Category Archives: Central Nebraska News
Single digit wind chills Halloween morning, warming trend rest of the week
KEARNEY - The cold start to the work week will continue Tuesday, with wind chills in the single digits to start Halloween. However, there will be a warming trend with highs in the 60s by Friday. A hig...
Oct 30, 2023 A snow shower moves through Odessa during early evening of Sunday, Oct. 29. (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Two Nominees Forwarded for District Court Judge in the Eleventh Judicial District
LINCOLN, NE - Today, the Judicial Nominating Commission for the District Court Judge for the Eleventh Judicial District (Arthur, Chase, Dawson, Dundy, Furnas, Frontier, Gosper, Hayes, Hitchcock, Hooke...
Oct 30, 2023 Mikhail Pavstyuk / Unsplash
Santa makes grand arrival at Cabela's in Kearney on Nov. 4
KEARNEY - Santa will be cruising into Kearney on Saturday, Nov. 4 to officially kick off Santa's Wonderland, the ultimate free family Christmas event, at Cabela's, 3600 U.S. Highway 30. Santa's grand ...
Oct 29, 2023 Cabela's, Courtesy
Give BIG Lexington, Cozad, Elwood, Overton and newly added Gothenburg gear up for 2023 event
LEXINGTON - If it is fall in Lexington, that means the Give BIG Lexington campaign is just around the corner. The Lexington Community Foundation is gearing up for its 13th annual event. The communitie...
Oct 28, 2023 Lexington Community Foundation, Courtesy
GISH longtime leaders, Gilbertson, Wells, to retire at the end of the school year
GRAND ISLAND - After decades of championing student success and leading one of Nebraska's largest high schools together, Mr. Jeff Gilbertson and Mrs. Cindy Wells have decided they are both ready for t...
Oct 27, 2023 Grand Island Public School, Courtesy
NDOT, partners focus on responder safety in November
Crashes on Nebraska's roads can be truly life-altering for those involved and communities at large. It's crucial that responders arrive to the scene as quickly as possible, help victims and quickly cl...
Oct 27, 2023 Markus Spiske / Unsplash
Kearney Landfill, Yard Waste winter hours
KEARNEY - The Kearney Area Solid Waste Agency Landfill announces the start of winter hours beginning Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Landfill Disposal Site Monday - Friday: 8 am to 5 pm Monday - Saturday: 8 a...
Oct 27, 2023 Gary Chan / Unsplash
$30 million in new funding announced to benefit Nebraska producers
GRAND ISLAND - During the Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, Joe Krolikowski, NRCS District Conservationist, shared a recent announcement that Ne...
Oct 27, 2023 CPNRD, Courtesy
City of Kearney: Keep leaves off the street, rake them up and recycle
KEARNEY - City streets are not the dumping grounds for leaves. Why should you be concerned? Excessive organic matter such as grass and leaves can cause odors in neighborhood creeks and create drainage...
Oct 27, 2023 David Morris / CC
Kearney Catholic Activities Complex project aims to modernize facilities
KEARNEY - In an effort to modernize their current facilities, a public fundraising campaign has begun for the Kearney Catholic Activities Complex project. According to Kearney Catholic High School Fou...
Oct 27, 2023 Per the Kearney Catholic High School Foundation, the Miles Field athletic complex and locker rooms are dated and in need of attention. (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)