Crossroads Mission Avenue and Foodbank for the Heartland are bringing their mobile food pantry to Broken Bow on May 16, 2026. The Broken Bow mobile food pantry will be at the Custer County Fairgrounds. Food distribution will start at 9 a.m. and '... Read More
Volunteers are being sought to help North Park Elementary students experience fishing next week at the pond in Melham Park in Broken Bow. North Park Elementary Principal Malachi Behrens said the school will bring a fishing trailer from the Nebrask'... Read More
May 15, 2026, through May 31, 2026, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) is working with local law enforcement for the Make It Click campaign. The NDOT Highway Safety Office has awarded grant funding to 43 law enforcement agencies across '... Read More
The Custer County Ag Society approved plans for the 2026 tractor pull when it met in regular session Thursday evening, May 14, while also discussing fairground infrastructure improvements and upcoming summer events. Fair Board President Brian Palmer '... Read More
The Hastings Utilities Water Department plans to convert a decommissioned drinking water well into an Aquifer Storage and Restoration (ASR) feed water well utilizing grant funding from Google LLC. Brandan Lubken, Director of Underground Operations'... Read More
Crews were called to reports of a grass fire along Highway 21 south of Broken Bow on Thursday morning in the 9 AM hour. The blaze was soon said to be on both sides of the highway. According to Nebraska 511 just ahead of the 11 AM hour, the entire '... Read More
The Custer County Ag Society will meet Thursday, May 14, for a regular meeting starting at 7 p.m. in the shooting sports building on the fairgrounds. Following the financial and committee reports, new business items will be discussed, as there i'... Read More
Governor Jim Pillen has announced that all U.S. and Nebraska flags are to be flown at half-staff on Friday (May 15) to honor WWII airman Robert A. Keuchel. The remains of Staff Sergeant Keuchel were found and ultimately identified last year by the De'... Read More
Tickets are still available for the 2026 Cattlemen's Ball of Nebraska, but organizers are urging people to act quickly before sales end this Friday (May 15). The annual cancer research fundraiser will take place June 5-6 in a pasture north of Coza'... Read More
The Lower Loup Natural Resource District (LLNRD) is hosting its 5th annual photo contest with entries due Friday, May 15. The Lower Loup NRD is looking for a wide variety of photos taken in the district. Photos can include nature, wildlife, agri'... Read More
CUSTER COUNTY, Neb.— Polls closed across Custer County and the state at 8 PM Tuesday night and unofficial results have been released to KCNI/KBBN by the Custer County Clerk's office. 1,653 ballots were cast (1,405 republican, 182 democratic, 4 l'... Read More
BROKEN BOW, Neb.— Broken Bow City Council met on Tuesday night for just short of 40 minutes. The meeting was held in Council chambers at the Municipal Building due to the main auditorium being used as a polling place for the primary election. Tr'... Read More
The Custer County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Tuesday morning for just over an hour and a half before entering into closed session for possible litigation (no decisions were made in that session). Supervisor James Markham was absent b'... Read More
Responders were called to an accident on the short section of 800 road connecting Highway 2 and Paulsen Road/ Road 437 west of Broken Bow just ahead of the Noon hour on Tuesday. The accident was later observed to be between a train and a semi truck p'... Read More
