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Four Thayer County volunteer fire departments responded to a house fire on January 27. The call came in around noon

“I wouldn’t take a farm for it,” said Joseph R. Prentice, Civil War veteran, in an 1895 article printed in

Last November, Nebraskans voted to join 23 other states in raising its minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8

On Tuesday, Jan. 13, the students of Thayer Central high school received a visit from the 2014 crowned Miss Nebraska,

A Thayer Central High School class is developing a website to help parents address prominent issues teens deal with today.

The dreaded flu season is here: time to break out the Lysol spray and gallon-sized hand sanitizer. According to the

Thayer County held its district court hearing last Thursday, Jan. 8 and Judge Vicki Johnson dealt out several sentencings. Johnson

One of the most outstanding pitchers in Nebraska in the 1930’s and 40’s was Byron’s own Elia Grueber. The 6-foot-5-inch

This week we continue our year in review with a look at the second half of 2014. July Thayer County

Indicators from the Nebraska public health influenza and influenza- like- illness tracking systems show influenza activity continues to be in

The warm winter fluke of Nebraska is over and the frost and frigid temperatures are back. Thayer County received a

A new outreach program has been established through Blue Valley Community Action Partnership with the help of AmeriCorps VISTAs. The

Every year, the Hebron Journal-Register takes a look back as we prepare to head into another year of news worthy

For the last several months, Thayer County has participated in a project  through the University of Nebraska at Lincoln known

Even over the holiday weekend, sheriff deputies were still hard at work and made several arrests. On Christmas Eve, deputies

In the classic Christmas movie “Elf,” the main character explains that “the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing

Last Thursday, southeast Nebraska received a light snowfall, the first since the county’s November sprinkling. All in all, Nebraska has

The following is a compilation of Christmas Day and Christmas Eve services around the county: Trinity Lutheran of Bruning will

Last weekend, while doing a routine watch of stop signs at the intersection of Highway 81 and Highway 136, a

In the 10th round, Hebron’s Dru Melvin claimed the top prize in Steer Wrestling with a time of 3.40 seconds.

The 2014 December school board meeting marked school board president Tom Tipton’s last as an official. Tipton served on the

Thayer Central Schools is working to install a new security system at the high school, intermediate and primary buildings. A

On the morning of Dec. 4, Judge Vicki Johnson listened to a chorus of four guilty pleas, three of them

Schools across the county began their winter sports season last week. Thayer Central faced off against Republic County and Sterling

Dru Melvin of Hebron will compete in steer wrestling at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo this week. According to their

On Nov. 14, citizens of Davenport found themselves with a closed grocery store and an important question: “What next?” The

Santa Claus will be making his annual appearances in many Thayer County communities throughout December. The following is a list

The Byron library can soon be found at the newly constructed community center due to issues the former building was

The BDS Eagles have been moving up the ranks in the Class D1 Playoffs. Last Tuesday night, the squad played

The Bruning Community Foundation is getting ready to open a new fitness center in Bruning. “It’ll be a positive for

After three and a half years of planning and hard work, the new Byron Community Center is now looking at

Last Monday, the Thayer Central school board approved a proposition to enter into a cooperative agreement with the City of

On Oct. 26, the Hebron Volunteer Fire Department dive team was asked to find weapons that were stolen from a

Deb Vorderstrasse’s sixth grade class of Thayer Central awarded a quilt they made to local World War II veteran Lloyd

It was a busy day on Thursday, Nov. 6, at District Court as 18 criminal cases were heard by Judge

Last week for the general election, several elected officials were not listed by name in the results. The following is

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On Nov. 11, our nation will celebrate Veterans Day: a day memorialized to honor those who have served in the

Comedian Brad Stewart will be visiting his hometown of Bruning this Saturday, Nov. 8, to perform for the Bruning Public

Around 7 p.m. on Oct. 29, the Thayer County Sheriff’s Office investigated a non-injury accident involving a grain truck and

Thayer County experienced several severe injury accidents last week. One local man was killed last Tuesday evening, Oct. 21, in

October marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) and the Hope Crisis Center in Fairbury is working to bring awareness to

The Lady Titans competed at the Kearney State meet last Friday on Oct. 24. The girls took sixth place out

Early Saturday morning on Oct. 18, 12 local youths, along with over 20 volunteers, came together for the Pheasants Forever

The Thayer Central Torch 2014 Yearbook won the Cornhusker Award for Class D from the Nebraska High School Press Association.

The Thayer Central Titan girls team, as well as Adam Hellbusch from the Titan boys team, were successful in qualifying

Harvest is in full swing but the recent rainy weather has put farmers a little bit behind. According to Larry

The Thayer County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Timothy Tscharner, 26, of Deshler on Oct. 11 for failure to register as a