Local News

Scott W. Killinger has been appointed to the position of interim dean in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Architecture.

The Hebron Volunteer Fire Department was called to a destructive, garage fire last Tuesday, July 28, on 8th Street and

On August 2, Thayer County Health Services held a groundbreaking ceremony for the 2015 Rehab and Wellness Project at the

Volunteers from all over Nebraska came last weekend to the Hebron Blue Valley care facilities to assist with activities such

This weekend hosted a variety of activities as well as a wide range of weather. Hebron hosted its Hot Summer

The Thayer Central and Deshler Public School board members have met to discuss the possibility of forming a co-op between

The Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) Traffic Engineering Division recently completed an engineering study along US-81 near the City of

Achievement Days in Davenport was filled with fun, family activities such as children games, bingo, music, snacks and a 4-H

The Thayer County Fair will be keeping its poultry show this year but with one small change: no live birds.

Thayer Central Schools superintendant Drew Harris and Jeremy Voss, Thayer County Economic Development director, are in the process of coordinating

With early May flooding and sporadic rainfall, wheat harvest is not only running behind schedule but into problems due to

The Hebron Volunteer Fire Department Dive Team assisted with a rescue effort at the Fairbury Dam on Sunday, July 12.

THE EDGE competition dance team competed in Wisconsin Dells at Rainbow Dance Nationals on July 6 to July 11. THE

The Deshler/Hebron Pony team recently completed their season by winning the Little Six League Tournament at Shickley. Deshler/Hebron earned the

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Gilead is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. The church will hold a celebration on

Independence Day in Hebron was an action packed day full of fun and the red, white and blue. Featured here

It’s a topic that’s been discussed before, but with no foreseeable alternative: Hebron’s majority contribution to the law enforcement contract

It all began in 1981 when Vicki Talbot came from Australia to Nebraska as a Lions Club exchange student and

Thanks to a generous gift of $6.9 million from Glenn Korff’s estate to the Foundation for Thayer County Health Services,

AKSARBEN Foundation announces 136 honorees from 59 Nebraska counties for the 2015 Heritage and Pioneer Farm Awards. From Thayer County,

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts received notification Thursday from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials that President Barack Obama approved a

At the last Hebron city council meeting, members officially went with Blythe Norder, of Hebron, to serve as the Stastny

Eight players from Hebron and six from Deshler have combined to make one of this summer’s baseball teams, the Ponies.

Last Friday, Judge Vicky Johnson sentenced five individuals and held the arraignments of two others. The two largest cases of

An entirely new bridge is to be built in Hebron on First Street after early May flooding completely washed it

4-H members as well as members of the building committee take part in the ribbon cutting for the Byron Community

Last Saturday, June 6, the Hebron Municipal Airport hosted the Nebraska State Fly-in and Air Show. Thousands of people from

On Monday, June 1, the Hebron Volunteer Fire Department was called to a house on N 3rd Street after a

Weather permitting, work is scheduled to begin the week of June 15 on the east approach of the bridge on

The Hebron city council received an email from a former Hebron resident pledging financial assistance after hearing about damages that

Ron Williams, owner of Williams Drilling, has been working for the past six weeks with community and family members to

On May 27 and 28, the Titan golf team traveled to Holmes Golf Course in Lincoln to compete in the

Members of the Bruning community met last Wednesday evening at the Bruning Opera House to create a strategic plan for

Friday, June 56:30 p.m. Prime rib sandwich dinner followed by USO-Style Show. In case of inclement weather the show will

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will be stationed at the Thayer County Courthouse until Thursday, June 11, for any

On May 22 and May 23, athletes from Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, Deshler and Thayer Central traveled to Burke High School in Omaha

Many in the county are still feeling the impact from the severe storm that hit southeast Nebraska in early May.

A crowd of about 800 people gathered Monday morning for the Hebron Memorial Day Service held at the Thayer County

Joan Rossiter Burney and Dr. Beverly Deepe Keever were inducted into the Marian Andersen Nebraska Women Journalists Hall of Fame

By the Nebraska Beef Council The tides of nutrition advice are constantly swirling as dietary guidelines have shifted focus and

This year, Hebron is switching it up for its Memorial Day celebration. “It’s going to be very patriotic all the

After considerable discussion at the May school board meeting, members voted 4-2 to go with the design-build format for future

The Village of Chester passed its bond issue in the vote that ended May 12. Fifty-seven residents voted to pass

Gov. Pete Ricketts declared a state of emergency after surveying storm damage done in last Wednesday’s storm. Thayer County, as

For many farmers, planting season is coming to a close; however, with last week’s flooding, it could mean  replanting for

The Extension Office will be saying goodbye to one of its long time employees this Friday: Phyllis Schoenholz, Extension educator

Jerry Catlett, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Bruning State Bank in Bruning,  was selected as chairman-elect of

Now that the spring weather has dipped into the sixties and seventies, construction projects are making headway all around. The

After the Class B NSAA State Journalism Championship, Thayer Central yearbook students found themselves ranked number one for yearbook layout.