The Broken Bow City Council will meet in regular session at the the Broken Bow Municipal Building at 6:00 PM Tuesday Evening November 25. On the agenda for the council will be an additional expense for water main work along Highway 2 and agreement'... Read More

Out of 4,500 entries, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) selected “Blizzard Wizard” as one of 16 winners for this year’s Name-a-Snowplow Contest. The name was the entry of Broken Bow 6th Grader Alex Longfellow. Alex is the son '... Read More

At just a little after 6:00 PM on Friday evening, November 21, it was already beginning to look as though there wouldn’t be enough turkey for everyone, but most of the seats were full at the Broken Bow Municipal Building for Friendsgiving. Beth Ot'... Read More

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is seeking information on the illegal shooting and wanton waste of a white-tailed buck in southeastern Arthur County. The deer was shot on Nov. 11 or 12 south of Bucktail Lake. People are encouraged to sen'... Read More

The Custer County Board of Supervisors will meet in regular session on Tuesday, November 25 at 9:00 AM in the Supervisors Room on the top floor of the Courthouse. following-up on the last meeting, the Nebraska Association of County Officials (NACO'... Read More

Custer County Youth Sports (CCYS) is set to host their first ever fund raising event, an all-ages fun-run/walk/bike around Melham Park in Broken Bow. The starting gun for the CCYS Turkey Trot will sound at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, November 26. Check-in'... Read More

Springdale, Ark – Tyson Foods today announced network changes that will result in the closure of its Lexington plant. Tyson states in a press release the change is designed to right size its beef business and position it for long-term success. T'... Read More

As American Education Week draws to a close, Nebraska teachers are working to hold on to the gains they have made in the state. Public school students in Nebraska have some of the highest test scores in the nation. Nearly 75% of students score wel'... Read More

A reminder that the Broken Bow Elks Lodge No. 1688 10th Annual Winter Coat Drive is going on now through January 8. Winter wear items can be dropped off for donation at the Custer County Chief, at 305 South 10th Avenue, in Broken Bow. Any warm wint'... Read More

Every day, someone dies simply because they didn’t buckle up. It’s a tragedy that’s as avoidable as it is common. Despite decades of public education and technological advances in vehicle safety, too many drivers and passengers continue to trea'... Read More

Casey M. Hall, age 48 of Neligh, appeared in Custer County Distirct Court on Thursday, November 20 for sentencing. In September of this year, Hall entered into a plea agreement where he pleaded no contest to two counts of possession of child pornogra'... Read More

The Custer County 4-H Recognition Night was held on Sunday, November 16 at the 4-H Building in Broken Bow. The 2025 Outstanding 4-H Leader Award was presented to Natasha Dalby. Natasha is serving as the organizational leader of the Sandhill Critte'... Read More

CUSTER COUNTY, Neb.— A building aged more than 140 years traveled to a new home in Custer County on Tuesday. Citizens of all ages made their way to the roadside to watch the District 58 West Dale School go by during its nearly 20 mile trip from nor'... Read More

Custer Public Power District (CPPD) has announced a planned outage, scheduled for November 20, starting at 2:00 PM. Power will be out in and around the towns of Thedford, Seneca, and Mullen for about two hours.  CPPD crews will be working in the '... Read More