On March 20th 2022 at 12:15 PM a grass fire started on the southwest corner of the prescribed burn from the day before. Landowner notified dispatch as they were out patrolling the fire lines from the fire the day before. Due to the wind, a hotspot fl'... Read More

The 2022 NSAA State Speech Championships wrapped up on Friday, March 18 as Classes D1 and D2 competed at Kearney High School with multiple area students placing in the final rounds. In Class D1, Stapleton's Megan Amos is the state champion in humo'... Read More

It’s fair to say that 2021 brought unique weather to all portions of Nebraska. From tornado outbreaks and dust storms to tornado warnings and snow squall warnings being issued on the same day, Nebraska weather has been impactful. The National Weath'... Read More

I. Opening Procedures I.A. Call Meeting to Order I.B. Pledge of Allegiance I.C. Announce Open Meetings Act Posting and Location II. Excuse Absentee Members III. Verification o'... Read More

Woodriver Township Board Emergency Meeting Notice Monday, March 21, 2022 – 8:00 p.m. Oconto American Legion Hall, 105 E. Main St, Oconto, NE 68860 Meeting Agenda 1. Roll Call/Call to Order 2. Approve the Meeting Agenda 3. Correspon'... Read More

Loup City had a host of students represent the school during the 2022 NSAA State Speech Championships in Kearney on Thursday, March 18 where the team finished top 10 in Class C2. Of the twelve speeches given during completion, two of those speeche'... Read More

LINCOLN — In all kinds of weather and communities, Nebraskans have come to depend on natural gas, whether it’s cooking meals on a natural gas range or backyard grill to keeping our homes warm in the bitter cold of winter and water piping-hot for '... Read More

The Gothenburg Speech Team finished in the top 10 in Class B at the 2022 NSAA State Speech Championships in Kearney. Classes A and B kicked off competition on Wednesday, March 16 where eight speeches were presented in Class B by area students. Bro'... Read More

COZAD — Residents of the Cozad Community Schools district passed a $26 million bond issue that will allow for renovations to the elementary and high school and reduce the footprint of the district from five buildings to three. Ballots '... Read More

BROKEN BOW--Hundreds of years of business experience were recognized on Saturday evening during the annual Broken Bow Chamber of Commerce banquet. Anniversaries were celebrated by nearly 30 business with milestones ranging from five years to 135 year'... Read More

The Custer County Supervisors held their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 15 with the task of making their way through a lengthy agenda. An engineering agreement was approved by the Supervisors for a 2023 Road Improvement Project. According to th'... Read More

The Food Bank for the Heartland Mobile Food Pantry will be in Mason City on Thursday, March 17 at the First Baptist Chuch located at 687 Prentiss St. Food will be distributed drive-thru style with no need for recipients to get out of their vehicles. '... Read More

ARCADIA--The 36th Annual Arcadia Family Banquet will be held on Friday, March 25 at 7 p.m. The United Methodist Church (UMC) event will take place in the Arcadia High School Gym and will feature a newsworthy keynote speaker--Seth Denney. Mr. Seth '... Read More

A red flag warning has been issued for all of western and north central Nebraska for Tuesday afternoon and early evening. (1:00 PM to 8:00 PM CDT) Click to enlarge A red flag warning is utilized to alert people to an ongoing or expected critic'... Read More