BROKEN BOW – Custer Public Power District (CPPD) will be hosting a free Rural Energy for America (REAP) funding presentation on Thursday, July 20 at its office in Broken Bow. Presenters will include representatives from USDA Rural Development. T'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – As summer vacation nears its descent, the Custer County Salvation Army will be holding its annual Back-to-School Book Bag and School Supply Giveaway on Monday, July 24 at the Broken Bow Municipal Building. The giveaway will start at'... Read More

MCCOOK – A ServSafe Manager training workshop will be offered on Wednesday, August 9 at the Community Building Fairgrounds in McCook from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Training will be given by Nebraska Extension Educators Andrea Nisley, Nancy Frecks, and'... Read More

COLUMBUS – Nebraska Public Power District is sending a 24-member crew to provide mutual aid to Omaha Public Power District to assist with power restoration efforts in response to Wednesday morning’s severe weather throughout that area. Accordi'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Custer County Ag Society will hold its regular monthly meeting tomorrow, July 13 at its regular location: the Shooting Sports Building at the west end of the Custer County Fairgrounds. The board will look to approve the minutes '... Read More

BROKEN BOW – At its July working meeting, the Broken Bow School Board unveiled designs for its ongoing high school renovation project. The redesign comes after a roughly two-month percolation period for the board, wherein it turned over communit'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Broken Bow City Council held its first meeting of July Tuesday evening with one idea on its mind: housing. Councilman Myers was absent and excused. The biggest-ticket item was an amendment to the development of the city’s ongo'... Read More

SARGENT – On Thursday, July 13, the Sargent pool is having a pool party for the Sargent Pool Project. The event starts at 5 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m. Check-in for the boat race is at 5. Preregistration is not required, and anyone who wants to par'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Custer County Board of Supervisors held its first meeting of July Tuesday morning; Supervisors Chairman Barry Fox was absent. The primary focus of the 2-hour meeting was the Board of Equalizations, specifically how the county wo'... Read More

LEXINGTON – Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office and the Lexington Police Department, have arrested a Colorado man after he reportedly pointed a rifle at another person at the I-80 Eastb'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Custer County Board of Supervisors will hold its first July meeting on the top floor of the Custer County Courthouse on Tuesday, July 11 at 9 a.m. In addition to the minutes, mail, and committee reports, the board will evaluate '... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Broken Bow City Council will hold its first meeting of the month on Tuesday, July 11 at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building Auditorium. In what should be a busy evening, the council will hear from the Super Kids Club regarding a co'... Read More

OMAHA – The University of Nebraska Medical Center has announced its dean’s list for the spring semester for students enrolling in nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, and the allied health professions. The list contains well over 100 names, and a hea'... Read More

LINCOLN – Two Nebraska efforts aimed at grassland and wildlife conservation through conservation assistance for farmers, ranchers, and tribes will benefit from a financial boost recently announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA '... Read More