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Adrenaline Rush event brings professional Native American rodeo to North Platte
Samson Ndege
The North Platte Telegraph
A contestant fights to stay on his horse, ultimately falling, on
Saturday at the Indian National Finals Rodeo Adrenaline Rush at the
Lincoln County Fairgrounds.
Samson Ndege, The North Platte Telegraph
A contestant fights to stay on top of their horse at the Indian
National Finals Rodeo Adrenaline Rush at Lincoln County Fairgrounds
Saturday.
Samson Ndege, The North Platte Telegraph
A cowboy lands on the ground at the Indian National Finals Rodeo
Adrenaline Rush at Lincoln County Fairgrounds Saturday.
Samson Ndege, The North Platte Telegraph
NORTH PLATTE — The Indian National Finals Rodeo Adrenaline Rush was held at Lincoln County Fairgrounds on Saturday.
Char Swalberg, the organizer of Adrenaline Rush, said the Saturday night event was the first ever INFR tour event in Nebraska.
“So it's professional Native American rodeo,” she said. “Our contestants right now are going to be earning points and prize money to go towards getting them into finals in Las Vegas in October.”
She said about 39 contestants were in the Rodeo Saturday. The first one that showed up was from New Mexico, and other came from Colorado, Arizona and other states.
“Anybody who is an INFR member is welcome to compete,” she said. “It's not just a regular rodeo. It is one of the things that we hope to keep bringing back year after year, you know. We got their feet in the door here in Nebraska. That's something we want every year, because we can build it and make it bigger, and it will be so great for our community and our state.”
She said many people were interested in showing support and a lot of spectators came for the rodeo.
“We have a visitor here from Ohio; we have a visitor here from Maryland,” she said. “Word got out, and everybody wants to see what INFR is all about, and who doesn't like a rough stock event?”
Before Saturday evening's storm, Swalberg said the weather could be an issue.
“If we must take a little break, we'll take a little break, but we're going to do this rain or shine,” she said. “We're going to keep going, you know. When I asked the stock contractors if they were worried about it and the cowboys if they were worried about it, they're like, 'Nah.' So, no, yeah, I let the audience know nobody's really fazed by the weather here, which I mean, if you live in Nebraska, you know it'll come and go real quick, and we're still going to be here taking care of business tonight.”
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Emergency EQIP assistance extended for Nebraska producers affected by wildfires
Press Release
LINCOLN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is extending the deadline to offer critical assistance to Nebraska farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners affected by recent wildfires.
This sign-up for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program will remain open and applications are being accepted from producers impacted across the state until July 31.
Nebraska NRCS is actively providing both technical and financial assistance to help landowners recover from wildfire damage and restore the health and productivity of their working lands.
NRCS understands the value and the need to extend this emergency EQIP opportunity, eligible producers may receive support for a variety of conservation practices, including:
Repairing or replacing damaged livestock grazing system infrastructure
Restoring and or replacing valuable forage resources essential for livestock needs.
Producers affected by the wildfires need to contact their local USDA Service Center as soon as possible to complete an application and early start waiver if necessary.
NRCS staff are available to assess damage, develop conservation plans, and help determine which practices best support recovery efforts.
Dawson County local USDA service centers are:
Lexington Natural Resources Conservation Service at 721 E Pacific St. Call the center at 308-324-6314 or email Joseph Krolikowski at joe.krolikowski@usda.gov.
Lexington Farm Service Center at 721 E Pacific St. Call the center at 308-324-6314 or email John Valentine at johnm.valentine@usda.gov.
Gosper County local USDA service centers are:
Elwood Natural Resources Conservation Service at 309 S Smith Ave. Call the center at 308-785-3307 or email Camilla Kerner at camilla.kerner@usda.gov.
Elwood Farm Service Agency at 309 S Smith Ave. Call the center at 308-324-6314.
Jessica Kennedy, Lexington Clipper-Herald
A large tree branch lies on a hidden car in a driveway at a
house on Monroe Street in Lexington after 79 mph winds ripped
through the town Saturday evening.
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Jessica Kennedy, Lexington Clipper-Herald
A large tree branch lies on a hidden car in a driveway at a
house on Monroe Street in Lexington after 79 mph winds ripped
through the town Saturday evening.
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1 dead, several injured in multiple major crashes on I-80 Saturday
Staff reports
OGALLALA — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating two separate crashes Saturday that resulted in one fatality, several injuries and multiple closures of Interstate 80.
According to the patrol, the first crash occurred about 3:30 p.m. Central time Saturday, near mile marker 226.
A semitruck had stopped in the head-to-head construction zone on I-80 near Cozad and was rear-ended by another semi.
The collision caused the second semi to catch fire and block both directions of travel on I-80.
Two occupants of the first semi were transported to the hospital in Cozad with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the second semi was not injured.
During response to that crash, a secondary crash occurred involving another semi and an RV.
The driver of the semi and five occupants of the RV were transported to Lexington Regional Health Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
Interstate 80 was closed for about two hours during response to the first set of crashes.
Later, about 5:10 p.m. Mountain time Saturday, the patrol received a report of a multivehicle crash near Brule at mile marker 118.
Preliminary investigation showed that a dust storm occurred in the area, leading to a crash that involved 16 vehicles, several of which caught fire.
Both directions of travel were closed on I-80.
One driver was pronounced deceased at the scene, and five other people were transported to Ogallala Community Hospital with serious injuries, one of whom is considered to have life-threatening injuries.
The deceased driver has been identified as Steven Wichman, 56, of Pocahontas, Iowa.
The large scene required extensive investigation and clean-up. I-80 westbound reopened about 11:40 p.m. MT.
I-80 eastbound reopened about 2:50 a.m. MT Sunday.
Both crashes remain under investigation. Troopers were assisted by numerous public safety partners in these incident responses.
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