BROKEN BOW - Weather permitting, construction is expected to begin Monday on the front steps of the Custer County Courthouse. County Clerk Conni Gracey said that while work is being done, everyone will need to use the west entrance to the courthouse. Parking is available either in the parking lot…
All campsites at Calamus State Recreation Area near Burwell temporarily will be available on a first-come, first-served basis this upcoming season. A roads project in 2024 has affected the ability for reservations to be accepted at campgrounds. The roads project is part of ongoing efforts to enhance accessibility and safety…
The Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office verified Wednesday that organizers with the No Labels Nebraska Party have collected enough signatures to be recognized as an official political party in Nebraska. However, voters will not be able to register with the political party until after the May 14, 2024, primary.Voter registration…
The Lexington Post Office lobby and P.O. Boxes will reopen at 8:00am on Thursday. On Wednesday morning, Postal staff reported they were dealing with a sewage leak issue. All Lexington P.O. Box mailings are being diverted to the Cozad Post Office for Wednesday and street delivery of mail still occured.…
Lincoln County, Neb. -- 911 services at the North Platte Police Department Dispatch Center have been restored. The cause of the 911 outage is unknown and is currently being investigated by the Nebraska Public Service Commission. Anyone with information regarding this incident or any similar incidents are encouraged to call…
Construction of a new viaduct about a mile east of Lexington started on April 1st. But late Wednesday afternoon, Dawson County District Judge Matthew Neher granted a temporary restraining order, halting any construction activities on a portion of the viaduct project. The ruling came just a few hours after a…
GREELEY - Jeremiah Ehlers of Greeley won $300,000 playing Diamond Dollars, the $30 Nebraska Lottery Scratch game. Ehlers purchased his winning ticket at Greeley Rapid Stop at 101 W O’Neill Ave. in Greeley. Ehlers said he’d been playing Scratch tickets with a coworker the night before his big win, but…
ANSELMO - The Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition will host a tour of an area near Anselmo that was affected by the 2023 Cooksley Complex Wildfire. The tour will include speakers who will share information about recovery efforts and how the grazing lands were impacted by the fire. NGLC Executive Director…
In the first 100 days of the year, Nebraska State Troopers issued more citations for speeding at over 90 miles per hour and speeding at over 100 miles per hour than any year in the past decade. So far in 2024, troopers have stopped 289 drivers for speeding at over…
The Dawson County Sheriff’s Office is providing an updated media release stemming from an incident that previously occurred during the evening hours of Monday, April 8th, 2024, as additional information has become available. On April 8th, 2024, at approximately 8:47pm, the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office was advised to watch for…
