NORTH PLATTE, Neb.— Work will start next Monday, June 29, on Nebraska Highway 92 between Tryon and Stapleton weather permitting, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Work will include milling and asphalt resurfacing, sidewalk '... Read More

On June 19, the Broken Bow Chamber of Commerce held two ribbon cuttings for local businesses, Nutrien Ag Solutions and From Tips to Toes. Nutrien Ag Solutions has been operating in Nebraska since 1974 and is excited to expand to the Broken Bow are'... Read More

With partnership from the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen has triggered the Nebraska Wildfire Hay Recovery Program. Aimed at supporting ranchers impacted by wild'... Read More

Anselmo’s Big Sky Jubilee features many events starting on Friday, June 19. The jubilee will begin on Friday at 12:30 with the Mark Wells Memorial BBQ Pitmaster Challenge. Judging will take place at 5 p.m., Calcutta will be at 6, and then the BB'... Read More

BURWELL, Neb.— Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) services will be available to families through Loup Basin Public Health Department (LBPHD), who will start offering the federally funded nutrition program in July. WIC provides healthy foods, nut'... Read More

BROKEN BOW, Neb.— Broken Bow Public Schools business teacher and FBLA advisor Angie Palmer was recently named the Nebraska Association for Career and Technical Education's Outstanding Teacher of the Year. According to a news release, Palmer rece'... Read More

In an update release shared Wednesday morning, Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2 has indicated that the South Fork fire in northwest Nebraska is now 80% contained and has burned 39,057 acres. Approximately 482 personnel remain assigne'... Read More

Those in the area interested in becoming Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) will have several opportunities over the next week to learn more about an upcoming EMT training course set to begin later this year in August. During each of three infor'... Read More

The North Platte Community College transportation division recently unveiled their 2026 raffle car, a 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS. The reveal took place during Throttle Fest on NPCC's south campus. As the 21st raffle car restored by NPCC stu'... Read More

The Broken Bow Board of Education met in Regular Session on Monday evening, June 15. Board Member JD White was the lone absence when Board President Tom Osmond called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. The BBPS School Board meets in the District Confer'... Read More

Shali D. Chavez, age 37 of Broken Bow, was in Custer County Court on Monday, June 15th for a first appearance stemming from a May 7th arrest. Chavez is charged with possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, a Class IV felony.  Judge Tam'... Read More

BROKEN BOW, Neb.— Kelvin Dowse, Martin Shafer, and Bernard Nichols were all presented Quilts of Valor this past weekend during a ceremony at the Veterans Building in Broken Bow. With a mission of covering service members and veterans touched by '... Read More

ALLIANCE, Neb.— Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested another person in connection with a homicide investigation that began last September. In September 2025, NSP investigators arrested Tamara Bingham on multiple charges, incl'... Read More

North Platte hosts its 62nd NEBRASKAland Days, featuring the Buffalo Bill Rodeo starting Wednesday, June 17. NEBRASKAland Days events started on Friday, June 12 and will continue until Saturday, June 27. On Tuesday, June 16, the Melvin, Swanson, H'... Read More