OGALLALA – The Mid-Plains Plains Community College Ogallala Campushttps://www.mpcc.edu/campuses/ogallala.php will host a job fair from 4-7 p.m. Aug. 17. The fair is free to attend and open to the public. It will be at the campus, 512 E. B St. So'... Read More

HASTINGS – The IRS is coming to Hastings. For taxpayers holding their breaths, Nebraska IRS Spokesperson Christopher Miller assures Nebraskans that nobody’s in trouble; in fact, the arrival of agents in the Cornhusker State is meant to put eve'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Broken Bow Public School District will be hosting 4 back-to-school information sessions to help get parents and community members on the same page before the first day of the 2023-2024 school year. The information sessions are a'... Read More

CALLAWAY – Callaway was turned upside down Saturday by a storm that crept up on Custer County in the day's early hours. Unsettling signs could be seen as far as two miles outside the village, with slouching power lines strewn across Callaway Roa'... Read More

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) has released a statement announcing that hay harvesting permit applications for the public will be accepted through their online application portal beginning Sunday, July 30 at 12:01 a.m. '... Read More

LEXINGTON – The Dawson County Elite Showmanship Contest took place following the completion of the 2023 County Fair livestock shows earlier this week. Winning first place and a belt buckle was Parker Walahoski, son of Jared & Kris Walahoski '... Read More

CUSTER COUNTY – According to multiple reports from eyewitnesses and Custer Public Power District (CPPD), several communities have experienced power outages due to a severe storm sweeping through the KCNI/KBBN listening area early this morning. A'... Read More

NORTH PLATTE – According to a statement released by the Nebraska Department of Transportation, Francis Street in North Platte is open once again. The street was closed for the installation of storm sewer pipe and the lowering of the water main u'... Read More

BURWELL – Nebraska’s largest rodeo is getting its historic structures rebuilt after suffering major damage from May 2022 severe storms that resulted in a Presidential Disaster Declaration. Severe storms and straight-line winds affected multipl'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – For over 50 years, one of the most anticipated events during the Custer County Fair has been the Tuffy Winberg Free Pit BBQ. This year, once again, volunteers will go whole hog on digging the pits and smoking the meat to feed, witho'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Custer County Foundation will be presenting checks to twenty-nine area nonprofit organizations following the final tally of June’s Give 4 Custer County campaign. The presentation will take place on August 3 at 5 p.m. at Broken'... Read More

MCCOOK – Community Hospital in McCook has pledged $250,000 toward the construction of McCook Community College’s East Campus. The project, which officially launched with a brick-breaking ceremony on July 19, will allow the college to expand be'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – After this summer, nobody can accuse Broken Bow’s youth of civic apathy. The 3rd through 5th graders in Megan Crawford’s Super Kids Club spent most of the month of July scouring local news articles, stacks of minutes from munici'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – According to the Broken Bow Police Department, Burlington Northern has announced the reopening of the railroad crossing near the Custer County Fairgrounds. The opening of the crossing marks the end of the railroad’s undisclosed ma'... Read More