The City of Broken Bow has announced that the Budget Hearing originally scheduled for 5:00 PM, Tuesday, September 9 has been postponed until a later date. The regular Broken Bow City Council Meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Brok'... Read More

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Dustin Noble, 46, of North Platte, Nebraska, was sentenced on September 4, 2025, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for Conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act. United States District Judge Susan '... Read More

BROKEN BOW— Broken Bow EMS is inviting the public to participate in their third annual Run 4 Your Life 5k and 10k run and walk, as registrations opened September 3. Those wishing to participate can register until October 1 to be guaranteed a T-Shir'... Read More

The Broken Bow Public Library is taking part in the first-ever Library Fall Crawl passport program, sponsored by the Central Plains Library System. The program will run from September 2 through the Fall to November 30. Broken Bow Library Director '... Read More

TAYLOR— In Loup County, a new trail is taking shape, dedicated to the memory of beloved teacher and community member, Kevin Brown. Known for his passion for the outdoors, Brown left a lasting legacy when he provided funding to help kickstart the pr'... Read More

Carsen Wilson, age 20 of Broken Bow, appeared for sentencing in Custer County District Court on Thursday, September 4, 2025. In July of this year, Wilson was found guilty on two counts of terroristic threats (both IIIA felonies) as a result of a p'... Read More

A former Sargent para-educator is accused of sexual abuse of two minor students, according to Custer County Court documents. Krystina Rugg, age 39 of Sargent, has been charged with first degree sexual abuse by a school employee (class IIA felony) and'... Read More

Bruning Bank is hosting a “Grow to Give” food drive in September, collecting excess garden vegetables. The produce will then be distributed through the Broken Bow Food Pantry on September 4th and 11th. According to Bruning Vice President Shant'... Read More

Area youth were among those competing at the 2025 Nebraska State Pedal Tractor Pull Championships this past Sunday (August 31). Three pullers representing Custer County took home some hardware and qualified for the National Pedal Pull by placing in t'... Read More

LINCOLN— The Multi-State Lottery Association has stated that due to high sales, tonight's (Wednesday, September 3) estimated jackpot amount for the Powerball drawing has increased to an estimated $1.4 billion or $634.3 million with the cash option '... Read More

This story is courtesy of The Callaway Courier. Click here to learn more about subscribing. Callaway Public Schools Superintendent JD Furrow was accompanied by four members of the CPS Board of Education at the Aug. 12 meeting of the Callaway Villa'... Read More

Beginning Monday, Sept. 1, Nebraska counties will have another opportunity to strengthen their local infrastructure through the Nebraska Department of Transportation’s (NDOT) County Bridge Match Program (CBMP). Now entering its 10th round of fundin'... Read More

BROKEN BOW— The Custer County Salvation Army distributed $17,300 in community support funds during its August 26 meeting, presenting checks to local schools, food pantries, the Prairie Pioneer Center, and the Children's Christmas Fund. Checks fo'... Read More

LINCOLN— The Nebraska Sandhills, a richly illustrated collection of essays celebrating the history, geography, ecology and culture of Nebraska’s Sandhills, has been named the winner of the 2025 Nebraska Book Award in the category of Nonfiction: '... Read More