BROKEN BOW - With the first half real estate and personal property tax deadline approaching on Tuesday, April 30, the Custer County Treasurer’s Office would like to remind residents of the different service options available. Payments for the first half tax deadline in person at the office, by Courthouse drop…
BROKEN BOW - The Broken Bow Runza will take part in the annual Runza Feeds the Need on Tuesday. Every April Runza dedicates a percentage of sales to benefit youth hunger and food insecurity efforts in local communities. On April 23, the Broken Bow Runza will donate 10% of all…
Attorneys made opening statements Monday afternoon in the motor vehicle homicide jury trial in Phelps County Court of 33-year-old Andy Eickhoff of Albion. The case stems from a March 28, 2023 accident on Highway 183 about 5 miles north of Holdrege. A northbound semi, driven by Eickhoff, struck with the…
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is recognizing eight high school students selected as winners of the annual Nebraska Emerging Writers and Artists Contest. In its fourth year, the competition encourages high schoolers from across the state to showcase their creativity by submitting essays, poems, short stories and…
Spring soon will turn to summer. Get outdoors and spend some time in Nebraska’s state parks this May. A variety of events are planned for those for all ages and interests. Don’t forget to purchase a vehicle park entry permit to enter the state parks. Get one at OutdoorNebraska.gov or…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Three Litchfield students have been recognized by Rep. Adrian Smith as part of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for Nebraska's Third District. The contest invites high school students in each congressional district to submit their original artwork to their representative. Alyson Adams of Southern Valley Public Schools…
After the passage of LB 1402 by the Nebraska Legislature last week, it begs the question of what will happen with a referendum question on the November ballot. The measure changes the state funding mechanism for scholarships for students to attend private or parochial schools, with an appropriation of $10…
I-80 traffic detoured for several hours while first-responders and investigators dealt with caring for the injured, securing the scene and directing traffic. Kearney, Neb. — Multiple crashes on Sunday required closing portions of I-80 in central Nebraska. The first crash occurred at approximately 9:45 a.m. Sunday, near mile marker 257…
Lexington, Neb. -- Interstate-80 traffic began flowing again shortly after 6:00 p.m. following crashes that backed vehicles up for much of Sunday afternoon. Nebraska 511 reported that Interstate-80 westbound was closed from Kearney to Elm Creek. Kearney Police Department reported that the Nebraska Department of Transportation closed Interstate-80 for westbound…
BURWELL - Bosselman Enterprises says some customers who bought gas at the Burwell Pump and Pantry put the wrong kind of fuel in their vehicles after a delivery mix up. According to a release from the company, a third party fuel carrier accidentally put diesel in the Super Unleaded 87…
