U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts took time for a campaign stop in Broken Bow on Wednesday, August 26th. Ricketts held a "Victory Program Event" before attending the ground breaking ceremony at Adams Land & Cattle as his campaign for reelection heats up'... Read More

Custer County taxpayers affected by the Pressey Fire are receiving additional time to file certain federal tax returns and make tax payments, according to the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS announced tax relief last week for taxpayers affected by'... Read More

Farmers and landowners are increasingly being approached about leasing land for solar, wind, and battery storage projects. According to the Center for Rural Affairs, these agreements can create opportunities to generate long-term, stable income from '... Read More

A little friendly competition between law enforcement and EMS will take the field Saturday night in Broken Bow, all in the name of a good cause. The Law Enforcement vs EMS softball game is scheduled for 7 PM Saturday at Paul Brown Field. The game '... Read More

Nebraska will receive up to $201,092,032.56 as part of a $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc., announced by Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers. The settlement, described as the largest state consumer protection settlemen'... Read More

Custer County District Court was in session on Thursday, August 27th with Judge Karin Noakes presiding. Two criminal cases came before the court. Appearing for his arraignment was Louis E. Keezer, age 37 of Ansley. Keezer is charged with two count'... Read More

BROKEN BOW, Neb.— Shiny shovels tossed dirt Wednesday afternoon south of Broken Bow as Adams Land & Cattle (ALCC) and Neogenyx Fuels officially broke ground on a renewable natural gas facility that will turn one of the feedlot's most abundant b'... Read More

The Broken Bow City Council met in regular session Tuesday evening, August 25. A number of items were on the agenda before the Council when Mayor Rod Sonnichsen called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers in the Broken Bow Municipa'... Read More

BROKEN BOW, Neb.— The City of Broken Bow is passing word along to citizens that the railroad crossing at 5th Avenue will be closed by BNSF on Wednesday and Thursday. The crossing will close at 9 AM on Wednesday (August 26) and is set to reopen o'... Read More

VALENTINE, Neb.— Troopers and investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol found methamphetamine and cocaine after a traffic stop in Cherry County led to a narcotics investigation.  In the late evening of Tuesday, August 18, a trooper saw a Cadil'... Read More

BROKEN BOW— The Custer County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday morning for a regular meeting. All board members were present. During committee reports, several supervisors touched on a meeting that was held with communities in the county on A'... Read More

The Custer County Treasurer’s Office is reminding taxpayers that the deadline for paying the second half of 2025 real estate and personal property taxes is this upcoming Monday (August 31). Online payments can be made through the county’s Gwor'... Read More

Broken Bow City Council will meet Tuesday night (August 25) starting at 6 PM at the municipal building on South 10th Avenue. The meeting is open to the public. Following the consent agenda, Council will hear updates from Electric Superintendent Bl'... Read More

NORTH PLATTE— Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person for motor vehicle homicide as the investigation continues into a fatal crash in Lincoln County earlier this month. On Saturday, August 15, troopers responded to a crash'... Read More