Venango News

Keith Olsen of Venago, the former president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau, and Ted Doane, a former longtime University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty member, have been named Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement honorees.

By Jan Rahn Managing Editor A new commissioner was assigned last week to fill the void of James Deaver who passed away Jan.

Nearly 89 percent of Nebraska is in extreme or exceptional drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor compiled by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. That means farmers who plant now may not have enough field moisture for winter wheat to sprout.

Come meet new owners Chad and Amy Leibbrandt at an open house on Wednesday, Sept.