A large crowd gathered at the Callaway Community Center on Sunday, April 3 to enjoy some great food and mingle with their neighbors. Obviously, the key to keeping a rural town alive and thriving is the ability to retain the population. The chance to '... Read More
LITCHFIELD--Three different pieces of local student artwork were chosen to be displayed at the Nebraska State Capitol and in the office of Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse's office. For the month of March, artwork created by Litchfield third grader Kira'... Read More
Nebraska Public Power District is urging customers to be aware of the dangers of downed powerlines. One result of severe spring storms are downed powerlines. Tornadoes can bring down transmission lines typically located in rural areas, but trees dam'... Read More
The Custer County Board of Supervisors will meet in regular session on Tuesday, at 9:00 a.m., on April 12, 2022, in the Supervisors room on the top floor of the Courthouse. AGENDA: 9:00 a.m. Minutes, Mail, Committee Reports Disc/dec – Middle'... Read More
Due to drought conditions and extreme fire danger, many Nebraska state recreation areas and some wildlife management areas are temporarily banning campfires until further notice. Although everyone should be cautious when using fire throughout Nebr'... Read More
Press Release: On April 8, 2022, The Custer County Sheriff’s Office investigated a single-vehicle fatality accident at mile marker 56 on Nebraska Highway 21. The accident occurred at approximately 11:00 a.m. Karl Jones, Jr., age 42, of North Pla'... Read More
Weather permitting, work will begin April 11 on N-2, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Paulsen, Inc., of Cozad, Nebraska is the prime contractor. Work includes new asphalt driving surfaces, median replacement at the junction '... Read More
Weather permitting, work will begin April 11 on N-97, from reference post 56+87 to reference post 66+96, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Paulsen Inc., of Cozad, Nebraska is the prime contractor. Work includes grading, aspha'... Read More
BROKEN BOW– A power outage is currently planned between South C-D Streets and South 4th-7th Avenues. According to the City of Broken Bow, the outage will take place from 1-5 PM on Monday, April 11. If anyone has any questions or concerns, please'... Read More
First published in the Thursday, March 31 edition of The Arnold Sentinel: What would happen to the large Sandhills Motors showroom after the business moved to Broken Bow? This was a question on many residents’ minds for months, as the building stoo'... Read More
Just before 11 AM on Thursday, April 7, emergency crews were called to the scene of a single-vehicle accident on Highway 70 approximately two miles east of Broken Bow. A semi hauling an empty cargo trailer was traveling east on Highway 70 when gusty '... Read More
High winds mixed with flying debris have caused outages throughout the area including Ansley, Mason City, Litchfield, and Hazard. Custer Public Power District General Manager Rick Nelson told KCNI/KBBN outages occurred in the aforementioned towns thi'... Read More
BROKEN BOW--Broken Bow resident and childcare provider Heather Schmidt was recently named the 2021-2022 recipient of the Outstanding Early Childhood Family Advocacy Alumni award from the Department of Counseling, School Psychology, and Family Scienc'... Read More
