MERNA— A two-vehicle accident at the Highway 2/92 intersection resulted in one person being transported to Melham Medical Center with possible injuries. According to Custer County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Barrett Gibbons, a dark-colored Toyota S'... Read More

BROKEN BOW—From anchors aweigh to flying off into the wild blue yonder, two Custer County World War II United States Navy veterans were honored with a Dream Flight on Saturday, August 28. As part of Operation September Freedom, the Dream Flights'... Read More

Arnold— The driver of a motorcycle was transported to the hospital following an afternoon crash on Wednesday, August 25 near Arnold. According to the accident report from the Custer County Sheriff’s Office, Robert Johnson, of Alexandria, M.N., wa'... Read More

The National Weather Service is keeping an eye on a potential storm that could produce damaging winds, large hail (2"+), localized flooding, and a tornado this afternoon and evening. Isolated showers and storms through midday (mainly north-central'... Read More

Nebraska Community Foundation once again encourages small town libraries to apply for grants through the Kreutz Bennett Donor-Advised Fund, which has awarded more than $665,000 to libraries in the last nine years. Grants will be made to libraries lo'... Read More

Starting this fall, a new Special Landowner Deer Season gives a qualifying landowner a three-day season on their own property preceding the regular firearm deer season. The $8 Special Landowner Deer Permit is valid only for the three-day season: Nov'... Read More

At the end of the 2020 SORC, board president Don Olson passed the torch on to Clay Mohr, who took it and ran to oversee another successful race in 2021. Olson, who served as president from the very beginning of the event, was a leader in every sense '... Read More

Dove Season Begins September 1 in Nebraska With the annual dove season opener on Sept. 1, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has some reminders for hunters, as well as recommendations for areas to hunt. Dove hunting is a fun activity for many h'... Read More

The Nebraska State Board of Education awarded reVISION grants to schools statewide to help develop Nebraska’s talent pipelines for economic growth and workforce development, while strengthening high school Career and Technical Education (CTE) progr'... Read More

“Vaccinate or we will withhold funding,” was the message sent to long-term care facilities when President Joe Biden announced a potential mandate last week. Burwell Community Memorial Health Center (CMHC) Senior Administrator Tim Groshans spoke w'... Read More

BROKEN BOW— The 2021 Leafy Spurge Task Force Tour and Conference is coming up August 31-September 1 at the One Box Convention Center in Broken Bow. The two-day event will include a tour, dinner, and presentations regarding noxious weeds. Tour hi'... Read More

BROKEN BOW—Following a successful county fair, the Custer County Ag Society met on August 12 to review this year’s events and plan for next year. Board member Steve Horn made a motion that the 2022 Custer County Fair be held July 29 through Augus'... Read More

BROKEN BOW— Nuisance properties were the main discussion topics on Tuesday, August 24 as four properties were discussed by the Broken Bow City Council. Mayor Rod Sonnichsen and Councilman Larry Miller were both absent from the meeting, but all othe'... Read More

CUSTER COUNTY— The Custer County Board of Supervisors have nearly reached the final stage of the budget after Tuesday’s meeting where they agreed to publish the revised budget before the final hearing in September. In the past few weeks, the S'... Read More