Five Dawson County youths traveled to the 2025 National Conservation Foundation Envirothon July 20-26 at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, to share their knowledge of natural resources.
kAm!2C<6C 2?5 !2:86 (2=29@D<:[ ~G6CE@?j qC@@<=J? #6:>2?[ r@K25j r2D6J (29=8C6?[ v@E96?3FC8j 2?5 y26=:? (@=7:?86C[ {6I:?8E@?[ 62C?65 E96 9@?@C @7 C6AC6D6?E:?8 }63C2D<2 2E E96 t?G:C@E9@? 3642FD6 E96J H@? 7:CDE A=246 2E E96 $E2E6 t?G:C@E9@?]k^Am
kAm%96 E62> 7:?:D965 adE9 @FE @7 d_ E62>D C6AC6D6?E:?8 &]$] DE2E6D[ r2?25:2? AC@G:?46D 2?5 r9:?2]k^Am
kAm%96 }63C2D<2 E62> 925 2 E@A\`_ @C2= AC6D6?E2E:@? D4@C6[ A=24:?8 6:89E9 H:E9 `ff]b A@:?ED @FE @7 a__]k^Am
People are also reading…
- Kitzings 70th wedding anniversary
- Area athletes named to Omaha World-Herald 's 2026 Nebraska All-Class basketball teams
- Lexington Community Foundation celebrates 25 years of The Key
- Whitthuhn displays Dear Jane quilt at Old Lady Trunk Show
- Kearney restaurant owner Carlos Godinez will be deported
- New documentary explores possibility of serial killer near Omaha
- 12-year-old arrested in death of classmate who was hit in the head by a metal water bottle
- Lexington Minutemen soccer
- CPS reformats after-school and preschool programs, raises tuition
- Lexington FCCLA brings home gold at state conference
- Lexington wins Good Life Cup
- Sarah Neben: Dishes multiply faster than rabbits
- Rapid Relief Team hosts appreciation meal for Gothenburg Fire Department
- Overton boys golf takes third at Hi-Line invite
- Global Roots community garden to open May 8 in Lexington
kAm“|J EC:A E@ p=36CE2[ r2?252[ H:E9 E96 s2HD@? r@F?EJ t?G:C@E9@? E62> H2D ?@E9:?8 D9@CE @7 6IEC2@C5:?2CJ[” D2:5 (@=7:?86C] “(6 6IA=@C65 E96 G:E2= 4@??64E:@? 36EH66? E96 6?G:C@?>6?E 2?5 AC@5F4E:@? 28C:4F=EFC6 2?5 9@H E96D6 EH@ >FDE H@C< 92?5 :? 92?5 E@ 96=A 7665 E96 H@C=5] %9C@F89@FE E96 6IA6C:6?46 x 82:?65 G2=F23=6 AC6D6?E2E:@? D<:==D[ :?4=F5:?8 9@H E@ 67764E:G6=J 4@>>F?:42E6 E649?:42= :?7@C>2E:@? E@ 2 G2C:6EJ @7 2F5:6?46D[ 6DA64:2==J 6?G:C@?>6?E2=:DED[ 2?5 9@H E@ 4@==23@C2E6 F?56C AC6DDFC6] %C2G6=:?8 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ H:E9 E9:D E62> H2D ?@E @?=J 65F42E:@?2= 3FE 2=D@ :?4C65:3=J 7F?] uC@> D:89ED66:?8 2?5 =62C?:?8 :? 2? F?72>:=:2C =2?5D42A6 E@ DA6?5:?8 D:I 9@FCD E@86E96C 4C27E:?8 2 AC6D6?E2E:@?[ 6G6CJ >@>6?E H2D 2 >6>@C23=6 2?5 >62?:?87F= 6IA6C:6?46]”k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ |682? vC:>6D[ }63C2D<2 }2EFC2= #6D@FC46D s:DEC:4ED AF3=:4 C6=2E:@?D 5:C64E@C 2?5 }63C2D<2 t?G:C@E9@? C6AC6D6?E2E:G6[ 36EH66? y2?] b_ 2?5 |2C49 ``[ }63C2D<2 9:89 D49@@= DEF56?ED 4@>A6E65 2C@F?5 E96 DE2E6 5FC:?8 C68:@?2= t?G:C@E9@? 4@>A6E:E:@?D]k^Am
kAmx? a_ad[ E96C6 H6C6 f_ E62>D 4@>A6E:?8 2E C68:@?2=D 7@C 2 492?46 2E E96 $E2E6 t?G:C@E9@?] %96 H:??:?8 E62>D 7C@> 6249 t?G:C@E9@? C68:@? 2D H6== 2D 6:89E H:=542C5D H6C6 D6=64E65 32D65 @? E96:C D4@C6D E@ 4@>A6E6 2E E96 }2E:@?2= t?G:C@E9@?]k^Am
kAm$EF56?ED 4@>A6E6 2D E62>D @7 7:G6 DEF56?ED] $@>6 @7 E96 E62>D 2C6 7@C>65 E9C@F89 E2<:?8 E96 ?2EFC2= C6D@FC46D 4@FCD6 @C E9C@F89 2? uup 492AE6C] ~E96C E62>D 2C6 7@C>65 2D 4=F3D =:<6 t?G:C@E9@? 4=F3[ 6?G:C@?>6?E2= D4:6?46 @C c\w 4=F3D]k^Am
kAm!2C<6C (2=29@D<: =62C?65 23@FE E96 t?G:C@E9@? E9C@F89 4@249 y2?:46 (@=7:?86C[ H9@ H2D 2 7@C>6C 28C:4F=EFC2= D4:6?46D E62496C]k^Am
kAmy2?:46 (@=7:?86C D2:5[ “~?6 @7 E96 C6H2C5:?8 2DA64ED @7 4@249:?8 H2D H:E?6DD:?8 9@H 6249 DEF56?E 3C@F89E E96:C F?:BF6 DEC6?8E9D 2?5 A6CDA64E:G6D E@ E96 E23=6] %@86E96C[ E96J 7@C>65 2 C6>2C<23=J E2=6?E65 E62> E92E 3C:5865 E96:C 324<8C@F?5D :? AC@5F4E:@? 28C:4F=EFC6 H:E9 6?G:C@?>6?E2= D4:6?46[ 4@?D6CG2E:@? 2?5 DFDE2:?23=6 AC24E:46D] %96:C 23:=:EJ E@ 4@??64E E@ 5@ED 36EH66? C2:D:?8 4C@AD 2?5 =:G6DE@4< 2?5 D@=G:?8 C62=\H@C=5 64@=@8:42= 492==6?86D H2D ECF=J :>AC6DD:G6]”k^Am
kAm!2C<6C (2=29@D<: 925 62C?65 2 EC:A E@ E96 ?2E:@?2= 6G6?E H:E9 5:776C6?E E62> >6>36CD 2?5 5:5?’E A6C7@C> H6==] xE H2D 9:D 8@2= E@ 62C? 2?@E96C EC:A 2?5 E@ >2<6 E96 E@A `_ E62>D] %@ >2<6 E92E 92AA6?[ 96 A6CD@?2==J C64CF:E65 9:D E62> >6>36CD] w6 H2?E65 >6>36CD H9@ H6C6 H:==:?8 E@ AFE :? E96 H@C< 2?5 DEF5J] p?5 96 <?6H :7 96 925 @E96C J@FE9D H:E9 c\w 6IA6C:6?46[ E96J H@F=5 92G6 E9@D6 23:=:E:6D]k^Am
kAm“t?G:C@E9@? 92D E2F89E >6 D@ >F49 23@FE EJ:?8 AC@5F4E:@? 28C:4F=EFC6 2?5 E96 6?G:C@?>6?E E@86E96C[” 96 D2:5] “q6:?8 6IA@D65 E@ 5:776C6?E DFDE2:?23=6 AC24E:46D 7C@> @E96C A2CED @7 E96 H@C=5 92D 2==@H65 >6 E@ 4@??64E H:E9 @E96C 7FEFC6 =6256CD :? E96 28C:4F=EFC2= 2?5 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 7:6=5D] x’> 6IEC6>6=J 8C2E67F= 7@C E96 @AA@CEF?:E:6D x’G6 925 E9C@F89 t?G:C@E9@?[ 2?5 x’> 6DA64:2==J 8C2E67F= 7@C 2== E96 DFAA@CE E96 E62> 92D 925 7C@> @FC 5:776C6?E DA@?D@CD 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ >6>36CD]”k^Am
kAmvC:>6D D2:5 }63C2D<2’D ?2EFC2= C6D@FC46 5:DEC:4ED @C82?:K6 2?5 9@DE E96 C68:@?2= 2?5 DE2E6 t?G:C@E9@? 4@>A6E:E:@?D] %96 $E2E6 t?G:C@E9@? AC:K6 >@?6J :D AC@G:565 3J E96 }63C2D<2 pDD@4:2E:@? @7 #6D@FC46D s:DEC:4ED u@F?52E:@?] %96 }p#s u@F?52E:@? 2=D@ A2JD E96 }2E:@?2= t?G:C@E9@? C68:DEC2E:@? 766 E@ D6?5 2 E62> E@ 4@>A6E6] %96 =@42= 5:DEC:4E[ r6?EC2= !=2EE6 }#s[ AC@G:565 D@>6 7F?5:?8 7@C E96 E62> E@ @77D6E E96:C EC2G6= 6IA6?D6D]k^Am
kAm“%@ E9@D6 H9@ DA@?D@C65[ >6?E@C65 @C 4@24965 E96D6 DEF56?EDi J@FC E:>6[ E2=6?E 2?5 86?6C@D:EJ >256 E9:D ;@FC?6J A@DD:3=6] *@FC :?G6DE>6?E :? E96D6 J@F?8 >:?5D :D 96=A:?8 D92A6 E96 7FEFC6 @7 28C:4F=EFC6 2?5 6?G:C@?>6?E2= =6256CD9:A[” y2?:46 (@=7:?86C D2:5]k^Am
kAm$@>6 @7 E9@D6 @E96C DA@?D@CD H6C6 pFC@C2 r@@A6C2E:G6[ w62CE=2?5 q2?<[ ~G6CE@? '6E6C:?2CJ $6CG:46D 2?5 v@E96?3FC8 r92>36C @7 r@>>6C46] !=2EE6 '2==6J pFE@ AC@G:565 2 G2? E@ EC2G6= E@ r2?252]k^Am
kAm“t?G:C@E9@? 82G6 FD E96 492?46 E@ 2AA=J H92E H6 <?@H 7C@> 28 E@ C62= H@C=5 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 492==6?86D[ =:<6 >2?28:?8 D@:=[ AC@E64E:?8 H2E6C 2?5 F?56CDE2?5:?8 9@H =2?5 2?5 H:=5=:76 2== 7:E E@86E96C[” !2:86 (2=29@D<: D2:5] “xE H2D 92?5D\@?[ AC24E:42= 2?5 82G6 FD 2 3:886C G:6H @7 9@H 28C:4F=EFC6 4@??64ED E@ 4@?D6CG2E:@?]k^Am
kAm“(6’C6 8C2E67F= E@ @FC DA@?D@CD 7@C >2<:?8 E96 EC:A A@DD:3=6 2?5 2AAC64:2E6 E96 8F:52?46 H6 8@E 7C@> @FC 4@249[ y2?:46] xE H2D 2? 9@?@C E@ C6AC6D6?E }63C2D<2 H:E9 E62>>2E6D 7C@> E9C66 5:776C6?E s2HD@? r@F?EJ D49@@=D]”k^Am
kAmp }63C2D<2 E62> 8@6D 6G6CJ J62C E@ E96 }2E:@?2= t?G:C@E9@?] p44@C5:?8 E@ vC:>6D[ }63C2D<2 92D 366? A2CE:4:A2E:?8 :? E96 t?G:C@E9@? D:?46 `hha]k^Am
kAmvC:>6D D2:5 E96 s2HD@? r@F?EJ E62>’D 6:89E9 A=246 :? @C2= AC6D6?E2E:@? :D E96 9:896DE D96 :D 2H2C6 @7 7@C }63C2D<2 :? E92E 42E68@CJ]k^Am
kAm“%96 s2HD@? r@F?EJ t?G:C@E9@? r=F3 D9@H65 :?4C65:3=6 565:42E:@? 2?5 E62>H@C< E9C@F89@FE E96 4@>A6E:E:@?[” vC:>6D D2:5] “%96:C E@A\`_ 7:?:D9 :? E96 @C2= AC6D6?E2E:@? :D 2 E6DE2>6?E @7 E96 E:>6[ C6D62C49 2?5 A2DD:@? E96J A@FC65 :?E@ AC6A2C:?8 7@C E9:D J62C’D 492==6?8:?8 7@C6DECJ E96>6] (6’C6 AC@F5 @7 9@H E96J C6AC6D6?E65 }63C2D<2 @? 2? :?E6C?2E:@?2= DE286]”k^Am
kAmx? 255:E:@? E@ 6:89E\9@FC EC2:?:?8 52JD 2E DF49 =@42=6D 2D q2?77 2?5 v=24:6C q2J }2E:@?2= !2C<D[ *6==@HDE@?6[ p=36CE2 2?5 E96 q@C62= u@C6DE[ A=FD EH@\9@FC DEF5J D6DD:@?D[ E96 }63C2D<2 E62> H6C6 E6DE65 @? E96:C <?@H=6586 @7 2BF2E:4D[ 7@C6DECJ[ D@:=D[ H:=5=:76[ 4FCC6?E 6?G:C@?>6?E2= :DDF6 2?5 @C2= AC6D6?E2E:@?D]k^Am
kAm“uC@> D:89E 2?5 D@F?5 E@ E@F49 2?5 D>6==[ E96 DEF56?ED 6?82865 H:E9 E96 7@C6DE 64@DJDE6> :? H2JD E92E 566A6?65 E96:C F?56CDE2?5:?8 2?5 DA2C<65 =2DE:?8 4FC:@D:EJ[” y2?:46 (@=7:?86C D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 t?G:C@E9@? :D 2? 24256>:4 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 4@>A6E:E:@? 7@C ?:?E9 E@ `aE9 8C256 DEF56?ED 2?5 :D }@CE9 p>6C:42’D =2C86DE 9:89 D49@@= 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 65F42E:@? 4@>A6E:E:@?]k^Am
kAm|2DD249FD6EED H2D E96 }@] ` E62> H:E9 2 D4@C6 @7 ea_]ef[ 7@==@H65 3J |2CJ=2?5 H:E9 e`h]ef 2?5 }6H *@C< H:E9 df`]ef]k^Am
kAm}63C2D<2’D E@E2= D4@C6 H2D d`c]bb]k^Am
kAmx? a_ae E96 }ru\t?G:C@E9@? H:== 36 9@DE65 2E |:DD:DD:AA: $E2E6 &?:G6CD:EJ :? $E2C<G:==6[ |:DD:DD:AA:[ yF=J `h\ad[ a_ae]k^Am
Be the first to know
Get local news delivered to your inbox!
Jessica Kennedy
Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily!
Your notification has been saved.
There was a problem saving your notification.
{{description}}
Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.
Followed notifications
Please log in to use this feature
Log In
Don't have an account? Sign Up Today
