Author Archives: Brian Neben
Fire breaks out at Hastings Landfill
HASTINGS - Members of the Hastings Rural Fire Department and Hastings Solid Waste Landfill employees responded to a fire at the landfill early morning Tuesday, Sept. 5. The fire was reported by a pass...
Sep 07, 2023 City of Hastings, Courtesy
Squirrel causes six-minute electrical outage in Hastings
HASTINGS - Aw nuts! A six-minute power outage in Hastings this morning was determined to have been caused by a squirrel. Hastings Utilities stated that the short outage affected an area south of U.S. ...
Sep 06, 2023 Lola Williams
Nebraska State Fair 1868 Foundation gives away 2023 Chevy Silverado to raffle winner
GRAND ISLAND - A Grand Island woman has been announced as the winner of the Nebraska State Fair 1868 Foundation's inaugural truck raffle on Monday. Jenny Leyva purchased just one $25 raffle ticket on ...
Sep 06, 2023 Nebraska State Fair 1868 Foundation, Courtesy.
Children's author Yvette Mannon to visit Park Elementary
KEARNEY - Park Elementary School is excited to announce a special visit from acclaimed Nebraska rancher and children's book author, Yvette Mannon. Ms. Mannon will be at our school on Friday, Sept. 15,...
Sep 06, 2023 Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today
Husker Harvest Days approaching
GRAND ISLAND - Known as the world's largest totally irrigated working farm show, the dates for the 2023 Husker Harvest Days are quickly approaching. "For over 40 years, Husker Harvest Days has a provi...
Sep 06, 2023 James Baltz / Unsplash
UNK enrollment increases in first-time freshmen, grad students
KEARNEY - The University of Nebraska at Kearney recorded a 5.4% increase in first-time freshmen enrollment for fall 2023, bucking a national trend. In graduate student enrollment, UNK has a 1.2% incre...
Sep 06, 2023 UNK Communications, Courtesy. Students from 62 countries – the largest number ever – are attending UNK this fall.
Troopers Make 94 DUI Arrests in Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over
LINCOLN - Nebraska State Troopers arrested 94 impaired drivers during a three-week enforcement campaign to close-out the summer travel season. The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign ran from Aug....
Sep 06, 2023 Nebraska State Patrol, Courtesy
Hastings College announces endowed professorships, lectureship
HASTINGS - At the beginning of the 2023-24 academic year, Hastings College announced faculty who have been appointed to its Endowed Professorships and Lectureship. Endowed professorships and lecturesh...
Sep 06, 2023 Hastings College (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
"Beauty and the Beast'' coming to GISH this fall
GRAND ISLAND - A tale as old as time is coming to Grand Island Senior High (GISH). "Disney's Beauty and the Beast" will take the stage as the GISH Center for Performing Arts brings its annual musical ...
Sep 06, 2023 Grand Island Senior High (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Speaker Tony Hoffman to inspire students at the Hanny Arram Center for Success
KEARNEY - The Hanny Arram Center for Success is thrilled to announce that Tony Hoffman, an accomplished motivational speaker and former BMX pro, will be visiting our campus to engage and inspire stude...
Sep 06, 2023 Hanny Arram Center for Success (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)