MERNA – Heritage Days 2023 is right around the corner; the early summer celebration this year straddles two months: June and July. Starting on Friday, June 30, the A-M Foundation will hold its annual banquet at the One Box Convention Center in B'... Read More

THEDFORD – Fifty-eight years ago, three artists formed the Thedford Art Guild in order to help sponsor the 1st Annual Autumn Art Workshop in the Forest near Halsey. They were soon joined by 15 additional area artists, all bent on answering the que'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Broken Bow City Council will convene for the first time this month on Tuesday, June 13 at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building’s Auditorium. The council is expected to approve the consent agenda, which includes the minutes of the '... Read More

LEXINGTON – On June 2, thirteen 4-H youth competed in the 2023 Dawson County 4-H Livestock Judging Contest at the Fairgrounds in Lexington. The 13 competitors were divided into 3 categories by age, Clover Kid, Junior, and Senior. The contest con'... Read More

ANSELMO – April’s Cooksley Complex Fire spanned two counties, 37,000 acres, and two days: April 13 and 14. Miraculously, no lives were lost, thanks in no small part to the 64 fire departments that worked tirelessly to contain and extinguish the b'... Read More

NORTH PLATTE – The Nebraska Department of Transportation has announced that work will begin Monday, June 12 in Paxton and Arnold, weather permitting. Kid Barnes Construction, Inc. of Valentine is the contractor for the project. Work includes rem'... Read More

CALLAWAY – The shortage of childcare across our state, including in Callaway, has been making headlines for months now. Callaway Public Schools Superintendent Bryon Hanson went so far as to call it a “crisis” during a recent school board meetin'... Read More

ANSELMO – Relief efforts for April’s Cooksley Complex Fire by the Anselmo community are ongoing and increasing. In addition to the community’s 4-13 Fire Department Appreciation Event in conjunction with the annual Big Sky Jubilee, Anselmo-Me'... Read More

ANSELMO – Anselmo’s famous Big Sky Jubilee is returning for another summer; this year, the festival looks to highlight its hometown and the people in it with the theme “Celebrate Anselmo.” Scheduled for June 16 through June 18, the festiva'... Read More

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