NORTH PLATTE--Weather permitting, work will begin March 14 on US-30 east of North Platte, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. KEA Constructors LLC of Milford, Nebraska has the $4,632,968 contract. Work includes replacing the br'... Read More
BROKEN BOW—Only a few items appeared on the Broken Bow City Council meeting agenda for Tuesday, March 8 with one of those items being the Memorial Drive Project Bid Approval. The council had the consideration of approving the bid for the paving and'... Read More
Survival rate for colon cancer is 90 percent when it’s caught in the early stages, unfortunately, only 40 percent of cases are being diagnosed during this window. CHI Health Good Samaritan and several area health care facilities have joined forces '... Read More
16 area schools will be making the trip to Kearney March 16-18 to compete at the NSAA State Speech Championships following district competition this past week. To qualify for state, speeches must place in the top three of their respective categories '... Read More
Residents around the state may soon see a helicopter or Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) trucks and UTVs near powerlines as crews begin their annual Spring inspection of the transmission system. NPPD wants residents to be aware of this process, '... Read More
A number of offices will have a primary election on May 10 following the non-incumbent filing deadline on March 1. Outside of Custer County offices, incumbents Mark Kimball and Mary Ross will appear on the primary ballot for the Callaway District Hos'... Read More
A trio of criminal cases were heard in Custer County District Court on Thursday, March 3. The morning began with 30-year-old Kyle Martin of Broken Bow. Martin appeared to be sentenced for 2nd-degree domestic assault (Class IIIA felony) and stalking '... Read More
Beaver City - Kathy Wilmot of Beaver City has announced her candidacy for District 7 Board of Regents. District 7 is comprised of the western 45 counties of Nebraska, reaching from the Colorado/Wyoming line to the eastern edges of Holt and Harlan co'... Read More
It’s time to go trout fishing again in Nebraska. Rainbow trout are being stocked in city ponds and lakes across the state in March to enhance fishing opportunities this spring, especially in urban areas. Additionally, the Two Rivers State Recreati'... Read More
A central Nebraska school district is turning to the community to help it make significant facility improvements. According to News Channel Nebraska, Cozad Community Schools sent a $26 million bond issue to voters last week. They’ll '... Read More
A single-vehicle accident resulted in the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 21 in Broken Bow being closed for several hours on Tuesday, March 1. According to officials, a semi with a trailer that was overloaded with metal pipes was traveling w'... Read More
A Friday (Feb. 25, 2022) fire about three miles south of Oconto was stopped by firefighters about 75 yards from the house of 90-year-old Melvin Achterberg. Achterberg was alone in the house sometimes after 2 p.m. when he saw flames and s'... Read More
According to Emergency Services Coordinator Andy Holland, siren testing will resume for 2022 with the first test planned for today (Tuesday, March 1). Testing will take place at 4 PM on the first Tuesday of every month through September. If severe'... Read More
