LBPHD: Twenty new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the nine counties of Loup Basin’s district since Friday's update (30). The cases were reported from: Custer (9), Valley (4), Howard (4), Sherman (1), Loup (1), and Blaine (1). All know'... Read More

The North Platte Community College Physical Resources department is clearing out surplus construction materials, tools and equipment. The public can bid on the items now until 6 p.m. Jan. 20 through the Isabell Auction Service website at: isabellauc'... Read More

Dawson County Extension Board members recently elected officers for 2021 during their annual meeting. Phillip Burkhalter of Elwood was elected president and Eric Ryan of Overton, vice president. The other elected officer was Da’Lacy Lans of Lexing'... Read More

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is offering additional incentives to landowners who sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program, commonly known as CRP. Agricultural producers and private landowners can enroll in the CRP general sign-up throu'... Read More

According to the Pheasants Forever website, fire affects the composition, structure, and pattern of vegetation on the landscape. In most terrestrial North American ecosystems, fire disturbance is necessary to maintain ecological processes. Therefore,'... Read More

A total of 113 students qualified for the President’s List during the 2020 fall semester at Mid-Plains Community College. To make the list, each student had to complete 12 or more applicable credit hours in college-level courses and maintain a g'... Read More

KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney announced students who earned a place on the dean’s list for the fall 2020 semester. Students who are on the dean’s list must have completed 12 credit hours or more of classes with a 3.5 grade '... Read More

Senator Lou Ann Linehan (District 39), Senator Tom Brewer (District 43), and lawyer Allison Heimes held a press conference on Tuesday, January 12, in the Capitol Rotunda regarding Legislative Bill 261, which ensures our National Guard members receive'... Read More

Nebraska state senator Steve Erdman, of Bayard, introduced a constitutional amendment and bill that would change what Nebraska taxes. The two pieces of legislation, LR11CA and LB 133 would eliminate property, income and corporate taxes. '... Read More

Updated as of 2:30 PM on 1/13/2021: According to the National Weather Service in North Platte, a High Wind Warning has been issued for all of western and north-central Nebraska from 9 PM CT Wednesday through 6 PM CT Friday. Wind gusts up to 60 mph'... Read More

LBPHD: Twenty-four new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the nine counties of Loup Basin’s district since Monday. The cases were reported from: Custer (10), Howard (5), Valley (4), Greeley (2), Sherman (1), Garfield (1), and Blaine (1). '... Read More

BROKEN BOW— With only two topics on the agenda, the Broken Bow City Council took less than ten minutes to get through their first meeting of 2021 on Tuesday, January 12. A public hearing was held on designating the first three parking stalls eas'... Read More

CUSTER COUNTY— The first meeting of 2021 for the Custer County Board of Supervisors was fairly uneventful as the board reorganized with the start of a new year with one new board member. Lynn Longmore, of Callaway, will be representing District '... Read More

Are you tired of letting your energy prices leak through your doors and windows? Does your home need some TLC through repairs and improvements? Need to improve access to areas of your home? If so, the Central Nebraska Economic Development District (C'... Read More