Category Archives: Central Nebraska News

HASTINGS - The City of Hastings now has a page on its website dedicated to featured project within the Development Services Department. The page is available at: https://www.cityofhastings.org/departm...

Central Community College has announced that its total college-wide enrollment for the fall 2023 semester is 6,636, which is up from 6,209 students at the start of the fall 2022 semester. The total is...

GRAND ISLAND - The Nebraska State Fair announced continued attendance growth in 2023. The attendance at Nebraska's largest annual event broke 300,000 for the first time since COVID, posting 8.5 percen...

KEARNEY - The Canadian wildfire smoke overspreading the area has proven stubborn to dislodge and an Air Quality Alert remains in place until Friday afternoon. All the eastern and most of the central p...

MINDEN - Weather permitting, work will begin September 11 at the Minden Interchange, Exit 279, in Buffalo County, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Watts Electric Company of Wave...

KEARNEY - Kearney High School, Kearney Catholic High School and CHI Health Good Samaritan Cancer Center are gearing up for the 14th annual Kearney Tackles Cancer (KTC). The student-led campaign has ra...

HOLDREGE - The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District's board of directors received an update on the upcoming drawdown that will lower the water level this fall at Johnson Lake. Hydraul...

KEARNEY - Kearney Rescue Cats is hosting a Luminary Night on Friday, Sept. 8 at Harmon Park. The event will be running from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the park. Join the group for hot dogs, a "Cat Walk," ba...

KEARNEY - On Monday, July 31, 2023 shortly before 1 a.m., Kearney Police Officers responded to a burglary alarm at the Verizon Store located at 5110 2nd Avenue in Kearney. When officers arrived, they ...

An Alda woman was arrested after reportedly using a tire iron against two people. According to Grand Island Police, the incident happened at a residence on the 300 block of North Lane Tuesday. Officer...