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DEVELOPING: OKLAHOMA ST-NEBRASKA, DRAKE-CREIGHTON
TWO CENTENARIANS
COLUMBUS—Bessie Irish and Ruth Sherfey have 200 years of experience between them. The two centenarians were guests of honor at the regular monthly birthday party held at Prairie Village Retirement Center recently. By Eric Freeman of the Columbus Telegram. Eds: A Nebraskaland Feature.
BUSINESS:
ROLLER COASTER FARMING
DES MOINES, Iowa—It wasn’t so long ago that farmers were frequently asked what they would do with their windfall profits. That was last summer, in the heady days of $8 a bushel corn and $16 a bushel soybeans, when it seemed farmers could count on an inexhaustible demand from ethanol manufacturers and food companies. By Marco Santana. Eds: Note Nebraska mention, interest. Moving on general news and financial services.
RAIL FURLOUGHS
GILLETTE, Wyo.—Some railroad workers have been furloughed in Gillette despite record coal shipments out of Campbell County in 2008. Both Union Pacific Corp. and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. are facing uncertainty about the national economy and the new Obama administration. Eds: Note Nebraska mentions.
ALSO:
— SECURITIES PROBE—A bankruptcy hearing has been scheduled for a Grand Island insurance agency under investigation by the state.
SPORTS:
OKLAHOMA ST-NEBRASKA
LINCOLN—One of the nation’s most potent offensive teams meets one of the nation’s stingiest defensive teams when Oklahoma State visits Nebraska. The Cowboys are No. 4 nationally in scoring and have been held under 70 points only once. Nebraska is No. 2 in defense, giving up 57 points a game. Eds: Game starts 3:05 p.m. CST.
AP Photos by Nati Harnik.
DRAKE-CREIGHTON
OMAHA—Coming off an impressive road win over Evansville, Creighton plays the first of three straight home games against Drake. The defending Missouri Valley Conference champion Bulldogs have lost three straight. Eds: Game starts 1:05 p.m. CST.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— ATTORNEY DISBARRED—The Nebraska Supreme Court has disbarred a Lincoln attorney accused of improper conduct, including forging a client’s signature.
— HUNTING ACCIDENTS—Nebraska officials say there were 12 hunting-related accidents in the state last year, including one fatal incident.
The AP, Omaha.
