The Red Willow County Republican Party will hold its 2026 County Convention on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Marlene’s Kitchen, 38404 Road 719, McCook, NE. Registration and Meet/Greet begins at 6:30 pm. The business meeting will begin at 7:00 pm. All area Republicans are invited to attend.

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen is issuing a statewide burn ban, to help reduce the potential for additional wildfires in Nebraska. Dry and windy conditions have caused the spread of significant fires in the central and western parts of the state. Earlier today, Gov. Pillen issued an emergency proclamation activating the deployment of state resources to help combat fires, including the use of aircraft and personnel from the Nebraska National Guard.

Members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Cambridge, gathered at the TVHS Hospital Auxiliary’s Thrift Shop after services on Sunday, March 15th, to sort, box and load remaining items from the store. The boxes and bags were loaded into the Orphan Grain Train truck, bound for the warehouse in Grand Island. It was a fun event, which the members gladly do for the Auxiliary twice a year.

LINCOLN, NE - The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) today announced the launch of a newly redesigned driver license and state identification card, featuring new Nebraska-themed imagery, enhanced security elements, and a new blackand- white photo format to better protect residents from identity fraud.

CURTIS — A beloved local tradition returns this spring as the 64th production of the Curtis Easter Pageant will be presented on Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026, at 3:00 PM in Curtis at the gym at Medicine Valley High School.

Curtis - During a week meant to recognize agriculture, NCTA faculty, staff, and students have been living its values in real time. On Thursday, March 12, the Cottonwood Fire and other wildfires ignited across Nebraska, driven by dry conditions and relentless wind. What had been cattle rangeland was quickly engulfed in fast-moving flames, shifting unpredictably in the winds. For students at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, the first day of spring break took on a different meaning as learning moved beyond the classroom and into the realities unfolding around them.

With persistently dry conditions and seasonably warm temperatures combining with typical Nebraska spring winds, conditions have been ripe for fire activity for a while. Thursday, disaster struck across much of the western half of the State as the situation came to a head.

$1 Million Available for Producers who Demonstrate Nitrogen Efficiency LINCOLN, Nebraska – Agriculture producers have a new opportunity this growing season to earn extra income while cutting fertilizer costs. The Nebraska Corn Board has committed $1 million to a new Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) Program, offering payments to farmers who have demonstrated nitrogen efficiency during the 2026 growing season.

Just a another reminder that Severe Weather Awareness in Nebraska is March 2327. The annual “tornado drill” is at 10 AM CDT, March 25.

Area 4-H’ers took advantage of the sunny weather at the recent Bull Judging Clinic held at the Darr Feedlot Bull Development Center. Twelve 4-H age youth and one clover kid from across the county participated.