Accelerated reading fun First grader Ashlyn Richeson used points earned in an accelerated reading program to put teacher Ann Ostendorf (in background) on Dudley Elementary’s roof. Students earn...

The annual wedding of the letters “Q” and “U” for Dudley Elementary kindergartners was Friday at the school. Each year, teachers host a wedding for children and their parents in...

Taken from the news columns of area newspapers. Lex school wins poster contest for third year COZAD—Lexington Pershing School’s third-grader Diego Orellana created this year’s winning...

Private skilled nursing facilities like Hilltop Estates aren’t required to switch from paper to electronic health records.

News Editor She was the most vivacious pup of the litter that bounded into Betsy’s 10-year-old lap. A bundle of fur the color of a freshly shined penny. A week passed before “Callie”...

Feet set, weight back, elbow up, eyes on the ball. Life is full of surprises. Know the strike zone. Don’t commit too early. We are all pitched a few curves. Watch the ball all the way in. Don’t...

Inside my front door and up a few steps on the left, a distressed metal word rests on top of the ledge. The curvy red letters serve as a reminder as I come and go ... BELIEVE. It’s a common decoration,...

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The 12th annual Adrian Fiala Husker Heritage Golf Tournament is set for a 9 a.m. shotgun start on Saturday, July 20, at Wild Horse Golf Club. The TeamMates program is encouraging local teams to sign up...

Scottsbluff blew away the competition May 13 in the District B-4 meet at Scottsbluff Country Club. The Bearcats placed four golfers in the top eight including meet medalist Andrew Holloway who shot a...

BOYS/GIRLS TRACK Mar. 14—UNK Invite at Kearney Girls—Fifth Boys—Second Mar. 22—Kearney Indoor (boys) No team scores Mar. 23—Sidney Invite (girls) CANCELED Mar. 26—Cozad...

When the 2014-15 school year begins, Brady Public Schools will likely be part of a new activities conference. The Sandhills Conference, of which Brady school is a member, is expected to merge with the...

Sargent Irrigation will repair an aging downtown well in Brady. At their May 8 meeting, village trustees approved payment of $55,056 to Sargent for repairs. Adams Bank & Trust in North Platte will finance...

Brady High School students were recognized for their athletic and academic achievements recently. Athletics Football—Kaleb Arter-burn, Josh Boon, Levi Destefano, Bowen Land, Matt Litzenberger,...

LINCOLN—Terry Klopfenstein’s first foray into the possibility of using distillers grains for cattle feed in the late 1960s was based on the idea of fermenting wheat because it was so cheap...

LINCOLN—Irrigation proved to be the difference between the “haves” and “have-nots” in farm income in drought-stricken 2012 in Nebraska. “Crop farms with access to sufficient...

Water for Food speaker says solutions are within reach. LINCOLN—Dilip Kulkarni remembers the first global Water for Food Conference in Lincoln in 2009. “Another water conference” was...