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CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN Weather permitting; construction will begin May 15 on N-23 from Farnam to the N-21 junction, R.P. 111+23 to R.P. 122+75, accord-ing to the Nebraska Department of Roads. Werner Construction Inc., of Hastings, Nebraska is the contractor for this project, which includes asphalt stabilization, asphalt paving and grading. A 12-foot width restriction and lane closures will be in place. Traffic will be maintained during construction using a pilot vehicle and flag-gers. The anticipated completion date is early fall. The Depart-ment of Roads’ manager for this project is Seth Vlieger of McCook, Nebraska. Motorists are advised to use caution while driving through construction zones.

GOVERNOR USES LINE-ITEM VITO Gov. Pete Ricketts has used his line-item veto authority to carve $11 million out of a budget bill approved by the Unicameral. Ricketts cited declining state revenue to justify his veto of money to improve the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system at the Capi-tol. Ricketts has returned LB 330e to the Unicameral with his signa-ture and the reduction in funding. “I have vetoed $11 million in spending intended for the Capitol Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems Replacement Project,” Ricketts said in a written statement released by his office late Friday. “The HVAC Project is an important priority, however, our current fiscal situation does not warrant this large General Fund expenditure. Sufficient funding will remain to keep the project on schedule and the financ-ing of the HVAC Project can be revisited in the next legislative ses-sion.” More budget cuts could be coming. Ricketts has until Monday evening to return the remainder of the budget bills approved by the legislature.

CELEBRATING TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD Union Pacific railroad is planning a number of events over the next two years to celebrate the effort to build the first transcontinental railroad. The events will lead up to the 150th anniversary of when the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads were joined together on May 10, 1869 at Promontory Summit in Utah. The railroad will hold numerous events in communities all along the route between Omaha, Nebraska, and Sacramento, California. The Omaha, Ne-braska-based railroad also put together a special website with history and details of the events at www.up.com/goldenspike.

STATE TO EXPORT BEEF Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts says the state is positioning itself to export beef to China. Ricketts on Friday applauded news that China would allow American beef into the country for the first time since 2003. Ricketts has visited China in each of the past two years to urge the Chinese government to reopen its market. Nebraska Department of Agriculture International Trade Director Stan Gar-bacz will visit China next week to lobby for Nebraska beef. Ne-braska is the leading exporter of red meat in the U.S. Farmers ex-ported more than $1.1 billion worth of beef last year.

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SPORTS The McCook Bison boys golf team looks to punch their ticket for an-

other Class B state tournament appearance when they travel to Ogal-

lala today for the Class B4 district meet. The top three teams qualify

for the state meet. The Bison finished third at last week's Ogallala

Invite with a season-low score of 328. Other area teams are playing in

the Class D4 district meet at Curtis and the Class D5 district meet at

Crawford. The Lady Bison tennis team will find out later today who

they will face in their state tournament openers on Thursday morning

in Lincoln. Bison coach Matt Wiemers is in Lincoln as part of the Class B

seeding committee.

None of the Royals assumed anything was an out once a ball sailed up

into the bright blue sky at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday. The sun

played havoc on pop-ups and fly balls, and that was evident through-

out the Royals' wild 9-8 win over the Orioles. Early on, Royals third

baseman Mike Moustakas lost a Ryan Flaherty pop-up that fell for a

single. Moments later, shortstop Alcides Escobar lost a pop-up by

Jonathan Schoop, found it, lost it again, then found it again and made

the catch. "On the one I dropped, I had it on the way up and then lost

it," Moustakas said. "I hoped it would come out of the sun, but it

never did. "It was a tough day with the sun and combined with the

wind. But the outfielders did a great job, and Esky picked me up a

couple of times. Great job by everyone." In the fifth inning, the Ori-

oles had two on and two out when Joey Rickard skied a fly ball to deep

left-center. Center fielder Lorenzo Cain couldn't find the ball but at the

last second, left fielder Alex Gordon raced over to make the play,

saving at least two runs. "Me and Lorenzo actually know the time of

the day on day games when it's going to be bad for either of us,"

Gordon said. "Early in the game, I'll say 'Ball in the gap is yours.' Then

as the sun moves, it's my ball in the gap. We just know."The Royals

kick off a three-game series against the Yankees tomorrow night.

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