Area students were among the 15,246 recipients of the 2024-2025 Nebraska State Colleges Multi-Activity Student Award, which recognizes students in grades 9-12 who participate in at least three NSAA sanctioned activities during the academic year. Each'... Read More
The special meeting that Broken Bow Deputy Clerk Jacob Holcomb said was a possibility is now a reality. Scheduled for noon on Thursday (April 10) at the municipal building, the agenda holds a discussion of the hazard mitigation grant program that Hol'... Read More
Broken Bow City Council met Tuesday night (April 8) in the Municipal Building with four 'new business' items ahead of them. All council members were present. A third change order with JEO Consulting Group on the Highway 2 sanitary sewer extension '... Read More
Nebraska families who welcomed new additions in 2024 will receive a financial head start thanks to the Meadowlark Savings Pledge. This spring, a one-time $50 seed contribution will be distributed into a state-managed NEST 529 account for every Nebras'... Read More
FFA members from the area were among more than 7,000 to attend the annual Nebraska State FFA Convention, which came to a close this past Friday (April 4). Several impressive achievements were accomplished by area students as official results have bee'... Read More
LINCOLN, Neb. - Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2025 crop year have until April 15, 2025, to revise elections and sign contracts. Both safety net '... Read More
The paving project that began this past fall at Davis Creek Recreation Area is about 2/3 complete as of the start of this week, according to the Lower Loup Natural Resources District. The project includes 3,200 feet of smooth, wide concrete road as w'... Read More
A plan of attack for changes needed at the Anselmo railroad crossing near the Country Partners grain facility was approved by the Custer County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday morning (April 8). The contract for the project was approved last Septembe'... Read More
Broken Bow City Council will meet tonight (April 8) starting at 6 PM at the Broken Bow Municipal Building on South 10th Avenue. In new business, council will consider two items regarding the sanitary sewer extension from 15th to Webster. A change '... Read More
Two preliminary hearings for Alexxis R. Shimko, age 29 of Broken Bow, were on the Monday, April 7th Custer County Court docket. One case stems from a November 2024 arrest when Shimko was charged with four counts of possession of controlled substan'... Read More
The Custer County Board of Supervisors will meet in regular session on Tuesday (April 8) starting at 9 AM in the supervisors room on the top floor of the courthouse in Broken Bow. Only one item appears on Tuesday's agenda outside of minutes, mail,'... Read More
Custer Public Power District (CPPD) has announced that distribution and transmission pole inspections will begin in the district this week. The pole treating program being used has been proven to help find weak links in the district's system, which h'... Read More
The 2025 concert lineup for Gothenburg's Livin' Out Loud was recently announced by the event's board of directors. Once again, the show will include some of Christian contemporary music's biggest names. Music fans of all genres gather each year in'... Read More
BROKEN BOW, Neb. - Broken Bow Public Schools (BBPS) and Discovery- Education have announced a new partnership. Teachers in 1st through 8th grade classrooms at Broken Bow will now have access to a set of new digital tools in science to aim for deeper '... Read More
