According to the Nebraska Department of Transportation, work started today (Monday, August 8) on I-80 near Sutherland and Gothenburg. Watts Electric Company, of Waverly, Neb. is the prime contractor. Work includes installing overhead electronic me'... Read More

ANSLEY – The Village of Ansley is planning a power outage that will affect the whole town on Wednesday, August 10. The outage will start at 9 a.m. and last until 11:30 a.m. if all goes as planned. According to a statement released by Ansley, the'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The Salvation Army’s 2022 Backpack Giveaway was a resounding success, put mildly. The August 3 annual event geared 163 area students for the upcoming school year, which begins in a matter of days. Held at the Municipal Buildin'... Read More

ARNOLD - A new business is set to open in Hotel Custer on August 4. It’s called “A Few Things,” and there’s a humorous story behind the name. Owner Merri Jo Halstead relates, “I asked my family for input on the name. Jenni actually came '... Read More

BROKEN BOW - The Custer County Board of Supervisors will meet for the first time this month with a 9 a.m. meeting on the top floor of the Custer County Courthouse on Tuesday, August 9. The board will go over its middle of the month claims, and the'... Read More

LINCOLN - Eight elk were harvested during Nebraska’s first special elk depredation season. Five bulls and three cows were taken during the July 1-31 season on private land in specific parts of Lincoln, Perkins, Keith, Deuel, and Garden counties.'... Read More

BROKEN BOW - The Broken Bow City Council will convene on Tuesday, August 9 in the Municipal Building at 6 p.m. The council is expected to approve the minutes from thes and evaluate the bills as posted. Among new business items, a budget worksho'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – The dog days of summer are officially underway, and now more than ever the Red Cross could use a hand in keeping residents safe and healthy through the heat, according to Red Cross Communications Director Josh Murray. “While many '... Read More

LINCOLN - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has funding available to assist agricultural producers whose land was impacted by recent wildfires. Landowners have until August 19 to apply. Through'... Read More

LINCOLN - The Nebraska Center for the Book has selected one youth book and one adult book by Nebraska authors to represent the state at the 2022 National Book Festival: Letters from Space by Clayton Anderson, illustrated by Susan Batori, and The Bo'... Read More

LINCOLN, NE  – The leadership of the Nebraska Cattlemen Disaster Relief Fund announced they are now accepting applications until September 30, 2022, for aid from beef cattle producers who were affected by all fires reported through the Nebraska Em'... Read More

MASON CITY - The Mason City High School Alumni Association held its annual meeting at the Mason City Community Building on Sunday, July 24.  Two honored guests who did not attend were presented with plaques. Lucille Burns, a proud graduate of the'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – This season, the Salvation Army is helping to ring a bell of a different sort. With the academic calendar set to unroll across Custer County in a mere two weeks, Julie Toline’s contingent has been hard at work making sure students'... Read More

BROKEN BOW – Custer County District Court saw two sentencings and an arraignment on Thursday, August 4. Chance Smith, 31 of Cozad, was arraigned on five alleged charges: first-degree assault, two robberies (all Class II felonies), third-degree a'... Read More