Chappell News

Large drops of rain and an occasional piece of marble-sized hail pelted the display wagons at Scotts Bluff National Monument late Sunday afternoon.

A 27 year old Alliance man died from injuries suffered in a two vehicle accident on I-80 just after 7 p.m. Sunday night. via KTIC

Kimball coop. merges with Frenchman Valley Kimball coop. has 10 locations in all By Russ Pankonin The Imperial Republican Effective March 1, the Farmers Elevator Company, a cooperative headquartered in Kimball, ... via Imperial Republican

“We didn't think it would linger and drop enough snow to meet winter-storm criteria. We certainly could have issued a winter storm warning. This storm did drop a lot of moisture.”

It was a white Christmas, and then some, in the southern half of the Nebraska Panhandle. via Beatrice Daily Sun

The Jerusalem Post reports that In a campaign that has spread like wildfire across the Internet, a group of Israeli environmentalists is encouraging Jews around the world to light at least one less candle this ... via The Town Crank

“The best yield I ever got was 10 bushels per acre. It should have never been broken out for cropland in the first place”

Conservation program helps restore unproductive cropland back to native grass Nebraska It took seven years, but Deuel County farmer Lesa Franken was ready to give up--give up planting wheat. via High Plains Journal

Milton Rogers, who farms near Chappell, has been acting executive director since October, when Brian Wolford left the position. via KRVN-AM Lexington