When he began his career in the Nebraska Army National Guard in 1981, Gary Ropers was looking for a way to pay for college, but forty years later he is now the Brigadier General. Brig. Gen. Ropers started his career as a tank turret mechanic with the'... Read More
The Sandhills Open Road Challenge racing began on Thursday morning with the Loup 2 Loup Race in Halsey. The race began and progressed nearly flawlessly until an accident stopped the race in its tracks. The final car of the 100 MPH class, a white/b'... Read More
The Custer County Foundation, Inc. is celebrating 30 years of service to Custer County! To celebrate, the Board of Directors will host a fun evening in the Broken Bow City Square. Join the fun on Thursday, August 12 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. We wi'... Read More
Enjoy a day of historical reenactments Aug. 14 during Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park’s Fall Muster. The day, themed War and Remembrance: An Event Following Little Bighorn, will include reenactors portraying roles of the fort in the 1870s. The'... Read More
While it may have been a short agenda for the Custer County Supervisors on Tuesday, August 10, the meeting went into the lunch hour as the Supervisors welcomed Dana Cole’s Bob Beran to the meeting to review the county budget. No final numbers were '... Read More
The deadline has been extended from Aug. 1 to Aug. 18 for those interested in pursuing Nebraska Career Scholarships. Additionally, three more programs have been added to the list of qualifying areas of study. Those include Electrical Technology, Ass'... Read More
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Broken Bow, Nebraska, that was to be held at 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 10th , 2021 will now be held on Tuesday, August 24th , 2021 at 6:00 P.M. in the Municipal Auditor'... Read More
BANNER COUNTY--Thousands of acres have burned since the start of the Hackberry Fire in the Nebraska Panhandle. The fire started southeast of Harrisburg in Banner County around 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 5 according to the Nebraska Emergency Managemen'... Read More
The Custer County Board of Supervisors will meet in regular session on Tuesday, at 9:00 a.m., on August 10, 2021, in the Supervisors room on the top floor of the Courthouse. AGENDA: 9:00 a.m. Minutes, Mail, Committee Reports Disc/dec – Middl'... Read More
More than 259 Nebraska students, advisers, and guests virtually attended the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference. Nebraska FBLA members competed in 79 events. More than 11,368 FBLA and Middle-Level FBLA members at'... Read More
The Food Bank for the Heartland Mobile Food Pantry will be in Mason City on Thursday, August 19 at the First Baptist Church (687 Prentiss St.) Food will be distributed drive-thru style with no need for recipients to get out of their vehicles. All are'... Read More
Mid-Plains Community College is offering students another way to fit classes in around busy schedules. Sunday College is designed with convenience in mind – allowing general education requirements to be completed in just eight weeks. Classroom in'... Read More
What should Nebraska Public Power District’s carbon reduction initiatives look like in the future? End-use customers of NPPD, and its wholesale public power partners (rural power districts and municipalities), can play a role in making that de'... Read More
