News Team - Central NCN

Kent Boughton

Dave Griek

Hanky Hazelton

Casey Wonnenberg

Forrest Hershberger

Ana Ruth Lugo Mejia

Brad Beahm

Caelan Debban

Jake Bartecki

Brandon Aksamit

Hunter Arterburn

Dan Swanson

Trevor Steinmeyer

Doug Kennedy

Michael Shively

Eric McKay

Andy Classen

State

Nebraska State Patrol opens applications for new trooper class

Dennis Highby, former Cabela’s CEO, passes away at 76

987 The Big Boy to give away John Deere mower during “Off the Rails” Highway 30 ride

Assault, drug and weapons charges in weekly Valentine Police report

Cheyenne County community shows support for Dvorak family.

Sidney schools to close March 5-6 as Lady Raiders head to state tournament

Sports

Cougar notes: WNCC baseball splits doubleheader with Dawson

Youth Classic returns to Sidney with 41 teams competing

Eagles notes: Chadron State wins final game in overtime thriller

Colorado sports notes: Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder dies in a single-car crash at age 23, police say

Cougar notes: WNCC softball splits home opener against Dawson

Eagles notes: Petersen Scores Career High in Senior Day Loss

Ag & Outdoor

Nebraska Extension to host March 17 Webinar on Confinement Feeding Cow-calf Pairs

Outdoor notes: Join Game and Parks in virtual fisheries discussion

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks releasing rainbow trout this spring

Nebraska ag leaders push for year-round E15 sales

Outdoors notes: Archery paddlefish applications to be accepted March 1-14

Outdoors notes: 2026 fishing forecast, guide now available