LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Minnesota man has been hired to become executive director of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association.

The association says Alan Juhnke, of Willmar, Minnesota, will take over in January. He replaces Larry Sitzman, who has retired.

Association President Scott Spilker says Juhnke “will bring leadership and creativity to the association. He has an extensive public and private agriculture background and is experienced in public policy.”

The association is a nonprofit organization established in 1961 to promote the pork industry.

MCCOOK, Neb. (AP) — The Airport Advisory Board is scheduled to review proposals Monday from three airlines that want to provide subsidized service.

All three are proposing two daily roundtrip flights to Denver, with fares less than $100 for one-way trips.

Three are Boutique Air, of San Francisco; Aerodynamics Inc. of Kennesaw, Georgia; and Great Lakes Aviation, of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Great Lakes has the current contract.

COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — A Columbus attorney chosen as the new president of the Nebraska State Bar Association says he hopes to address the declining number of lawyers in rural communities.

Tom Maul has taken over as president of the state’s largest association of lawyers.

Maul runs a solo practice in Columbus and works in the area of real estate, probate, estate planning and guardianships and conservatorships.

Maul received his undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business Administration and law degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A central Nebraska farm is tapping into the growing national interest in cover crops, which were popular in organic circles but a rarity among mainstream row-crop producers.

Green Cover Seed in Bladen is selling cover crop seed mixtures to farmers across the nation. The company supports 14 employees, about half of them family members of brothers Keith and Brian Berns.

The brothers started experimenting with the crops in 2008, after hearing discussions about growing rye or radishes to cover and condition soil. They liked what they saw, and ordered more the following year.

They sell the seeds in mixes to mimic the biodiversity found in nature. The brothers still grow soybeans and corn, but income from the seed business has eclipsed the farm.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Fixing the damage caused by a southeast Nebraska prison riot cost far more than initially predicted and will take until mid-2016 to complete.

The Department of Correctional Services says it needs nearly $1.3 million from lawmakers to replacement equipment, supplies, walls, doors and window grilles that were destroyed during the May 10 riot at the prison in Tecumseh. The state previously paid a $200,000 deductible to its insurer, which has already covered slightly more than $1 million in expenses.

The estimate far exceeds earlier tallies of the damage total that wasn’t covered by insurance. Corrections director Scott Frakes told a legislative committee in May that his best cost estimate was between $350,000 and $500,000.

Corrections spokeswoman Dawn-Renee Smith says inspections after the riot revealed “much more extensive” damage than expected.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Two final legislative hearings are scheduled to hear input on ways to pay for Nebraska’s roads and bridges.

The Transportation and Telecommunications Committee is meeting on Tuesday in Bellevue and Thursday in Lincoln as part of its study of the state’s highway system, bridges and city streets.

Nebraska lawmakers voted earlier this year to increase the state fuel tax, but some have argued that it won’t be enough to address the state’s infrastructure needs. Local economic development groups are also pushing for the completion of highway projects that have languished in their areas for years.

The Nebraska Department of Roads has also created a task force that will look at transportation issues and how they can benefit the state economy.

CHICAGO (AP) — Marijuana-friendly doctors in states with similar medical cannabis laws face starkly different treatment by government regulators. When it comes to oversight of doctors, enforcement practices vary in the 23 states allowing medical cannabis. How governments oversee pot doctors has become an issue, even in more tolerant states such as California and Colorado.

Illinois takes a tough approach. Dr. Bodo Schneider may get his license revoked in a medical board case getting underway Tuesday. He’s the third Illinois physician to face punishment related to medical marijuana in a state where legal sales started this month.

On the other hand, New Jersey has taken no disciplinary action against any doctors related to medical marijuana since sales started three years ago. Not even against one gynecologist who markets himself on a “DrMarijuanaNJ.com” website.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lawmakers are looking for new ways to draw national and international tourists to Nebraska.

The Legislature’s Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday at the Capitol to discuss funding options for state tourism sites.

The hearing will explore what other states have done to attract more tourists and promote economic development. Senators also want to see which tourism sites provide the biggest economic benefit to the state.

The hearing is part of a legislative study introduced by Sen. Adam Morfeld of Lincoln.

GORDON, Neb. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy has been killed in a collision at a Nebraska Panhandle highway intersection.

The collision occurred around 8 p.m. Wednesday, about a mile north of Gordon in Sheridan County. The Nebraska State Patrol says Lane Malmberg was driving west on 670th when he didn’t halt at a stop sign controlling the intersection with Nebraska Highway 27. The patrol says a vehicle driven by 42-year-old Robert Murgo on Highway 27 then struck Malmberg’s vehicle, killing him. The patrol says Murgo received minor injuries.

Malmberg was a student at Gordon-Rushville High School.