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

As of last week, Thayer County Health Services is now trauma certified. Being trauma certified means the nurses will receive

The Hebron Municipal Airport will be hosting the 2015 Nebraska State Fly-In. The 23rd annual show will be held June

The Pheasants Forever Four Seasons chapter of Thayer County has reorganized and will be hosting a youth mentorship hunt in

Breana Zoubek, 19, of Belvidere pled “not guilty” in district court on Oct. 2. Zoubek is accused of stealing two

The radiology team of Thayer Central Health Services is made up of Audra Hergott, the director of radiology, and Amy

Brenda Kerns is not a victim. The upbeat, local lives in Hebron with her husband, a state patrolman, and is

A local man and woman were taken in to custody Sept. 25 on suspicion of stealing a Belvidere man’s four

On Sept. 26, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new Region V Services building that will be constructed on

Over 20 people filled city hall on Sept. 17 for a special meeting called in response to the city council’s

Back: Homecoming king Thomas Feulner and homecoming queen McCall Madsen, both seniors at Thayer Central. Front: Crown bearers Brighton Hergott

Last Wednesday, the Thayer County Board of Commissioners held their  bi-weekly meeting at the courthouse. Near the top of the

Local health care and emergency service professionals, as well as  those from several other professions, came from all over the

The Hebron City Council approved a project to widen Dove Road for better access to the proposed community center earlier

Ten local teens competed in the Milo Day queen contest last Saturday for the crown. Carleton held its annual Milo

Several pleas were made in September’s District Court hearings. Matthew Meyer, 27, of Hebron, who originally pled not guilty, entered

I was born and raised in Omaha, the second oldest of a large family. It’s been awhile since I’ve lived

Carleton’s Milo Day celebration is back and with it, the Milo Queen contest. Since 1953, the Milo Queen contest has

Dirt work underway at community center site… Chief Construction, Inc., of Grand Island brings in heavy machinery to begin dirt

Kyle Wolford will sit in jail for the next few weeks after being convicted of domestic assault and third degree

Two Hebron men allegedly working together were arrested Aug. 27 after local law enforcement received a call from a witness

Hebron Secrest Library applied for and was awarded a Libri Grant. The Libri Foundation is a national non-profit organization that