Ranch cowboys get their chance to shine at the Oregon Trail Rodeo in Hastings Friday through Saturday.

For the second year, ranch bronc riding will be one of the eight events featured at the rodeo.

And for Austin Rose, Blue Hill native, ranch bronc riding is a fun hobby.

A 2016 graduate of Blue Hill High School, Rose played high school football but wanted to get into rodeo.

Riding ranch broncs at the Webster County Fair in Bladen was a good start, he said. “I was wanting to get into rodeo and this was my stepping stone. It was an easy way to start.” He’s competed in Bladen thr...