Dist. 20 to see 4.4% boost, largest increase in county. District 20 will receive the largest state aid increase of all schools in the county. The district will have $139,087 more during 2010-11 than...

Funds raised from donations, not taxes. LEXINGTON—The youngest member of the Dawson County sheriff’s department is about to retire and she hasn’t even reached double digits yet. K-9 officer Noeska...

Accident injures GHS students, parents headed to Salt Lake City. The interstate highway near Rock Springs, WY, slices through a dry, desolate area dotted with sagebrush and oil extraction equipment. In...

School stakeholders learn howresults affect curriculum. Last year’s Dudley Elementary fourth graders didn’t fare as well on math standards as their peers across the state. Gothenburg youngsters showed...

I have a feeling I will be seeing a lot more of the stain on the driveway in the coming months … make that years. The keys to the old beater with the “Fear No Fish” sticker on the back window mysteriously...

I scrolled through the mental list of grocery items I had needed for supper as I gathered my sacks from the end of the checkout line and headed for the door. It seems I always forget something so I double-checked...

“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.”—William Shedd On a cold, January day a little more than 60 years ago, a 20-year-old woman with a penchant for adventure boarded a...

Gothenburg hopes to build around experience. From throwing events and jumps to both sprints and distance races, the Swedes boys return a strong group of talented athletes to the track this spring. Six...

Lack of confidence hampers Swede girls in 9-12 season. In basketball—and in life—there’s a vast difference between hoping and believing. That extra tidbit of confidence that comes when players...

Points in a season
YR    PTS
1. Kressy DeCamp    84-85    490
2. Shelly Block    82-83    456
3. Emily Max    09-10    401
4. Kressy DeCamp    83-84  ...

New honor recognizes top programs. Gothenburg boys are leading the team point standings for a new award among Southwest Conference schools and the Swede girls are second heading into the spring season. The...

Parents approach school board a third time. There isn’t enough money in Brady Public School’s coffers to make everyone happy, especially parents and students who want an Eagle wrestling program. Parents...

43 boys, girls to compete. Numbers are up higher than anyone can remember in the Brady track program. The large group of 43 boys and girls is an indication of how far things have come for the Eagles...

Three Brady students were among the award winners at the North Platte Community College’s annual Inter-High Scholastic Competition and TECH-Knowledge & Skills Discovery Day on March 3. Chevas Shaw placed...

University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientists say that recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile temporarily affected groundwater levels in Nebraska. The hydroseismic activity—the effect that seismic waves...

University of Nebraska alumnus and cattleman Paul F. Engler of Amarillo, TX, announced a $20 million gift to support programs in agribusiness at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The gift from the Paul...

The Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus will host two competitions in April designed to evaluate young people’s ability to safely maneuver tractors and...