Both the Eager Beaver Days celebration in Beaver City and the Curtis Fall Festival took place this past weekend. Many more photos of the fun and events can be found inside.

A granite monument stands along the north side of Highway 6/34 two miles east of Bartley. It commemorates nine Bohemian immigrants, three mothers and six children, who were killed in a flash flood nearby on May 26, 1885.

With four teams entering Saturday’s McCook Volleyball Invitational with two or fewer losses, the competition was stacked at the tournament. Southwest went 2-1 on the day, placing second, while Cambridge and Maywood/ Hayes Center each won one match and lost two.

By NCTA News contributor Teresa Wiiest, Bassett area recruiter When Ashley Connell, a 2020 graduate of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA), first came to Curtis, she was drawn by the small-town atmosphere, hands-on agriculture programs, and the opportunity to learn in a close-knit...

When Calvin DeVries looks back at the path that led him to his current role as a 4-H Youth Development Educator in Phelps and Gosper Counties, it all traces back to his roots in south central Nebraska.

Fall is on the way and Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) is reminding backyard poultry owners to take extra precautions this fall as migratory birds move through the area.

The Maywood school board held a budget hearing immediately prior to their monthly meeting on September 8, 2025. Supt.

This commemoration is set aside to honor the commitment and sacrifices made by this nation’s prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action, as well as their families.

(September 4, 2025) – Western history author and lecturer Jeff Barnes brings the life and legend of the notorious Jesse James to the Frontier County Historical Society on Sunday, September 28, at 2 p.m. at the Curtis Community Center. The program is sponsored by Humanities Nebraska.

LINCOLN, NE (September 12, 2025) – The Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation (NCF) awarded over $70,000 in scholarships to help the next generation of the agriculture industry in their academic pursuits. The scholarships were awarded to sixty-five distinguished students.