RPAC approves expansion
Members of the Republican Plains Activities Conference have approved the additions of Sutherland, Elwood and Eustis-Farnam to the conference.
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CSO, Wild West all-star game rosters announced
Area seniors will soon be dusting off their volleyball and basketball shoes now that they’ve accepted invitations to area all-star games this summer.
Nora Jameson For The Imperial Republican
Cole Pankonin lines up his drive at the Southwest Invite.
CCS golfers travel to PCS, Southwest Invites
Golf season is in full swing and the Chase County golf team stayed on the run last week with two invitationals.
The Longhorns went to the Perkins County Invite April 18.
NGPC approves big game season dates
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved big game season dates at its April 19 meeting.
Flatwater Free Press | Courtesy Photo
Irrigation is the lifeblood to southwest Nebraska agriculture. While most of the state has seen smaller drops in water levels, counties in the Upper Republican NRD, along with Box Butte County, are showing bigger losses.
Aquifer declines being watched in SW Nebraska
Last summer, Imperial farmer Dirk Haarberg made the hard decision to let some of his milo crop die.