In 1919, the U-S Army took a convoy of military vehicles across the country on the newly-formed Lincoln Highway. 90 years later a group of military vehicle enthusiasts are making a similar trip. On Friday, the convoy of 50 military vehicles stopped in Lexington for lunch. Besides the military vehicles, there are some-20 R-V's and pick-ups with trailers that are traveling along as support vehicles. The total convoy stretches for about two miles on the roadway. -O-

A supercell thunderstorm crossed central Nebraska Wednesday night spawning funnels and a couple of touchdowns in Buffalo and Hamilton counties.

The Dawson Area Development Leadership Class organized and funded a trip for 30 World War II veterans in Dawson County. Four of them joined the Buffalo County Hero Flight. On June 4th, 2009 a send-off reception and ceremony was held at the Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles for the 26 veterans and escorts before they departed on the Dawson Gosper Hero Flight.

A send-off ceremony was held May 12, 2009 for Lexington area members of the 1195th Transportation Company that was being deployed to Iraq. It's mission is to provide security for convoys.

The annual KRVN Beef Bash was another success. It was held at Pony Express Chevrolet in Gothenburg. May is beef month, and what a better way to celebrate than with a great Nebraska hamburger. A big thanks goes out to the Dawson County Cattlemen, Nebraska Beef Council and Pony Express Chevrolet.

The annual Red-White Spring Game, also known as the final Spring practice for the Nebraska football team was held on April 18th. Oftentimes, you see the faces of the coaches and players from media covering the post-game press conferences. But, oftentimes you won't see the other side of the cameras so I took a few pics to give you a little insight. I also threw in one pic from last fall.

Pics of quilt donated by Robb family for 2009 Cattlemen's Ball auction.

Pictures of wind turbines in Iowa and Kansas taken while on the road(but, not while driving of course).

An afternoon fire destroyed a trailer home south of Lexington. No one was home at the time.

The Nebraska LEAD class XXVII traveled to South Korea, China and Hong Kong on their International Study Seminar, January 10-24. The Rural Radio Network's Ken Rahjes is a fellow in this class. The highlights ranged from seeing U.S. beef in a Korean food market to the history and population in China and the business center of Asia that is Hong Kong.

Firemen from several fire departments assisted Cozad firemen in containing a cornstalk fire Monday(1-19-09) afternoon near Cozad. The fire was reported shortly before 2:00pm in a field of cornstalks about 2 miles northwest of Cozad. The high winds caused the fire to quickly move southeastward crossing a gravel road into another field of cornstalks. Mutual aid from Gothenburg, Eustis and Lexington helped to bring the fire under control in a little more than two hours.

Ice sculptures in Waukee, IA's Triangle Park. Pics taken December 7th after their Winterfest event two evenings before. Artist is Bill Gordish of Des Moines, IA.

The Smithfield Road in Gosper County reopened December 10, 2008 after being closed since late May following extensive rainfall. Highway Superintendent Mike Snyder says it caused shoulders to slough-off in some places and the pavement to sink in others. Adams Construction Company of Arapahoe was the general contractor for the road repair with assistance from BSB Construction of Curtis and Siel Construction of Franklin. The project required the removal of some 130,000 cubic yards of material along with the machines to handle it. Due to costs and limited funding, the damaged asphalt portions were replaced with gravel. The final cost was around $270,000. Snyder is urging all drivers to use caution and obey the 50 mph speed limit on the road. -O-

TierOne Bank and KRVN joined together to present the 10th annual Ag Conference on Wednesday, November 19th at the Heartland Event Center in Grand Island. A large crowd heard from headline speaker Dr. David Kohl, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Virginia Tech. Speakers included Jim Zimmer, CEO of Channel Bio Corporation; Craig Larson, Humorist and Motivational Speaker; Darren Frye, President and CEO of Water Street Solutions and Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh, Agricultural Economics Professor at Kansas State University. Door prizes were given including a Polaris 2008 Sportsman 300 ATV!

TierOne Bank and KRVN joined together to present the 10th annual Ag Conference on Wednesday, November 19th at the Heartland Event Center in Grand Island. A large crowd heard from headline speaker Dr. David Kohl, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Virginia Tech. Speakers included Jim Zimmer, CEO of Channel Bio Corporation; Craig Larson, Humorist and Motivational Speaker; Darren Frye, President and CEO of Water Street Solutions and Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh, Agricultural Economics Professor at Kansas State University. Door prizes were given including a Polaris 2008 Sportsman 300 ATV!

Around 3:15am on November 20, 2008 an explosion occurred at the All Points C operative elevator in Gothenburg. One man, an employee suffered some burns.

The 2008 TeamMate Tailgate ended with one last tailgate held at the KRVN studios on Thursday, September 25th! Our lucky winner was Shannon Peterson of Gothenburg. We had a great evening, huge crowd, delicious food and a lot of fun! Enjoy the pictures of our final Team KRVN event!

Kansas is known as The Sunflower State. Sunflowers can grow as wildflowers on the plains and it can be cultivated as a crop for uses as an oilseed, snacks, etc. Driving along Highway 36 in Mid-August somewhere in Republic County, we came across this sunflower field that was worth a stop for a few minutes.

Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman traveled to Europe in October of 2008, and made history. He and Dr. Sally McKenzie of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln testified before the European Union Parliament on how genetically enhanced crops and livestock have worked to the benefit of consumers and the economy of Nebraska. This was the first time a sitting U.S. Governor has testified to the EU parliament. Also along for the trip were leaders in agricultural finance, grain, livestock and general farm organizations. The Rural Radio Network's Ken Rahjes was the ONLY member of the media to go along and report on the mission.

Up to six inches of rain fell in the south-central and southwest Nebraska area on May 22nd and 23rd. These pictures are from the southern Dawson County area south of Lexington and Darr.

Dawson County area high school students had the chance to learn about career opportunities in their local area during the Dawson County Career Fair and Expo held on Tuesday March 11, 2008.

Another successful Husker Harvests Days took place September 9-11. Thank you to all who stopped by the Rural Radio Network Broadcast Center. Please enjoy some of the guests who stopped by over the three days.

A ribbon cutting was held on August 21, 2008 to celebrate the expansion of the Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles in Lexington.

Amerifuels Energy Solutions held a field day in Bertrand Nebraska. They were showing and discussing irrigation engines that operate on a high blend of ethanol. Continue to watch this Nebraska company grow and expand.

The 14th Annual Dawson County Relay for Life was held July 25th and 26th at Lake Helen in Gothenburg.

Pictures from the station and field reporting.

The annual live broadcast from the Nebraska State Fair took place in Ag Hall on Friday, August 29th. The Salute to Nebraska Agriculture and the University of Nebraska brings out a who's who list of leaders and we are proud of our association with the Nebraska State Fair, the University of Nebraska and all commodity groups and agriculture organizations across the state.

Random Pictures from some of the On the Road for Agriculture events