The Sargent Women’s Action Team will present their latest Cricket County Play on Sunday, December 28. Performances will be at 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM. This fun community event featuring a cast of Sargent residents is a fundraiser for the Sargent Wom'... Read More
The Merna Volunteer Fire Department received a new tool in its firefighting arsenal recently. On November 22, the department took possession of “Merna 24”, a 2024 Ford F550 truck modified for wildland firefighting by Watts Manufacturing in Salina'... Read More
The Custer County Supervisors will meet in regular session on Tuesday, December 30 at 9:00 AM. The supervisors meet in the Custer County Courthouse in the meeting room on the top floor. The Supervisors meeting was delayed a week from its normal meeti'... Read More
Kearney, Neb – University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor Neal Schnoor has shared final budget reduction recommendations with campus to address a $4.5 million structural deficit in the current biennium. The recommendations reflect feedback gat'... Read More
With the help of sponsorship across the listening area, KCNI/KBBN aired interviews with area kindergartners asking for their thoughts on the season. Below are the recordings organized by school. Missing interviews are due to students not being in sch'... Read More
United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Sean Westgate, 48, of Cozad, Nebraska, was sentenced on December 18, 2025, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. United Sates District Judge Susa'... Read More
As a reminder to kids big and small across the area, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will again be tracking the flight of Santa Claus as he makes his way around the world, delivering presents to all good girls and boys. Santa '... Read More
Nebraska farm and ranch families are invited to attend a free educational workshop focused on succession and estate planning. These workshops are designed to help producers prepare for the future of their operations, and are hosted by the Nebraska'... Read More
Ben Sasse, former Nebraska Senator and University of Florida president has announced that he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. In a letter posted to Facebook, Sasse said the diagnosis is a death sentence. However, in recounting the recent achievements o'... Read More
The Broken Bow Public Schools Music Department & Broken Bow Music Boosters hosted another successful Holiday Notes Fundraiser Concert Thursday night, December 18. Over 150 guests were in attendance, enjoying holiday performances from a number of'... Read More
The Lincoln Police Department and Nebraska State Patrol have identified the person found deceased in rural Furnas County last week as Jerica Hamre. Hamre was first reported missing from Lincoln on July 3, 2024. Her death is being investigated as a'... Read More
Time is running out to enter to win a side of beef or half a pork in the Blaine County Community Fund Beef and Pork Fundraiser meat raffle. The drawing for the fundraising event will occur January 2, 2026 at halftime of the Sandhills Schools basketb'... Read More
On Thursday, December 18, 2025, at approximately 6:50 p.m., the Broken Bow Police Department responded to a report of a deceased individual located in a storage unit in the 1700 block of South E Street in Broken Bow. Upon arrival, officers discove'... Read More
The Broken Bow Police Department will officially add its two newest members after their December 18 graduation from the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center (NLETC). The Department is proud to announce that Officer Wyatt Woodward and Officer Jo'... Read More
