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Alliance Landfill closed for Memorial Day Weekend
Flooding prompts Cottonwood Lake closure in the Sandhills
MERRIMAN - Cottonwood Lake State Recreation Area in north-central Nebraska has been temporarily … Read Full Article
Veteran’s Memorial gathering at Box Butte County Courthouse
By Steve Stanec American Legion Post 7, Commander The American Legion Family Post 7, Veterans of … Read Full Article
Police in Nebraska investigate attack as possible hate crime
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police in Lincoln, Nebraska, are investigating an assault on a Muslim woman as … Read Full Article
Council approves agreement with Alliance Public Schools in track sewer replacement
By KALIN KROHE Panhandle Post The Alliance City Council met on Tuesday and approved an ongoing … Read Full Article
Alliance Big Blue Bay postpones opening
Alliance – Due to unseasonably cool weather, Big Blue Bay has postponed opening. The City of … Read Full Article
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Nebraska inmate in prison for manslaughter dies in custody
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska prison officials say a man serving a decades-long sentence for … Read Full Article
Inmate in handcuffs briefly escape courthouse in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — A handcuffed inmate escaped from the Dawson County Courthouse in Lexington … Read Full Article
Crews contain large fire at Hastings fertilizer plant
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — Crews have contained a large fire at a Hastings fertilizer plant. The fire … Read Full Article
Recent obituaries
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Congress on cusp of delivering long-overdue disaster aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday passed a long-overdue $19 billion disaster aid bill by a … Read Full Article
Off-duty deputy fires gun at driver after reporting chase
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say an off-duty mall security guard faces charges after using his … Read Full Article
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Legion Baseball: Alliance & Gering trade big innings, Spartans outlast PVC 10-7
The Alliance Spartans put together a huge seven run inning en route to a 10-7 comeback win over Gering Thursday in American Legion Baseball. Gering jumped out to a big lead with a two-out rally to score six times and take a 6-0 lead in the second inning. After a bases loaded walk opened the […]
Chadron State long jumper wins silver at NCAA Outdoor National Championships
By: Con Marshall CSC Sports Information Chadron State College’s sensational sophomore long jumper, Isaac Grimes, won the silver medal at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Kingsville, Texas, on Thursday evening. Grimes, who was the only one of the 20 contestants to exceed 25 feet on all six of his attempts, hit […]
Husker baseball game postponed to Friday as storms strike Omaha
Following the final weekend of play in the Big Ten Conference, Nebraska has earned the #5 seed in this week’s post-season tournament. This year’s event is being held at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, all times listed are Mountain. THURSDAY, MAY 30 #2 Michigan 5, #3 Illinois 4 (Illinois eliminated) Jordan Nwogu drilled a […]
Rockies rally back from 9-0 deficit but fizzle late to Pirates
Josh Bell, Bryan Reynolds and Starling Marte all homered in the seventh inning to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past Colorado 14-6 on Thursday. The Pirates jumped on Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela (3-4) for eight runs over 3 1/3 innings, but Colorado stormed back in the sixth, plating six runs that were charged to Pittsburgh starter […]
CSC standout jumps for national titles in final meet with Eagles
Chadron State College track and field standout Isaac Grimes will be striving to demonstrate once again that he’s among NCAA Division II’s outstanding jumpers this week during the National Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Kingsville, Texas. Grimes won the long jump gold medal and the triple jump silver medal during the National Indoor Championships in Pittsburg, […]
Division III college kicked out of conference for being too good
The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has decided to oust St. Thomas, the largest school in the NCAA Division III league and the most successful in recent years in sports. The MIAC announced Wednesday the Tommies will be “involuntarily removed” in two years by the conference they helped found with six other schools in 1920. The […]
Freshman Chadron State second baseman named 2nd Team All-American
Chadron State College freshman second baseman Haleigh Hoefs, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was announced Wednesday as a 2019 Division II Conference Commissioners’ Association Softball Second Team All-America at her position. Three teams plus honorable mentions were selected by a vote of sports information directors around the NCAA division, from among the All-Region First Team selections. Hoefs is […]