SARGENT – The 2023 rendition of the Sargent Fair & Chokecherry Jamboree is right around the corner; this year, the festival’s theme is “Famous in a Small Town.” The jamboree gets underway Friday evening with a cruise night to start at '... Read More

COZAD – The Platte Valley Tailwinds took place over Father’s Day weekend at the Cozad Municipal Airport; despite low breezes at times, the days were a perfect way to celebrate machines both airborne and earthbound. Friday night featured a car '... Read More

ANSELMO – Burlington Northern Santa Fe has issued a statement notifying Custer County residents of a rail crossing closure in Anselmo. BNSF’s crossing at Smith Avenue will be closed for maintenance on Tuesday, June 20 at 8:30 a.m. Crews will b'... Read More

ANSLEY – Ansley’s famous annual Muddy Creek Celebration returns this weekend, just in time for the first true days of summer. From Friday, June 23 to Sunday, June 25, Ansley invites those from Custer County and beyond to experience just what m'... Read More

ARNOLD – Finch Memorial Library's roof renovation project was completed towards the end of May, thanks to generous donations received from all across the country. The fundraiser to help replace the original, century-old green clay tiles was more'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Custer County Court heard 4 criminal cases earlier this week. Jeremiah C. Cranwell, 34 of Callaway, had his case continued until later this month. Cranwell is currently on probation and facing one allegation of theft by unlawful'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Custer County Ag Society convened for its monthly meeting on the evening of June 8 at the Shooting Sports Building on the Custer County Fairgrounds. Board members Popp and Garrelts were absent. The board’s focus for the evenin'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Custer County Foundation’s second “GIVE 4 CUSTER COUNTY” campaign kicks off today. The event is a fundraising campaign to grow philanthropy and inspire communities to come together to give as much as possible to support the w'... Read More

LINCOLN – Schools across Custer County art once again participating in the Nebraska Department of Education’s summer meals program. Free meals, according to the department, will be available to all children ages 1 to 18. Meals are made possibl'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – Flag Day may be a shade quieter than its more “explosive” patriotic cousins, but for the Elks, it is just as strong a pillar of the country’s values; for the Broken Bow chapter, the flag is the country. Lodge #1688 assembled o'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Broken Bow City Council held its first meeting of the month Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building Auditorium; Council President Baltz was absent. Steve Parr of JEO Consulting presented an update on the city’s one'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – On June 12, 2023, the Custer County Sheriff’s Office responded to a one-vehicle fatality accident on Victoria Springs Road, 1.5 miles north of Merna. The accident occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. A 2017 Ford Excursion left the roa'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Custer County Board of Supervisors held its midmonth meeting Tuesday morning; all members were present. The board reviewed a loan application for the ongoing housing rehabilitation grant; the maximum allotted per project would b'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Broken Bow School Board held its June meeting on Monday at 6 p.m.; all members were present. Front and center were Superintendent Darren Tobey’s administrative comments, the focus of which was an unpacking of the school distri'... Read More