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LINCOLN – Nebraska’s pheasant, quail and partridge seasons are here.

LINCOLN – Wheat and milo stubble left tall following harvest provides excellent cover and hunting opportunities for pheasants and other wildlife. The 2023-2024 Stubble Access Guide displays these and other adjacent habitats open to pub lic, walk-in hunting across portions of western Nebraska.

HARTINGTON – Hunters can finally go out for the Midwest pheasant season.

LINCOLN – A donation will help bring archery to more Nebraska schools this year.

LINCOLN – Nebraska youth got to experience a pheasant hunt as adult mentors took them afield for the state’s Special Youth Hunt on Oct. 21-22.

WAYNE – The Wayne Area Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will host its 19th annual Auction and Member Banquet fundraiser for wetlands and waterfowl conservation on Nov. 3.

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LINCOLN – Nebraska Game and Parks Commission customer service offices will be open on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 10.

HARTINGTON–TheLewisandClarkNaturalResources District(LCNRD)providescostsharetosealunusedorabandoned irrigation or domestic wells. If you have a well that is no longer serviceable and needs to be permanently removed, LCNRD can help protect your property and groundwater by having it properly sealed.

HARTINGTON–TheLewisandClarkNaturalResourcesDistrictandtheNaturalResources Conservation Service are offering water nitrate testing for domestic well water.

HARTINGTON – What is the Emerald Ash Borer?

HARTINGTON–Easternredcedar(Juniperusvirginiana) is one of 13 juniper species native to the United States. It is the most widespread tree-sized conifer native to every state east of the 100th meridian. First accounts of Nebraska vegetation mention eastern redcedar as a native species, primarily along thesteepvalleyoftheNiobraraRiverinnorthernNebraska,as a minor component in deciduous forests in eastern Nebraska,andasadominantspeciesoncanyonsidesinthe rugged Loess Hills region of central Nebraska. Today, native stands of eastern redcedar can be found on most grasslands throughout central and eastern Nebraska and much of the Midwest.

RANDOLPH – Randolph’s Main Street opened to traffic Friday after being closed for more than a year.

RANDOLPH – Veterans will be served breakfast by Randolph High School students in a new addition to the annual Veterans Day program.

Little witches Alivia and Adalyn Nordhues (left) take in activities at Pumpkin Fest at Randolph High School Sunday afternoon. Studetns involved in FCCLA helped with games, guessing jar contests (below left) and other coloring and craft activities. Bodey Scott (below right) shows off his Blippi costume. Nearby Belden also held its annual Boo Bash Saturday with a trunk-or-treat and chili cookoff contest. Natalie Schmit (bottom photo) posses with a Halloween prop.

Randolph Elementary celebrated Red Ribbon Week with special activities aimed at promoting a safe and healthy learning environment and knowledge to be drug free. State Patrol Trooper Ray Johnson (above) demonstrates how important it is to wear a seat belt during a rollover crash. Carson Schulz (left) shows off his Hawaiian attire as part of a themed dress up day to “Lei Off Drugs.” Other themed dress days included wearing tie-dye, saying “Peace Out to Drugs,”and team attire to “Team Up Against Drugs,” and school shirts for “Our School Chooses to Be Drug Free,” among others. Red Ribbon Week is celebrated nationally Oct. 23-Oct.31.

WAYNE – The Wayne County 4-H Achievement Program was held Oct. 22 and during the program a Randolph girl earned an award.

RANDOLPH – In terms of wins and losses, the Randolph volleyball team finished on the more disappointing side of the ledger.

Ag Instructor Craig Flaming provides instruction to Dylan Schutt as he uses a spraying simulator last week. The simulator, on loan by Central Valley Ag, provides a life-like experience behind the wheel of a tractor complete with the sound of birds chirping, the tractor seat bouncing as the “tractor” travels over the field, and navigating around obstacles such as wind turbines. “It’s just fun because they get to do something that a lot of people never have the opportunity. There’s been a lot of kids on that don’t even have driver’s licenses,” Flaming said. Superintendent Daryl Schrunk said the school-business partnership with CVA is just one of the ways to show students career opportunities available in their hometown.

HARTINGTON – A Louisiana man’s murder case will continue into next year.