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Top News Story
Webster County voters turn out for primary election
By Darren Ivy
Blue Hill Leader
WEBSTER COUNTY - In the May 11 primary election, 37% of the Democrats voted, 53% of the Republicans voted and 14% of the Independents voted.
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Top Sports Story
Silver Lake athletes narrowly miss medaling in Class D morning session
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Darren Ivy / Blue Hill Leader
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Kevin Hall lands to Conner Hansen during the final exchange of the 3,200 relay on Friday morning. Silver Lake finished ninth in the event with a season-best time.
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By Darren Ivy
Blue Hill Leader
OMAHA - The Slver Lake 3,200-meter relay team of Nathan Kosse, Jared Rathje, Conner Hansen and Kevin Hall came one spot away from a medal in ninth place, while senior Cami Bruckman came in 10th in the 3,200-meter finals. The 3,200-meter relay team was clocked in a season-best time of 8:43.83, which was just behind eighth-place McCool Junction, which was clocked in 8:42.53. Lindsay Holy Family won in 8:14.80. "We were hoping to medal," Rathje said.
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Top Agriculture Story
Aurora Cooperative announces acquisition of four aerial application businesses
By Blue Hill Leader
News Service
AURORA, NE (March 2, 2010) – The Aurora Cooperative, a leading grain marketer and
agricultural supplier in Nebraska and surrounding states, today announced the acquisition of four aerial application businesses to service its agronomy owner-patrons throughout its multi-state trade area. The acquired aerial businesses include:
• Boardman Aerial Spraying – Henderson, NE
• Pioneer Aerial Applicators – Minden, NE
• Buffalo Aerial Services – Kearney, NE
• Traudt Aerial Service – Aurora, NE The acquisition, along with the company’s owned aerial businesses in Grant, NE, (Cornhusker Ag Aviation), and Bertrand, NE, (FFC), will create one of the largest agricultural aerial application businesses in the United States.
Top Opinion Story
Weekly Column 3-19-2010
By Shane Osborn
Nebraska State Treasurer
Providing a more accountable and transparent government has always been one of my primary goals. I believe that taxpayers have the right to know exactly where their money goes. One of my proudest accomplishments as your State Treasurer has been the launching of nebraskaspending.gov.
When I first took office, I found that there were few places I could go to see how our tax dollars were being spent. These various government reports were often over 100 pages long and not user-friendly. They lacked detail and did little to promote a transparent government. This frustrating search led to my commitment to the idea that Nebraskans deserve an easier way of seeing where their money is going.
Launched in 2008, Nebraskaspending.gov is a comprehensive and searchable database of state government spending here in Nebraska, aimed at educating citizens about how our tax dollars are raised and how they’re being spent.
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