The 2023 state speech competition for classes D1 and D2 took place throughout the day on Friday. Competitors from Anselmo-Merna, Ansley, Arcadia, Arnold, Callaway, Hyannis, Loup County, McPherson County, Mullen, S-E-M, Sargent, and Stapleton were amo'... Read More

CALLAWAY – After discussions at both the January and February board meetings and an open community forum on the issue, the Callaway School Board has elected to not move forward with plans to extend the existing preschool to a full-day program. T'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Broken Bow School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, March 20 at 6 p.m. in the high school’s board room. Along with the treasurer’s and claims reports, the board will hear district accolades as well as co'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The City of Broken Bow has announced a planned power outage for Friday, March 17 from 9 a.m. to noon. The affected areas will include North 10th Avenue to North 12th Avenue and North J Street to North L Street. The purpose of the ou'... Read More

LINCOLN  — Don’t leave roadway safety up to luck this St. Patrick’s Day. Nebraska State Troopers will be on patrol for impaired drivers this weekend as part of a nationwide enforcement effort for St. Patrick’s Day. “Impaired driving is '... Read More

The 2023 state speech competition for classes A and B took place on Wednesday. Broken Bow and Gothenburg students competed throughout the day at Kearney High School. Broken Bow had seven students compete throughout the day. Brynn Custer, Rylan Mil'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Nebraska USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) along with several conservation partners will be conducting informational meetings throughout the remainder of March for agricultural producers and private landowners interested in participat'... Read More

SARGENT – According to the Custer County Clerk’s Office, a special election was held in Sargent this morning regarding a bond issue for a swimming pool. The bond issue failed; 129 residents voted against, and 70 voted for the bond issue. The r'... Read More

SARGENT - Below is the audio of Principal Grint's speech to the community of Sargent and the Sargent School Board from Tuesday evening. The audio has been edited for clarity, and several names have been removed. ...'... Read More

SARGENT – At first glance, it appeared as though the entire town of Sargent had packed the school’s library on Tuesday night. At second glance, it appeared that the whole town and their families were there. Well over 60 citizens, some well ove'... Read More

Speech participants from across the state are heading to Kearney now and throughout the rest of the week for the NSAA 2023 State Speech Championships. Competition for classes A & B begin today (3/15), followed by C1 and C2 competition on Thurs'... Read More

BROKEN BOW - According to a release from the Custer County Sheriff's Office, Christopher J. Ogle, 52 of Broken Bow, was killed in a grain bin accident a half mile north and a half mile west of Merna on Tuesday, March 14. At approximately 4 p.m., O'... Read More

The National Weather Service in North Platte indicated Wednesday morning that the confidence in accumulating snow for much of central Nebraska has increased. Winter Storm Watches and Winter Weather Advisories have been issued for much of the KCNI/KBB'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Broken Bow City Council held its regular mid-month meeting at 6 p.m. at the Municipal Building’s Auditorium. Councilman Myers was absent and excused. The council approved the minutes for the February 24 regular meeting and the'... Read More