A full courtroom on Thursday, August 19 saw convicted murderer Trent Esch, 45, officially receive his sentence from District Judge Karin Noakes of life in prison. During his trial in June, Esch was convicted by a jury of 1st-degree murder, use of '... Read More

DISTRICT COURT— Connie Ulmer, 50 of Broken Bow, has reached a plea deal in the case where she was accused of taking $45,494.09 from the Broken Bow Booster Club in 2019 and 2020. Amended court documents filed on July 28 showed three of the four coun'... Read More

Labor Day marks the unofficial end to summer and no matter how you plan to celebrate, make sure you plan it safely.  This Labor Day weekend the Broken Bow Police Department will be participating in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over impaired driving'... Read More

Areas of west and north-central Nebraska have been upgraded to a slight risk for severe thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and into the evening. The primary hazards are damaging winds, large hail, and locally heavy rainfall. The tornado potential conti'... Read More

According to Sandhills Open Road Challenge Board Treasurer Becky Dailey, the driver of the white 2015 Chevy Camaro which crashed during the Loup2Loup Race in Halsey on Thursday, August 12 has died. Leland Sweet succumbed to his injuries earlier th'... Read More

School started in Broken Bow last week and Chief Scott would like to remind the public to watch for school busses that are stopped picking up or dropping off children as well as children crossing the street or darting out into the street. Children'... Read More

One-hundred-forty-six drivers roared into Arnold last week for the 21st Annual Sandhills Open Road Challenge. Coming from all parts of the nation, many of the drivers participated in all three racing events – Thursday’s Loup2Loup, Friday’s Half'... Read More

CUSTERY COUNTY—The Custer County Foundation, Inc. has been helping meet the needs of residents of Custer County since 1991 and it never ceases to give back, even while celebrating its own 30 year anniversary. At the 30th anniversary celebration '... Read More

BROKEN BOW--By the end of this week summer vacation will officially be over for area students as it is time to head back to school! New classes, freshly sharpened pencils, the Friday night lights, and seeing old friends are just some of the things to'... Read More

BANNER COUNTY--As the Hackberry Fire neared full containment by early last week, state officials transferred command of the response to the blaze back to local authorities. News Channel Nebraska (NCN)reported on August 10 that--according to the Ne'... Read More

Greater Nebraska youth are increasingly embracing their hometowns and seeking ways to contribute to their shared future, according to Nebraska Community Foundation’s recently released 2021 Nebraska Youth Survey. Nebraska Community Foundation (NC'... Read More

Hunters may begin donating deer to the Hunters Helping the Hungry program Sept. 1, the start of the archery deer season. Nine processors will be available around the state. Two additional processors will accept deer for the program starting Nov. 13. '... Read More

BROKEN BOW--Less than a year since the groundbreaking of the Broken Bow Preschool project, teachers are welcoming students and parents to an open house to kickoff the school year in a brand new space. Back to School Night/Open Houses were held on '... Read More

The Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program makes available $158 million to assist Nebraska low-income households that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This program is only available for renters with a lease agree'... Read More