BROKEN BOW - The Four Corners 4-H club participates in several community service projects each year, fulfilling part of the 4-H pledge to “use our hands for better service.” The first two projects were landscape focused. On April 16, 8 memb'... Read More

NORTH PLATTE – Mid-Plains Community College has become the first community college in Nebraska to have its early entry program accredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP). It is the second college in the sta'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Custer County Ag Society will hold its June meeting tomorrow, June 8 at 7 p.m. at its usual location: the Shooting Sports Building on the Custer County Fairgrounds. The board is expected to hear reports from the Extension Office'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The 3rd Annual “Service above Self” golf tournament sponsored by the Broken Bow Area Rotary is scheduled for Friday, June 16. The tournament will take place at the Broken Bow Golf Club on Friday afternoon. Designed as a two-pers'... Read More

LEXINGTON – Fifteen Dawson County 4-H’ers competed in the Life Challenge Contest on Wednesday, May 31, at the Dawson County Extension Office in Lexington. Family and consumer science were the focus of the 4-H Life Challenge Contest. Participan'... Read More

LINCOLN – The first human case of West Nile virus for the 2023 season has been found in the Three Rivers Public Health District. The person who tested positive was not hospitalized according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services ('... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The bridge between spring and summer in central Nebraska most years can seem so narrow that only sunlight can squeeze across it; this time of year, Custer County seems to wake up to frost and go to bed with a sunburn. Over the past '... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Custer County Court heard several cases from a single defendant Monday morning. Matthew G. McAlevy, 31 of Broken Bow, appeared to face several allegations, many related to an alleged probation violation: one alleged count of fai'... Read More

OCONTO – Despite two rain showers, the 2023 edition of Oconto’s famous “Blowin’ the Doors Off BBQ” had a staggering attendance of 1,180 people, which was up from 1,115 the previous year. The band, Borderline, had to be moved inside due t'... Read More

KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska-Kearney has released its dean’s list for the 2023 spring semester, with students from nearly every corner of Custer County earning spots on the list. In order to qualify for the list, students must have com'... Read More

LINCOLN – With Nebraska’s permit quotas reduced for the upcoming deer seasons, Nebraska Game and Parks cautions that tags previously accessible to hunters may be in short supply. Hunters can help improve their chances of getting a permit by apply'... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith has announced the winners of his 2023 Congressional Art Competition for Nebraska’s Third District, and the piece to be displayed at the U.S. Capitol, comes from Custer County. Litchfield Public Schoo'... Read More

DAWSON COUNTY – 4-H youth participated in the Dawson County 4-H Weed & Grass ID contest where they had to identify several weed species, including common yarrow, blackseed plantain, and smooth brome. Top overall winners and medal earners wer'... Read More

NORTH PLATTE – The Nebraska Department of Transportation has announced two roadwork projects to begin on Monday, June 5, weather permitting. The first will occur on US-83, Jeffers Street Southbound in North Platte from the South Platte River Bri'... Read More