Lexington Post Office lobby and P.O. boxes are temporarily closed

Lexington Post Office lobby and P.O. boxes are temporarily closed

The Lexington Post Office is dealing with a sewage leak issue. The Lexington Post Office lobby and P.O. Boxes are closed. However, all Lexington P.O. Box mailings are being diverted to the Cozad Post Office. Lexington Post Office Box customers can pick up their mailings at the Cozad Post Office.…
NGLC to host 2024 Summer Grazing Tour near Anselmo

NGLC to host 2024 Summer Grazing Tour near Anselmo

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…
Neb. drivers on record pace for speeding tickets

Neb. drivers on record pace for speeding tickets

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…
More information released on Gothenburg traffic stop

More information released on Gothenburg traffic stop

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…
Axtell to vote on school expansion as district continues to grow

Axtell to vote on school expansion as district continues to grow

Axtell, Neb. - May 14th will be a big day for the Axtell voters. It's the day the community will decide on the new school bond that has been proposed. The Axtell Board of Education has called for a school bond, not to exceed $5,495,000, to add classrooms, office space,…
Tornado near Platte Center late this morning

Tornado near Platte Center late this morning

The Platte County Emergency Manager reported a tornado touched down about 3 miles southwest of Platte Center at 11:39am today. The Emergency Manager also reported to the National Weather Service in Omaha that the tornado roped out and then touched back down again just a couple mintes later. Severe Thunderstorms…
23rd annual LCF Key Dinner & Auction described an event unlike any other

23rd annual LCF Key Dinner & Auction described an event unlike any other

Lexington, NE (April 2024) - On Friday, April 12, Lexington Community Foundation kicked off theirKey ’24 events with a Preview Night Open House welcoming all community members. Preview Nightbrought ticket holders and diverse members of the Lexington area together to share in communitycelebration and giving. Saturday, April 13, invited over…
Lexington man charged with sexual assault of a child

Lexington man charged with sexual assault of a child

A Lexington man has been charged with sexually assaulting a teen girl. Jimmy Bran-Lopez, 29, is charged in Dawson County Court with first-degree sexual assault of a child. The charge is a Class 1B Felony and is punishable by 20 years to life imprisonment. According to an arrest affidavit, on…
Dan McKeon running for Nebraska Legislature District 41

Dan McKeon running for Nebraska Legislature District 41

AMHERST - Dan Mckeon is running for District 41 in the Nebraska Legislature and brings in lots of working knowledge. He has a degree in Ag communications, served in the Nebraska Army National Guard for six years, has went through several leadership programs, been a member of the Nebraska LEAD…