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.

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