Elwood-Longtime Elwood teacher, coach, and administrator Kurt Banzhaf will be saying good-bye to Elwood this spring. Banzhaf and his wife Ronna will be leaving the community as he has accepted a similar position with the Riverside school district. Banzhaf says this wasn't an easy decision. In all, Banzhaf spent 31…
The Kearney Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD) was dispatched Monday night to a structure fire at the City of Kearney Utilities Warehouse located at 1202 East 26th Street. While enroute, Dispatch advised of a piece of equipment on fire inside the building and possible spreading to the structure. Upon arrival, KVFD…
BROKEN BOW – Broken Bow Public Schools announced Monday that Keaton Klimek has been named the new head boys basketball coach. “I am excited for the opportunity to lead the Broken Bow boys basketball program,” Klimek said in a statement. “We will establish a culture and program that develops quality…
Phelps, Kearney and Harlan Counties have been awarded nearly $69,000 in Community Based Juvenile Services Aid grant funds from the Nebraska Crime Commission. Phelps County Attorney, Natalie Nelsen-Pacey and Kearney County Attorney, Melodie Bellamy applied for funding to create a juvenile diversion program in the three counties. In conjunction with…
Earlier this year, Tidbits promised a deeper dive into data from the 2022 Census of Agriculture released in February by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). So, this week Tidbits dons the scuba gear for a dive into Nebraska farm numbers. Nebraska had 44,479 farms in 2022, down 4 percent from 2017. Note,…
(GRAND ISLAND, NE) - Avian enthusiasts are in for a treat as the Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) invites the community to a family-friendly birding event on Saturday, April 27th, from 7:00 a.m. to Noon at the Prairie Silver Moores (PSM) detention cells. This event promises an exciting opportunity…
Nebraska State Patrol troopers removed 10 impaired drivers from the road as a part of a special enforcement effort around St. Patrick’s Day. The campaign, which ran from Saturday evening through Monday morning, included numerous law enforcement agencies across the state. In total, troopers arrested 10 motorists for driving under…
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Nebraska shortstop Billie Andrews was named the Big Ten Softball Player of the Week on Monday. Andrews was honored for the second time in three weeks and for the third time in her career. Andrews joins her teammate Sydney Gray as the only two players to be named the Big…
Holdrege, Neb. - The 2024 Holdrege boys' soccer team will use a hard-learned lesson from last year's regular season ending to help avert a similar finish this time around. The 2023 Dusters finished with a 5-8 record after enduring an 0-4 final stretch. Holdrege gave up 12 of their total…