2025 Nebraska State Junior Angus Show

ABOVE: These junior Angus members won top honors in their division of showmanship winner at the 2025 Nebraska State Junior Angus Show, June 6-8 in Broken Bow.

2025 National Junior Angus Association Showmanship Contest

These junior Angus members placed in the top 10 of the first ever junior A showmanship division at the 2025 National Junior Angus Association Showmanship Contest, sponsored by Purina and held in conjunction with the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), June 30 in Tulsa, Okla.

First human case of West Nile Virus reported

LINCOLN — The first reported human case of West Nile virus (WNV) for the 2025 season has been detected in the East Central District Health Department.East Central District Health Department serves Boone, Colfax, Nance and Platte counties.

DAYS OF FUN

Crowds flocked to the Nance County Fairgrounds last week for the Nance County Festival. The festival kicked off on Thursday and ran until Saturday and featured live music each night, plenty of food to eat, a free carnival in the baseball outfield and fireworks. 

DHHS urges communities to prepare for summer heat

LINCOLN — With temperatures expected to soar over 100 degrees this weekend in many parts of our state, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is reminding residents to take precautions to stay safe during periods of extreme heat.

Veterans hosting coloring contest

The Nance County Veterans Memorial & Military Resource Center is sponsoring a county coloring contest for youth in entering kindergarten through fourth grade.The picture to color may be picked up at the veterans’museum in Fullerton on Sundays until June 29 from 2-4 p.m.

Olson/Wolf loan application deadline set for July 1

Graduates from high schools in Antelope, Boone, Greeley, Nance, and Wheeler Counties are encouraged to apply for the Olson/Wolf Loan Program, which offers low-interest educational loans to support post-secondary education.