Sports Staff - Metro NCN

Jeremy Skiba

Patrick Janssen

Doug Duda

Caelan Debban

Jake Bartecki

Brandon Aksamit

Hunter Arterburn

Mookie

Lou Siefker

Michael Shively

Eric McKay

Andy Classen

State

Crews contain grass fire north of Sidney; three homes evacuated

Employee in Fairbury school district placed on administrative leave

Downtown Norfolk Association celebrates 45 years

Education Government & Politics Bill to expand support for struggling Nebraska K-3 readers falls to filibuster

Kimball Farmer’s Day Committee to host Boogie Bash Family Dance

Restoring windmills for the next 100 years

Sports

Michael Lorenzen throws efficiently into the 6th, Rockies beat Astros 9-1 to complete 3-game sweep

Scottsbluff edges Sidney to win Red Raider Golf Invite

North Platte St. Patrick’s sweeps team titles at Storm Invite in Chappell

WNCC softball falls twice to Southeast in exciting action

Colorado sports notes: Avalanche beat the Blues 3-1 to clinch Central Division and top seed in the Western Conference

Norfolk announces new coaches for girls basketball, cross country, dance

Ag & Outdoor

Outdoor notes: NGPC offering pastures, hay tracts to those affected by wildfires

Outdoor notes: Work to begin soon on Smith Lake WMA Aquatic Habitat Project

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks urges caution when recreating outdoors due to wildfires

Outdoor notes: Temporary closure of Clear Creek WMA for safety

‘Worst-case scenario’: Fertilizer, fuel cost spikes hitting Nebraska farmers hard

Outdoor notes: Haag shares 100 years of Nebraskaland