The Buffalo County Board of Commissioners awarded Kearney contractor RVM Construction the project at $185,200. Also bidding was Kearney contractor Duncan Theis at $186,400.
- MARY JANE SKALA
What pictures and souvenirs do you have that reflect activities and events of 2026? The Trails & Rails Museum is filling a time capsule for America's 250th birthday.
- Journal Times Staff
- MIKE KONZ Enterprise Editor
The Elm–Turkey Creek project would protect Kearney’s growing hospitality district, including the SportsPlex.
- MIKE KONZ Enterprise Editor
After seven years without a trip to the state Capitol, KPS fourth-graders will resume the annual trips that reinforce classroom instruction in Nebraska history.
- KEARNEY HUB
The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District is buying $1.7 million worth of heavy equipment and pickups. The CNPPID board approved the purchases Monday.
- MIKE KONZ Enterprise Editor
Gov. Jim Pillen visited KHS, signed a proclamation and urged students not to let “dream stealers” derail their goals.
Gov. Jim Pillen visited KHS, signed a proclamation and urged students not to let “dream stealers” derail their goals.
Thousands of sandhill cranes filled cornfields near Alda during a two-hour daytime tour that’s changing how visitors experience migration season.
More than 100 people attended the panel discussion at the Carthage College Todd Wehr Center about the challenges, rewards and evolution of the health care industry.
Two Rivers has confirmed six COVID-associated deaths and five flu deaths in the 2025-26 winter season.
From folding 425 washcloths to delivering flowers, KRMC volunteers handle the small tasks that make a big difference.
From patrol to investigations, interns with KPD and BCSO get hands-on experience — and $15 to $20 an hour.
From stainless steel tumblers to wood plaques, the Webers are building a custom engraving brand.
UNK students Robert Allison and junior Connor Banzhaf reeled in a top-three finish in the North Central Division of the Hardwater Havoc fishing competition.
KPD Chief Gabe Kowalek said he was proud of the safe manner in which officers took the suspect into custody while protecting bystanders.
Four families are the first tenants of Kearney's new independent transitional housing building. It offers temporary housing for people struggling after a severe illness, a job loss or other misfortune.
Two Rivers continues to closely monitor all respiratory infections, including influenza and RSV, in its seven counties: Buffalo, Dawson, Franklin, Gosper, Harlan, Kearney and Phelps.
The driver was arrested. Bail is set at $2 million, and a preliminary hearing is set for March 12, according to court records.
With 115,000 sandhill cranes already here, and over 600,000 more expected, the Crane Trust and Rowe Sanctuary have launched programs, blind tours and speakers from now into April.
Jamie Kruger, age 40, was the mother of the three children under age 12 who were shot. The injuries to the children were believed to be non-life-threatening.
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Read through the obituaries published today in Fredericksburg Free Lance Star.
In July 2025, the City of Lincoln announced a project that will reshape O Street. Businesses said they are excited about the project, but also have construction concerns.
Before Sam's Club or Costco existed, before shoppers could go online and order groceries from literally around the world and before delivery DoorDash and Grubhub drivers could pick up a dozen eggs and a pound of bacon and drop them off at your front door, there were neighborhood markets.
Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Courier.
Gunnar, 3, has passed away, but a fundraiser will still go on Saturday night to raise funds for a day care center for medically disadvantaged children like him.
“We’re going to have our work cut out for us,” said Councilman Alex Straatmann, referring to complexities in the ballot language voters will encounter as they cast ballots May 12.
The jury found Todd guilty of 23 counts of official misconduct and one count of making a false statement under oath. All of the charges are misdemeanors.