Niobrara News

Concern that overuse of Niobrara River water for irrigation could threaten its ecosystem or its recreation offerings has landed the 535-mile-long waterway a spot on a list of endangered rivers. via KHGI

From our picnic table on a bluff in Niobrara State Park in the northeast corner of Nebraska, we could see the upper Missouri River, and on the opposite side, South Dakota. via MiamiHerald.com

O'Neill 60, Broken Bow 43 Ord 46, Valentine 27 D1-8 Subdistrict Tournament Semifinal Stuart 57, Bloomfield 43 West Boyd 48, Osmond 30 D2-6 Subdistrict Tournament Semifinal Lynch 55, Niobrara 32 St. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

Starting in bingo halls and armed with an act of Congress, Indian tribes have built gambling into a booming, $25 billion business over the past two decades. via Omaha World-Herald

Nebraska state senators were asked the following question about water management: Fights over water are now under way along the Republican, Platte and Niobrara rivers, with local natural resources districts ... via Beatrice Daily Sun

“What do you do when it storms?”

The little children all looked at me with excitement and obvious curiosity. "Are you are a real Indian?" they asked me over and over as I sat in front of their classroom, adorned in my regalia. via Fremont Tribune

“It's hurt me pretty bad financially”

Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Nov. 27--BASSETT, Neb. -- Before he died in 2001, Harold Hutton agreed to donate his 4,900-acre ranch along the Niobrara River to Audubon of Kansas Inc. via Customer Interaction Solutions

“We'll be able to do virtually any kind of mechanical repair this kiln would require”

If you're traveling in Northeast Nebraska today, don't be surprised if you see what looks like a rocket or a missile coming down the road. via Sioux City Journal

“Customers were having a terrible time getting that stopped”

In strip malls and on street corners across Nebraska, businesses with names like EZ Money and Cash in a Flash have sprouted like mushrooms. via KnowledgePlex

“I told Darrin, 'You realize, we'll probably never see that again.'”

Hundreds of sandhill cranes rained from the sky on a perfect autumn afternoon above the most beautiful river in Nebraska. via Lincoln Journal Star

A LONG STRETCH OF THE NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN THAT SPANS MUCH OF NORTHERN NEBRASKA IS OFF LIMITS TO NEW SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER IRRIGATION PERMITS. via KOTA Television

A long stretch of the Niobrara River basin that spans much of northern Nebraska is off limits to new surface and groundwater irrigation permits. via Beatrice Daily Sun

NIOBRARA, Neb. -- The body of a 27-year-old Crofton man has been found on Lewis and Clark Lake on the Nebraska and South Dakota border. via KRVN-AM Lexington

Ashley Laible recorded 23 assists to lead the Bloomfield Queen Bees to a 25-22, 25-12, 25-11 victory over the Lynch Eagles Tuesday night. via Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan