United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Coren C. Potts, 53, of Juniata, Nebraska, was sentenced May 14, 2024, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska for receipt and distribution of child pornography. U.S. Senior District Court Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Coen to 180 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole…
LINCOLN - The NSAA has announced the seeding and brackets for the 2024 State Tennis Championships. Class A will compete on May 16th and 17th with Class B going on May 20th and 21st. Class A includes top 16 seeds with Class B including top 12. The full brackets are…
The Nebraska State Track and Field Championships are set to begin on Wednesday at Burke Stadium in Omaha. Classes A and B will start things off Wednesday and Thursday followed by Classes C and D on Friday and Saturday. Central Nebraska will be well-represented all four days of competition. Wednesday…
The Kearney Cinema 8 will be closing its doors indefinitely upon the final showings Thursday evening, May 16th. "This is an incredibly difficult decision. The movie theater industry has been severely impacted by the pandemic, competition from streaming services, the writer's and actor's strike, lack of blockbuster releases and spiraling…
NORTH PLATTE - The Nebraska State Patrol says investigators conducted alcohol compliance checks across central and western Nebraska in April, including in Custer and Loup counties. According to a release, checks were done in Custer County and Loup County on April 18. All eleven businesses inspected in those counties refused…
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney will host its spring commencement 10 a.m. Friday at the Health and Sports Center on campus. Chancellor Doug Kristensen will confer degrees for 702 graduate and undergraduate students during the ceremony and present the Ron and Carol Cope Cornerstone of Excellence Award…
Mid Plains Community College rodeo athlete Whitney Jennings had a stellar freshman season, punching her ticket to the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming this June. The Seneca, Nebraska native placed third in the Great Plains Region in the breakaway roping to secure her spot. Though this will be…
Three people face charges after Nebraska State Patrol troopers found three children inside U-Haul while it was traveling on Interstate 80 near Odessa Friday. Melissa Seitz, 36, of Pitsburg, Georgia, is charged in Buffalo County Court with three counts of child abuse (no injuries) and no operator’s license. Soulona Schultz,…
Individual Qualifiers: 1. Reid Loop (11), McCook, 74 2. Hayden Russman (12), Cozad, 75 3. Axel Andersen (11), Adams Central, 75 4. Landon Kmoch (11), McCook, 76 5. John Maser (11), Gering, 77 6. Cole Martin (12), Northwest, 78 7. Cole Graham (12), McCook, 79 8. Thomas Dredla (12), Scottsbluff,…
BERTRAND - The Village of Bertrand, Bertrand Housing Authority in partnership with South Central Economic Development District, Inc. (SCEDD) is excited to announce the Ribbon Cutting event for the new Sunset View Villa 5-Plex apartments, officiated by Governor Jim Pillen. This housing project is owned and managed by the Bertrand…
