BROKEN BOW – An almost ten-year genealogical research project bouncing between Broken Bow and Austin, Texas has culminated in a headstone for a nearly-forgotten veteran of a nearly-forgotten war. Charles Caesar Pyle, homesteader, school principa'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – It may take the reader longer to read this recap than Tuesday’s council meeting lasted. The Broken Bow City Council met at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 12 at the Municipal Building. Mayor Sonnichsen, Councilman Miller and Councilman Myers'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Custer County Board of Supervisors convened on Tuesday, July 12 in a streamlined session that would see approvals for the price of securities, the price of security, and security at a price. Five of the board’s seven members w'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Broken Bow chapter of Optimist International (OI) will be hosting a cornhole tournament on the third Thursday of July, the 21st. The tournament will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Broken Bow golf course just outside of town. Reg'... Read More

MERNA – Between 2:30 and 3 p.m. on Monday, July 11 a vehicle accident was reported at the intersection of Road 431 and Highway 2 in between Merna and Anselmo. First responders arrived within twenty minutes. On the scene, KCNI/KBBN witnessed seve'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The dust from Crazy Days’ first round had hardly the time to settle before being kicked up once more by 40 runners on Saturday morning. The 5k Donut Dash, put on by the Broken Bow Chamber of Commerce, welcomed two- and four-legged'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Custer County Board of Supervisors concluded a two-day gauntlet of property valuation hearings on Friday. The board heard valuation protest claims from all corners of the county, both literal and figurative, and ranged from commerc'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Custer County Board of Supervisors will convene in a regular session on Tuesday, July 12. The meeting will take place at 9 a.m. on the top floor of the Custer County Courthouse, and is open to all. Among the usual business items'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Broken Bow City Council will convene on Tuesday, July 12 at 6 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Municipal Building, and all community members are invited to attend. The keynote item will be the council’s consideration of'... Read More

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is inviting the public to participate in its annual summer turkey survey July 1 to August 31. The survey provides useful estimates about annual production by wild turkey hens and how many poults, or young tur'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – July 15 is the deadline to nominate a worthy Nebraskan for the AARP’s State Andrus Award for Community Service. The award is the organization’s most prestigious award for community service, recognizing “outstanding individuals ag'... Read More

BROKEN BOW—The Dog Gone Fun 4H Club is selling raffle tickets for the chance to win a handmade quilt. Proceeds from ticket sales will go to the Broken Bow Police Department’s (BBPD) K9 Unit for the purchase of safety equipment. Sam is a 7-year-ol'... Read More

Washington, D.C.– Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R) are invited to meet with a representative of his office at upcoming mobile offices in St. Paul, Central City, Clay Center, and Red Cloud. At a mobile office, Third Dis'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The 2022 edition of Crazy Days is well underway in Broken Bow, with deals citywide. Some are offering sales, others offering sweets, but most are in the proper spirit. Crazy Days lasts through Saturday, July 9, though it would play '... Read More