Ryan Anderson, owner of The Garden Center in Broken Bow, was recognized as a State Businessperson of the Year at this past weekend's awards program at the FBLA State Leadership Conference. Anderson was nominated locally by the Broken Bow FBLA chap'... Read More

As Arbor Day approaches, a local book club is preparing to celebrate the holiday with its annual tree giveaway.  Arbor Day was founded by J. Sterling Morton and was first celebrated in Nebraska on April 10, 1872.  The holiday is dedicated to the pl'... Read More

The Broken Bow Board of Education met in Regular Session Monday evening, April 20. School Board President Tom Osmond called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. In the Financial Report, Board Treasurer Jennifer Jackson noted a long list of purchases f'... Read More

BROKEN BOW, Neb.— Over $9,000 in scholarships and awards were presented at the recent annual Elks Scholarship Reception, hosted by Broken Bow Elks Lodge No. 1688. Levi French served as guest speaker for the event. Photos of those awarded can be '... Read More

A garage/shop building in Berwyn has been deemed a complete loss following a fire this past weekend that put it up in flames. Ansley Fire Chief Travis Harrop says responders were called to 305 Curran Avenue in Berwyn Saturday morning to reports of'... Read More

The deadline to submit grant applications to the Custer County Foundation is quickly approaching, set for April 30, 2026. The next deadline will be October 31, 2026. Any nonprofit organization that falls under the guidelines of the foundation's gr'... Read More

The Broken Bow School Board will meet tonight starting at 6 PM in the board room at the school. Following the usual meeting opening items such as the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of minutes from previous meetings, treasurers and claims reports, '... Read More

Nebraska students entering 7th or 8th grade this summer will have the opportunity to explore the outdoors and learn about natural resources through Adventure Camp about the Environment (ACE Camp), set for June 21 to 24 at Kamp Kaleo near Burwell. '... Read More

BROKEN BOW, Neb.— As the Nebraska Legislative session wraps up its session, District 43 Senator Tanya Storer says the session was a demanding but productive stretch of time that included fast-moving debates and major policy decisions. Storer sto'... Read More

Earlier this week, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced the opening of applications for the Nebraska Rural Health Workforce Incentive program, which provides financial incentives to support healthcare professionals re'... Read More

The annual spring rummage sale to benefit the Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center Auxiliary is set for the week of April 19th.  The community is asked to donate items that are clean and in good condition for the sale.  The collection of items '... Read More

Nutrient-rich and organic compost will be available for free to local gardeners from Adams Land & Cattle again this year, making it the seventh Compost Days held by the Custer County business. Compost will be given out Saturday May 2 from 9 AM to'... Read More

The Broken Bow City Council met in a brief regular session on Tuesday evening, April 14. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Rod Sonnichsen at 6:00 PM, and adjourned to enter executive session at 6:05 PM. Along with bills and approval of the '... Read More

BROKEN BOW, Neb.— The Broken Bow Police Department says that Austin Welty, age 33 of Broken Bow, was arrested late last week as the result of an investigation into the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and a subsequent crash earlier in the month.'... Read More