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Conservation efforts vital to Nebraska’s grassland legacy

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Editor’s note: This op-ed is being reprinted with permission from the Omaha World-Herald. by Alex McKiernan A rancher, an environmentalist and a federal bureaucrat walk into a bar... This might sound like the setup to a bad joke, but in Nebraska, it’s how resource conservation begins.Thanks to the...
Also Known as Ranching

Also Known as Ranching

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Also Known as Ranching

Judy Gragg - 12/22/24
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
This life known as ranching, can get very interesting.Any time, any where, any way It’s up to us to be ready for whatever comes.

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Senator Ricketts’ column: Beef Month

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Nebraska is the Beef State. In May, we celebrate National Beef Month.Agriculture is the heart and soul of our state, and beef is a cornerstone. Nebraska’s ranchers feed the world. This month, we honor hard-working cattlemen and women.

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Life is Good

Judy Gragg 2/5/25
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
I go check pastures on a hot July day.Windows rolled down, radio cranked up.Life is good One more well to check, the left front tire blows, out in the boonies, no cell service, life just got interesting.Look thru the toolbox for a wrench to unbolt the jack.
Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame 2025 inductees

Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame 2025 inductees

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Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame 2025 inductees

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Announcing the 2025 inductees of the Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame: Vern Boeser - Logan County Alice Cotton - Garden County Charles Daly - Logan County Stanley Huffman - Cherry County Jerry Kennedy - Sheridan County Mick Knott - Arthur County Jack Malmberg - Sheridan County Sam Miles -...
NE Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame: Stanley Huffmann

NE Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame: Stanley Huffmann

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NE Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame: Stanley Huffmann

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Nov. 2, 1921 – Aug. 13, 2005 Stanley Mellor Huffman was born Nov. 2, 1921, in Elgin, Nebraska, to Stanley and Zoe Mellor Huffman. He grew up in Elgin and graduated from Elgin High School.
NE Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame: Samuel Miles

NE Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame: Samuel Miles

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NE Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame: Samuel Miles

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
March 13, 1931 Samuel Spencer Miles was born at a house in Thedford, Nebraska, on March 13, 1931, to Austin and Mae Miles, joining four older siblings: Lester, Eldora, Robert and Merle Marie.
Back, l-r: Carson Batterton (Scott City, KS), Reed McFadden (Purdum, NE), Nate Kaup (West Point, NE), Liz Bohlken (Wymore, NE), Koen Helmuth (Watford City, ND), Kelsey Howard (O’Neill, NE), Tanner Ward (Fort Stockton, TX) Lane Painter (Norman, OK). Front: Emaleigh Towner (DeSoto, KS), Justin Beck (Pampa, TX), Nick Maynard (Mendon, IL), Beth Lamp (Goose Lake, IA), Adrianna Underwood (Bemidji, MN), Hannah Stephenson (Meridian, MS), Brigid Cronk (Wolf Creek, MT). courtesy photo

Back, l-r: Carson Batterton (Scott City, KS), Reed McFadden (Purdum, NE), Nate Kaup (West Point, NE), Liz Bohlken (Wymore, NE), Koen Helmuth (Watford City, ND), Kelsey Howard (O’Neill, NE), Tanner Ward (Fort Stockton, TX) Lane Painter (Norman, OK). Front: Emaleigh Towner (DeSoto, KS), Justin Beck (Pampa, TX), Nick Maynard (Mendon, IL), Beth Lamp (Goose Lake, IA), Adrianna Underwood (Bemidji, MN), Hannah Stephenson (Meridian, MS), Brigid Cronk (Wolf Creek, MT). courtesy photo

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2025 Sandhills Ranch Interns

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Boots are on the ground, and the 2025 Ranch Internships are officially underway! Last week, the Sandhills Task Force welcomed this year’s interns during our Intern Orientation meeting in Mullen, a gathering that sets the tone for the summer ahead.

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Devotions with Geneva: God’s care for the horse

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Editor’s note: Geneva Connell of Tryon has been writing devotions for the past several years. She has published a book called, “From My Pen to Your Heart.”by Geneva Connell Matthew 6:31 Have you ever likened yourself to a horse?
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