North Platte Community College’s 56th annual Inter-High Day lured in 373 students from 14 area high schools Thursday. They competed for scholarships and other prizes while taking tests in everything from art, accounting and criminal justice to a'... Read More

During the VFW pancake feed Monday evening at the Broken Bow municipal building, William (Bill) Chalupa received a quilt of valor. The quilt was made by Deb Bryner. Chalupa enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1977. He was sent to Fort Knox, Kentucky for '... Read More

What happens if your family’s ranching or farming operation is unable to transfer to the next generation? On February 26 & 27 workshops will be held at Broken Bow and Burwell to help families navigate the common landmines including legal, finan'... Read More

The University of Nebraska Medical Center has announced its fall 2024 dean’s list for students enrolled in nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and the allied health professions of medical imaging and therapeutic sciences program and medical laboratory sci'... Read More

At Monday evening’s Broken Bow board of education meeting, President Tom Osmond tabled a vote on a new two-year teacher agreement until March. Osmond said there’s just a few details left to iron out, one of those being how to structure raises. '... Read More

Students in kindergarten through 12th grade have until the end of the month to submit entries for the Nebraska Fish Art Contest. This free international art and writing competition gives young people the opportunity to highlight their artistic ta'... Read More

The Broken Bow School Board will review several policies at tonight’s regular meeting. Policies under review include 4004, Employment of relatives, domestic partners and significant others; 4005, communication between the board and district employe'... Read More

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol responded to over 200 weather-related incidents during the most recent snowstorm. As the snow fell across Nebraska, troopers remained busy across the entire state. Troopers investigated 34 crashes, performed'... Read More

The Custer County Ag Society held their monthly meeting Thursday evening at the Shooting Sports Building on the west end of the fairgrounds. Present for the meeting were board members Rodney Lamb, Bonnie Winters, Steve Horn, Clint Lambrecht, Brian'... Read More

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company employing more than 3,000 associates across Nebraska, has partnered with the Custer County Foundation to help fund higher education scholarships for students pursuing a c'... Read More

Every year, the third Monday in February has been declared Presidents Day, to honor two of the country’s most revered leaders: Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. In Broken Bow, the day is also celebrated by the VFW in the form of a pancake, '... Read More

The Broken Bow Chamber of Commerce was busy Thursday afternoon, welcoming a new bank and celebrating the city’s first public restrooms. Ribbon cutting #1 took place in the Arrow mini-mall, to celebrate the arrival of Hershey Bank to the area. Ow'... Read More

A new scam is hitting the area, according to Custer County Sheriff Dan Osmond. "they had a pop-up on their computer saying their antivirus was out of date and they needed to fix it or it was going to shut their computer down. Then they call back a'... Read More

An independent grocery store in Anselmo has been chosen by the Center for Rural Affairs in Lyons to receive their Citizenship Award this spring. Jessi Chandler Mason, owner of The Market and Mill in Anselmo, will receive the award for testifying i'... Read More