Category Archives: Central Nebraska News
KHS senior earns prestigious Believers and Achievers recognition
KEARNEY - Avery Franzen, a distinguished senior at Kearney High School (KHS), has been chosen as one of the esteemed recipients of the 2023-2024 Believers & Achievers accolade, jointly sponsored b...
Oct 12, 2023 Avery Franzen (Courtesy)
Severe weather possible across central, eastern Nebraska into this evening
KEARNEY - Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across central and eastern Nebraska during the afternoon and evening hours of Thursday, Oct. 12. A Slight Risk, a level two out of five, has been ...
Oct 12, 2023 National Weather Service - Hastings, Courtesy
NDVA receives grant for Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND, NEB. - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration (NCA) has awarded the Nebraska Department of Veterans' Affairs (NDVA) nearly $8.4 million for the establis...
Oct 12, 2023 CA Creative / Unsplash
Fort Kearny SRA dump station temporarily closed
KEARNEY - Fort Kearny State Recreation Area's dump station temporarily is out of service. Campers can use the dump station at Windmill SRA south of Gibbon. Water still is available for Fort Kearny cam...
Oct 12, 2023 Fort Kearny State Historical Park, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
Home north of Riverdale suffers extensive damage from fire on Tuesday
RIVERDALE - A home north of Riverdale suffered extensive fire damage and a partial structural collapse on Tuesday, Oct. 10. At 12:19 p.m., the Kearney Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to 175th...
Oct 11, 2023 Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today
Traffic signal at N-10/N-74 in Minden returned to service
MINDEN - Service was restored to the traffic signal at the junction of N-10/N-74 in Minden today, Oct. 10, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Motorists are reminded to drive cauti...
Oct 11, 2023 Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today
NSP hosts officials from 11 states for Commercial Vehicle training
KEARNEY - The Nebraska State Patrol hosted troopers and officers from eleven other states for a week of training that will help keep roadways safe across the country. Last week, NSP Carrier Enforcemen...
Oct 11, 2023 Nebraska State Patrol, Courtesy
Nov. 17 deadline for Irrigation Management Cost Share funds
GRAND ISLAND - Producers interested in improving water quality and quantity in their farming operations may apply for irrigation management funding now through Nov. 17, 2023, at their local USDA Natur...
Oct 11, 2023 Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today
Jeff Shield, 32-year KHS teacher, to retire at end of the school year
KEARNEY - It was announced that 32-year Kearney High School teacher Jeff Shield will retire at the end of the 2023-2024 school year during the Kearney school board meeting on Monday, Oct. 9. Shield is...
Oct 11, 2023 Jeff Shield, Skilled and Technical Science teacher (Kearney Public Schools, Courtesy)
NSBA State Marching Contest west site performance times announced
KEARNEY - The Nebraska State Bandmasters Association (NSBA) state marching contest is being held on Saturday, Oct. 21 throughout our state at sites in Lincoln, Omaha, and Kearney. Kearney High School ...
Oct 11, 2023 The Nebraska State Bandmasters Association (NSBA) state marching contest is being held on Saturday, Oct. 21 (File photo, Brian Neben, Courtesy)