CUSTER COUNTY— The Custer County Board of Supervisors had a relatively uneventful meeting on Tuesday, June 15 where mostly housekeeping items were on the agenda. An item that has been discussed at length for the Supervisors is the resolution on '... Read More

CUSTER COUNTY— A South Dakota man made his first appearance in Custer County Court on Monday, June 14 facing alleged drug charges. Richard Holiday Jr., 38 of Dante, S.D., is facing an alleged charge of possession of marijuana with intent to dist'... Read More

TRIAL— The trial for Trenton Esch began the morning of Tuesday, June 15 with jury selection in Custer County District Court. Esch who is accused of fatally shooting 62-year-old Crystal Esch in 2020 near Broken Bow, could face life in prison if he i'... Read More

Broken Bow, NE – Adams Land & Cattle, LLC., (ALCC) has launched a new program incentivizing community members to refer potential employees to the company. The Community Employee Referral Program will reward Custer County residents for referring'... Read More

The Custer County Board of Supervisors will meet in regular session on Tuesday, at 9:00 a.m., on June 15, 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

The City of Cozad (pop. 3,787) has earned ongoing recognition from the State of Nebraska for recent business and housing development efforts. Earlier this month, Lt. Gov. Mike Foley and the Department of Economic Development (DED) honored local leade'... Read More

The Broken Bow Chamber of Commerce is not just for businesses and organizations in Broken Bow, in fact, the Chamber expands to a number of communities throughout Custer County and beyond. On Friday, June 11 the Chamber cut ribbons and presented a GRO'... Read More

The Broken Bow Police Department is investigating the theft of two vehicles from within the city limits of Broken Bow. The thefts occurred between 12:00 am and 6:30 am on Saturday, June 12, 2021. The first vehicle is a White 2006 Ford F350 pickup.'... Read More

The spring and summer months are the primary tick season in Nebraska, so we ask all residents to be mindful of ticks. Although some species can be active year round, the highest levels of tick activity correspond to the season when outdoor activities'... Read More

Weather permitting, work will bein June 14 on NE-2, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Western Engineering Company, Inc., of Harlan, Iowa, has the $2,818,006 contract. Work includes flume replacement, asphalt surfacing, seedin'... Read More

Custer County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director CED Dallas Vermillion is reminding area producers that accurate and timely reporting of acres for all crops and land uses is an FSA program eligibility requirement. She is encouraging Cu'... Read More

LINCOLN – The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS) a $6.4 million grant for the distribution of Automated External Defibrillators (AED) to all law enforcement organiz'... Read More

The Custer County Foundation reviewed grant requests for the period ending April 30, 2021 and they are awarding a total of $68,232 to 18 Custer County organizations and one non-traditional student.   “It’s always an exciting time when we get'... Read More

CUSTER COUNTY— A preliminary hearing was held in Custer County Court on Wednesday, June 9 for 36-year-old Derrick Gonzalez who is accused of alleged violation of Nebraska certificate title act and willful evasion of sales tax, both Class IV Felonie'... Read More