Author Archives: Brian Neben
Horizon Middle School 2025-2026 second term Honor Roll
KEARNEY - Congratulations to these 448 Horizon Middle School Term 2 Honor Roll students. Middle School Honor Roll is calculated for 6th, 7th and 8th graders each term using all classes. Students earni...
Jan 16, 2026 Horizon Middle School, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
NU regents approve deal to transition Nebraska Medicine governance
LINCOLN - The University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Thursday unanimously approved an $800 million transaction that would make the University of Nebraska the sole governing member of Nebraska Medi...
Jan 16, 2026 University of Nebraska, Courtesy
Dawson County weekly real estate transactions, Jan. 12-16
LEXINGTON - The Dawson County Register of Deeds released the weekly real estate transactions from Jan. 12-16. Kathy S. Simpson and Craig Simpson, Clay Etherton and Robin Etherton, to Kyle Wright and G...
Jan 16, 2026 Dawson County Courthouse, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Preliminary hearing rescheduled for Kearney man charged after shooting incident
KEARNEY - A preliminary hearing has been rescheduled for a Kearney man charged with first degree assault charges, he is accused of shooting at his ex-girlfriend's vehicle and wounding the driver. Remb...
Jan 16, 2026 Local Court News, (Central Nebraska Today)
As Tyson leaves and a church's pews empty, its congregation wonders how it - and Lexington - will survive.
LEXINGTON - The pastor paced the stage as he broached his town's biggest dilemma. Forty congregants listened from the pews of the First United Methodist Church of Lexington. Behind them is a stained g...
Jan 16, 2026 Pastor Elmer Armijo begins his Jan. 11 sermon, speaking about the uncertainty facing the community with Tyson’s closure. The Lexington plant is set to close around Jan. 20. Photo by Brian Neben for the Flatwater Free Press
Wind chill values to drop 10 to 20 degrees below zero on Saturday morning
KEARNEY - Wind chill values will drop to 10 to 20 degrees below zero across central Nebraska during the morning of Saturday, Jan. 17. According to the National Weather Service - Hastings, wind chill v...
Jan 16, 2026 Minimum wind chill values across central Nebraska forecast for the morning of Saturday, Jan. 17, (NWS Hastings, Courtesy)
City of Hastings offices closed for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
HASTINGS - Most City of Hastings offices will be closed all day on Monday, Jan. 19, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Front desk services will be unavailable at the Administrative D...
Jan 16, 2026 Most city offices will be closed Monday Jan. 19 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, (City of Hastings, Courtesy)
Gallery: Kearney boys wrestling claims win over North Platte
NORTH PLATTE - The Kearney High School boys wrestling team traveled to North Platte on Thursday, Jan. 15. Kearney claimed the win over the Bulldogs, 54-16. Photos by Dave Weiler, Central Nebraska Toda...
Jan 16, 2026 Dave Weiler, Central Nebraska Today
Gallery: Kearney girls wrestling defeats North Platte
NORTH PLATTE - The Kearney Lady Bearcats hit the road on Thursday to take on North Platte and came away with the victory, Kearney - 63 North Platte - 18. Photos by Dave Weiler, Central Nebraska Today
Jan 16, 2026 Dave Weiler, Central Nebraska Today
Gallery: Elm Creek wins over Axtell, 66-20
AXTELL - The Elm Creek Buffaloes defeated the Axtell Wildcats, 66 to 20, during the evening of Thursday, Jan. 15. Photos by Eldon Holmes, Central Nebraska Today
Jan 16, 2026 Eldon Holmes, Central Nebraska Today