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The National Spelling Champ of 1967, Jennifer Reinke, has made a generous donation for a new library in her hometown

Last Wednesday, the school board held another facilities meeting, this time inviting Allan Quick of Architectural Studio and Tim Ripp

A Hebron native is now commanding a U.S. Army unit at the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois. Capt. Laura Esper,

Region V Services is taking an employment first approach with the people it serves. The agency, with offices located in

Simon Wiedel, junior at Thayer Central, ran a personal best in the 100 meter dash at the Superior Invite of

The Hebron Chamber of Commerce has hired a new director to take over for Tina Reed who vacated the position.

The Village of Chester will hold a special bond election on May 12 regarding a resolution for a new building.

When glancing around Hebron’s downtown, one of the first things one will notice is a large, white sign with red

“This is not the stuff of happy dreams,” warned Sister Margaret Nacke looking somberly at the crowd in the Hebron

A 13 person jury found Juston Schmidt, of Deshler, guilty of two counts of sexual assault in the third degree

On Monday, April 13, the Thayer County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jesse Durflinger, 24, of Alexandria, after a 911 call was

Thayer County’s first all mail election will be held on May 12 for the Chester bond issue. All mail elections

At the April meeting, the Hebron city council approved a tobacco-free policy for city-owned outdoor recreational facilities. Several students from

Third graders from Deshler, Bruning-Davenport and Thayer Central visited the Hebron Sale Barn Thursday, April 9, to learn about farm

The Bruning-Davenport Speech Team had an excellent showing at UNK on March 27 at the D2 State Speech Contest with

I first saw the signs as I was walking to work one morning: the Thayer County Bank was covered in

USDA Rural Development has awarded $50,000 to the Village of Byron to be leveraged with $16,700 from the Village to

James Humphrey, 50, of Davenport, pled “no contest” to first degree sexual assault of a child in district court last

Due to the demand of service technicians for irrigation systems, Reinke Manufacturing, of Deshler, has partnered with the Nebraska College

Nebraska Extension Tractor Safety/Hazardous Occupations Courses will be offered at seven locations in Nebraska during May and June.  Any 14

Weather permitting, construction work is scheduled to begin the week of April 6 on US-81, beginning at the Kansas state

Volunteers organizing the 2015 Nebraska State Fly-in and Air Show have big goals for the June 6 event, to be

It’s that time of year again: the land is dry and the wind has picked up speed. The conditions are

On Tuesday, March 17, Drew Harris, Thayer Central School superintendent, presented Kurk Wiedel, elementary school principal of Thayer Central, the

This year, a new program was implemented at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) in Curtis, Neb., where individual

At last Tuesday’s Thayer Central school board meeting, board members were presented the opportunity to incorporate local beef into school

When asked how she, a farm girl from Thayer County, Nebraska, became the longest serving western Vietnam War correspondent, Beverly

Thayer County, as well as many southeast Nebraska counties, is collaborating to update 911 service hardware. Thayer County’s current operating

Kassie Kent, Fairbury, took first place in the Senior Solo Division, the Double Platinum award and was the Senior Dancer

In the March district court session Judge Vicki Johnson listened to two pleas and sentenced another man. Larry Sharp, 44,

At the March Hebron city council meeting, council members chose to move forward with the leadership certification process as part

A jury passed a ‘not guilty’ verdict in the case of Nicholas Thiemann, 33, on Friday, Feb. 20. From Feb.

At the beginning of the year, the nation  enjoyed low gas prices. In Nebraska, prices even dipped below the two

Last Saturday, Feb. 21, a group of about 25 people met in Davenport at South Maple Street to weigh options

Thayer Central’s Tyler Hergott competed in the state wrestling tournament last weekend at the Century Link Center in Omaha. Hergott

“I have learned so much valuable information through the Leading Locally Class and intend to stay involved in local leadership.”

In celebration of National FFA Week, the Bruning-Davenport FFA Alumni recognized the Bruning-Davenport FFA chapter and their advisor, Siera Meyer,

On the evening of Feb. 12, the Thayer Central school board held a public meeting regarding the upcoming addition and

According to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), pertussis, or whooping cough, cases are on the rise

The Thayer County Livestock Feeders Association will hold its annual banquet and dance this week at the Thayer County Activity

Thayer Central students Tyler Hergott (left) and Marshal Holtzclaw (right) competed in last Saturday’s district wrestling meet. Hergott will compete

February 14 is a day many commemorate to love and romance. People symbolize their affection to one another with chocolates,

Five people faced sentencing last Thursday, Feb. 5, in the Thayer County district court room. Judge Vicki Johnson sentenced Austin

Construction workers take advantage of the unusual January weather to make progress on the Hebron Community Center. The center is

During their February meeting, the Hebron city council discussed the possibility of passing a rental house inspection ordinance. The idea

Rescue workers responded to three motor vehicle injury accidents last week in Thayer County. The first occurred on Jan. 27,

Last week, Thayer Central chose to hire Chester local Rachel Eickman as the new agricultural instructor. Eickman is a 2010

On Feb. 5, Deshler’s own Richard Reinke, founder of Reinke Manufacturing Company, will join the ranks of other great business

At the beginning of January, the Thayer County commissioners made a contract signing attorney Ben Murray of Germer, Murray and