MASON CITY – The First Baptist Church in Mason City, in collaboration with the Omaha-based Food Bank for the Heartland, will be hosting a mobile food pantry on Thursday, March 16 beginning at 3 p.m. The pantry will take place at the First Baptis'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Custer County District Court heard two criminal cases Thursday morning. James Thompson, 35 of Gothenburg, appeared for an arraignment in a case bound over from county court. Thompson is facing four allegations: burglary, theft b'... Read More

BROKEN BOW - According to the City of Broken Bow, several blocks in town will be without water for a time, as a water main break has been reported. South F Street between 3rd and 6th Avenue are the currently-affected blocks; the city was forced to'... Read More

BROKEN BOW - The Broken Bow City Council is scheduled to meet at noon on Friday, February 24 at the Municipal Building Auditorium. The meeting should prove to be short; the agenda consists of the approval of minutes from the February 14 meeting an'... Read More

NORTH PLATTE — During the afternoon and evening hours of Friday, February 17, investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol conducted alcohol compliance checks in Dawson County. This project was supported in whole or part by grant #93.959 under t'... Read More

BROKEN BOW - The Broken Bow Quiz Bowl Invite, scheduled for Wednesday, February 22 and 23, has been postponed due to the possibility of inclement weather, according to the school. A makeup date has yet to be scheduled; central Nebraska is bracing '... Read More

BREWSTER - A meeting of the Blaine County Board of Commissioners will be held on Tuesday, February 28 at 9 AM at the courthouse in Brewster. The meeting, initially scheduled for February 22, will be postponed due to the forecast of inclement weath'... Read More

GOTHENBURG – According to several news sources, a Union Pacific train derailed early Tuesday morning in Gothenburg. According to Union Pacific, at about 1:45 a.m. roughly 30 cars, all carrying coal, derailed 3 miles southeast of Gothenburg, and '... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Nebraska Rural Radio Network Association (NRRA) has released a statement announcing its expansion into Custer County: the organization has reached an agreement to purchase Broken Bow’s KBRY-FM from Mid-Nebraska Broadcasting. A'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Broken Bow School Board held their regular meeting on Monday night in the high school board room. Board member Tim Chancellor’s absence was excused. The minutes of the previous board meeting were approved unanimously, and Trea'... Read More

ARNOLD – Arnold’s 34th annual Chili Cook-Off is scheduled Saturday, February 25 at the Arnold Community Center. The cook-off has historically been an all-day affair, though public serving will take place between 5 and 7 p.m. The contest is typ'... Read More

A winter storm is expected to impact the area Tuesday night through Thursday morning, with significant snow accumulation, strong winds, and dangerously cold temperatures. According to the National Weather Service office in North Platte, snow will '... Read More

LINCOLN - Winter Storm Diaz, the massive blizzard that moved across Nebraska in December 2022, now has claimed less visible victims: countless fish in at least 20 Sandhills and Panhandle lakes. Low oxygen levels have been recorded in many of the r'... Read More

LINCOLN – At noon on Wednesday, the limestone of the state capital’s ground floor began to rustle. First, it was the echo of an unfamiliar shoe against the brick, out of step with the regular, regimented clicks of the heels of dispensed pages, th'... Read More