The Lower Loup NRD is sending out a reminder that the application for the Variable Rate Irrigation (VRI) cost-share program is approaching on March 31. Offered to landowners since 2019 to upgrade center pivot systems to become VRI capable, benefit'... Read More

  The Broken Bow Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting in the Broken Bow Public Library on Monday, March 17th, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The Board members will review several policy issues, address two new teacher contracts and one re'... Read More

The Sherman County Sheriff's Office says that a grass fire near Highway 58 and Road 797 that started Thursday afternoon has an undetermined cause and was likely intentionally started. The fire was contained early Thursday evening and is being monitor'... Read More

The Custer County Ag Society met for a regular board meeting Thursday night on the fairgrounds in Broken Bow starting at 7 PM. Desirei Cook and Rodney Lamb were absent but excused. Fair livestock auction decisions Two main discussions of topic '... Read More

The Custer County Sheriff's Office will join other members of the Central Nebraska Special Response Team (SRT) for a scheduled training in Merna on Saturday (March 15). Residents can expect to see an increased law enforcement presence starting at 10 '... Read More

Spaghetti will be spun onto forks this Sunday for the annual Callaway Lutheran Church spaghetti feed, set for 11 AM to 1 PM at the Community Center in Callaway. Doug Boldt said Sunday's feed will use 24 pounds of spaghetti, 10 pounds of hamburger,'... Read More

Donations totaling $6,000 were made to local fire and rescue departments in Ansley, Broken Bow, and Mason City this week. Donated by Invenergy, developer of the Prairie Hills Wind Energy Center south of Mason City and Ansley, the dollars are to contr'... Read More

The Custer County Ag Society will meet for a regular board meeting tonight starting at 7 PM at the shooting sports building on the west end of the Custer County Fairgrounds in Broken Bow. The agenda can be viewed below as it was originally receive'... Read More

An update of the 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) is underway, an effort spearheaded by Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center and area community leaders. The groups are requesting the help of community members in identifying current h'... Read More

In a release shared Tuesday night, Broken Bow Electric Superintendent Blake Waldow brought notice to outages happening as a result of electric conversions. Wednesday (March 12) outages will begin at 8:30 AM between North 9th and 10th, followed by '... Read More

BROKEN BOW, Neb. - Broken Bow City Council met Tuesday night in the Municipal Building. All council members were present. After approval of the consent agenda, council heard from Emergency Services Department Head David Baltz on numbers from the 2'... Read More

Do you know an individual or organization that has made a significant positive impact on the Callaway community? The Callaway Chamber of Commerce has announced their nomination search for the 2025 Citizen and Organization of the Year awards. Commu'... Read More

The Custer County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday morning in the courthouse with a variety of items on the agenda ahead of them. Lindsay Mouw and Alex Chandler from Invenergy came before the board to give an update on the Prairie Hill Wind Projec'... Read More

New and repeat subjects are ahead for the Broken Bow City Council tonight during their meeting, which starts at 6 PM at the Municipal Building in Broken Bow. Before new business items get underway, Emergency Services Department head David Baltz wi'... Read More