Category Archives: Central Nebraska News
Central Elementary KCLC students host mini Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
KEARNEY - In a twist on the famous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Central Elementary Kearney Community Learning Center program hosted their own version of the event on Tuesday, Nov. 21. "Central ...
Nov 21, 2023 The Central Elementary Kearney Community Learning Center program hosted their own Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Hastings College students present at Nebraska Psychological Society conference
HASTINGS - Hastings College students Riley Lanning of Glendale, Arizona; Nils Schaefer of Rheinbach, Germany; and Sasha Richards of Hastings, Nebraska, presented their original research November 18 at...
Nov 21, 2023 Hastings College (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
UNK announces cuts to 24.5 positions and nine degrees
KEARNEY- The University of Nebraska at Kearney announced their plans to cuts several faculty lines and eliminate several degrees on Monday Nov. 20. UNK officials held the presentation at the Student U...
Nov 21, 2023 Chancellor Doug Kristensen (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
City of Lexington to host 3rd annual "Trail of Lights", Dawson Co. Museum joins with Tree Light Stroll
LEXINGTON - The City of Lexington is planning to host their third annual "Trail of Lights" event at Kirkpatrick Memorial Park this holiday season. The project was dreamt up by the Lexington City of Le...
Nov 21, 2023 Brian Neben, Courtesy
City of Kearney offices closed due to Thanksgiving holiday
KEARNEY - The City of Kearney offices, Kearney Public Library, Kearney Police Department Front Desk, and Peterson Activity Center will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23 and Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, in observa...
Nov 21, 2023 Kearney City Hall (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Partial closure of streets for YMCA 21st Annual Turkey Trot and Gobble Wobble
KEARNEY - The City of Kearney announces that portions of the following streets may be closed on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023 beginning at 5 a.m.: 4th Avenue, 6th Avenue, 7th Avenue, 10th Avenue, 11th Avenu...
Nov 21, 2023 Kearney Family YMCA (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Cozad, Ravenna, Gibbon among 19 communities receiving $6.2 million in CDBG funds
COZAD - The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) has awarded $6,184,082 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to nineteen (19) communities through the 2023 Downtown Revitaliza...
Nov 21, 2023 Nebraska State Flag, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Big game meetings scheduled across Nebraska, Jan. 8 in Holdrege
LINCOLN - Hunters and landowners are encouraged to offer their feedback on big game issues during the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's public information meetings this winter. These meetings, whic...
Nov 21, 2023 Mathew Schwartz / Unsplash
Help Ft. Kearney DAR purchase new Kearney Sesquicentennial time capsule, marker during Give Where You Live
KEARNEY - On June 30 we opened Kearney's Centennial time capsule, buried in 1973. Now we will replace that time capsule with one to be opened June 30, 2073, to celebrate Kearney's 200th birthday. We n...
Nov 21, 2023 Luke Michael / Unsplash
City of Hastings Thanksgiving closures
HASTINGS - Many City of Hastings offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23-24, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Front desk services will be unavailable at the Hastings Police De...
Nov 20, 2023 City of Hastings Offices (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)