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The annual Thayer County Fair was a big hit again this year as well-attended grandstand shows, 4-H contests, a huge

Thayer Countians celebrated the American Cancer Society’s battle against cancer last Friday night in the annual American Cancer Society’s Relay

The community of Bruning celebrated its 125th anniversary over the weekend with a slate full of activities including an adult

Pre-fair 4-H Contests Start This Week It’s almost time for the Thayer County Fair and locals are busy painting, repairing

Five Deshler athletes pocketed gold medals at the 28th annual Cornhusker State Games this month in the bowling and men’s

The Little Blue Natural Resources District last week announced its Little Blue Public Water Project is in an emergency situation

The Thayer Central School Board will hold its second information meeting Thursday, Aug. 2, to discuss an upcoming bond issue

A Kansas man is accused of stealing over $20,000 in corn from the Scoular Company of Overland Park, Kan., and

Drought conditions are expected to persist through harvest, or at least the end of October, according to the National Weather

Jon Chapman, Hebron, grows cabbages really big despite the fact that Thayer County is in severe drought conditions as of

July 25: Hebron is out of the state tournament after falling to Pender, 5-7, Tuesday night. Pender jumped to a

Thursday July 19: The Hebron Junior Legion baseball team will face Area 4 champs Malcolm in the first game of

Renowned “horse whisperer” Curt Pate discusses secrets to creating stress free animals during a seminar last week at the Thayer

The Hebron Legion Junior baseball team headed into Area 5 Class C finals at Doniphan Tuesday night after collecting wins

A drought affecting nearly all of the Great Plains became widespread across Thayer County last week even though some parts

16 Athletes Competing in Five Events to Represent the Community Last year at the 2011 Cornhusker State Games, 20 area

A 33-year old Ruskin farmer  perished in a farming accident Wednesday, July 11. Jeff Schardt, a native of Deshler, was

(The following is a letter to the editor from Gary Aksamit) Over the past couple weeks I’ve been asked by

Hebron councilman Jay Bauer has a few questions about Sheriff David Lee’s annual request for city funding. The county police

Coyotes can spell trouble for livestock owners, a fact Thayer County commissioners are well aware. They are the main reason

The Hebron American Legion Junior Baseball Team heads into the C-5 Area 5 tournament Friday, July 13, at Doniphan; winners

Hebron held its annual Independence Day celebration last week on Wednesday, July 4. Heat ruled the day as the temperature

The plans for multi-million dollar improvements to Thayer Central Community Schools were presented to the public last week in two

Thayer County Assessor Karla Joe presented the annual plan of assessment to county commissioners as they rounded out the first

In a mass email last Friday, Thayer County Economic Development Association vice-president Robert Reinke advised the public that the association

Thayer County is not immune from fire danger. It is easy at this time of year to become complacent about

Local law enforcement arrested a Belvidere woman for possession of methamphetamine May 25, after the Nebraska Department of Probation conducted

Morning7:00    Lions Club pancake feed – (firehall)7:30    Freedom Fun run – (meet at firehall – 7 a.m.)7:30    Cribbage Tournament –

Cooper poses for the camera as his rider, Pony Express Association member Todd Heinrichs, waits for the approaching mochilla in

Jim Kleveland (r) started selling fireworks in high school and 50 years later continues to oversee his annual booming business.

Buyers and sellers gather at tents with home grown and homemade food products as the first Davenport farmer’s market kicked

The 2012 Pony Express Re-ride returns to its normal schedule this year, departing Sacramento, Calif., on June 13 and arriving

Because blue-green algae populations are above minimum public safety levels, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued

Every kid knows summertime means ball games, swimming, bike riding and just plain messing around, but what happens when your

Plans are quickly coming together for the City of Hebron’s annual Independence Day celebration; all of the scheduled activities will

Cardboard boat races are a crowd-pleasing event during the annual Deshler Daze celebration. The contest featured several boat types all

An evening thunderstorm brought blessed rain and relief to area farmers Thursday, as a slow-moving cold front made its way

The state held its first ever Warrior Dash last Saturday and Sunday drawing over 20,000 amateur athletes to the Louisville

No rain could spell trouble for area farmers as crops succumb to the dry conditions of late. This week could

There’s been lots of changes going on at the old Pioneer Center recently, including a new name. The Hebron City

The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) in conjunction with the Southeast Nebraska Coalition, conducted compliance checks at 11 retail outlets. During