District 20 school board approves updates to curriculum. District 20’s physical education curriculum has been overhauled. School board members approved revisions at their Monday night meeting which...

Could be costly for developers, new insurance customers. Local restaurant owner and city council member Jeff Whiting isn’t anxious to approve a federally-proposed floodplain map for Dawson County. Although...

THE TEAM: Gothenburg’s junior-high quiz bowl team finished sixth out of 36 teams during competition at the University of Nebraska at Kearney on March 3. Grand Island won the meet followed by Grand Island...

District competition is April 18. Two area youth will advance to the district level of the Lions Club youth talent contest after winning their age divisions in the local competition on Sunday. Hope Hannon,...

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...

At least once a week—sometimes more often—I put an extra plate and fork on the table for supper. Math homework was often better understood when hammered out with a friend on a full stomach. I came...

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...

Swede boys suffer snowball effect of bad luck against Kearney Catholic. LEXINGTON—Gothenburg’s boys took the floor before last week’s C1-11 sub-district game against Kearney Catholic feeling confident...

BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL Dec. 4—at Hershey, W 52-46 Dec. 5—LEXINGTON, L 40-38 OT Dec. 10—at Southern Valley, W 53-40 Dec. 12—PERKINS COUNTY, L 49-36 Dec. 17—N.P. ST. PATRICK, L 58-50 Dec....

Game set for June 19 in Lincoln. Gothenburg senior Landen Haake has been selected to participate in the 52nd annual Nebraska Shrine Bowl football game. Haake, a running back and defensive back for the...

Trip to Lincoln gives Eagle girls something to build on for future years. LINCOLN—From the minute the Brady girls climbed on the yellow school bus last Wednesday morning until the trip was complete...

Public asks board to reconsider earlier decision. Not a single Brady resident spoke during the January village board meeting when trustees voted to terminate a contract with the Lincoln County sheriff’s...

All 15 Brady competitors medal. STAPLETON—With six first-place finishes in nine events, the Brady speech team captured the Sandhills Conference title at Stapleton on Feb. 24. Every member of the team...

A recent University of Nebraska Medical Center research study has found that farm women who work with common pesticides have a greater risk of thyroid disease. UNMC researchers found 12.5% of the women...

Some Nebraska corn growers are still waiting to get out in the field and finish harvesting their crop. However, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln forage specialist says it might be better idea to allow...

Whether one is selling produce out of the back of a pickup along the road or from an elaborate display at a farmers market, determining the profitability of marketing specialty crops has long been an inexact...