, sounds and hotcakes for all. Central City’s David Enevoldsen boosts six-year-old son Dillon so he can see in the cockpit of a small plane at the event.

In the Northern Plains Region (Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota) there were 37,000 workers hired directly by farm operators on farms and ranches during the week of April 7-13, 2024, unchanged from the April 2023 reference week, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics...

Through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP), USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will cover up to 75% of organic certification costs at a maximum of $750 per certification category.

In Nebraska and across the Midwest, the combination of higher temperatures and rising humidity is making outdoor workers more susceptible to heat-related illnesses. Agricultural workers are among the most vulnerable.

Taryn Wagner of Archer, NE, was named to the University of Sioux Falls Spring 2024 Dean’s List. Wagner is majoring in Nursing.

Hastings College has announced the Dean’s List for its spring 2024 semester. For the semester, 351 students from 20 states and 11 countries were named to the Dean’s List.

Nebraska Wesleyan University has announced its 2024 spring semester academic honors list for students enrolled in traditional and adult undergraduate programs.

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