Helen Arps-Fencl
Colfax County Sheriff Paul Kruse resigned from his position this week, effective March 31.
Since being elected as mayor of Schuyler in 2018, Jon Knutson has already seen one major, life-changing disaster: Last year’s devastating floo…
We are only a couple of weeks into the COVID19 pandemic here in the United States. During that time, one event after another has been postpone…
Michael (Mick) L. Longacre
Last year, Howells-Dodge only qualified one athlete for the state track and field championships, and that athlete has since graduated. Erin Pr…
Clarkson/Leigh girls track and field returns two of the five athletes it sent to the state championships in 2019, both of which scored points …
In light of Schuyler Community Schools closing last week due to growing concerns over COVID-19 spreading throughout Nebraska, local entities a…
Despite the COVID-19 crisis, the need for people to provide blood remains as high as ever. Thus, an American Red Cross drive is slated to take…
Jerry Lee Heard
With the coronavirus presence in Nebraska, the Speaker of the Legislature has recessed the body until further notice.
Escobar receives Young Artist Award
Colfax County
One year ago, this column focused on another unprecedented event. Nebraskans all across the state suffered catastrophic losses as a result of …
The 2019-2020 Winter sports season at Schuyler Central had many ups and downs in boys basketball, girls basketball and wrestling, and it left …
Clarkson/Leigh boys basketball knew this season wasn't going to be easy.Â
Just about everything that could have been expected about Howells-Dodge girls basketball for a new season came to pass, at in the early going.…
Howells-Dodge boys basketball knew its postseason path to the state tournament was a difficult one before the schedule ever arrived at late February.
The Nebraska Hispanic Chamber of Commerce honored three Schuyler businesses among hundreds of state businesses on March 6 as part of the kicko…
There are no cases of COVID-19 (otherwise known as the Coronavirus) in Colfax County as of Wednesday, according to Colfax County Emergency Man…
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For the foreseeable future, we will all be working to combat coronavirus 2019, also known as COVID-19. As we work together to confront this pa…
Food pantry receives donation
At this time last March, Colfax County was struggling to deal with the aftermath of devastating flooding along the Platte River, costing milli…
The Richard and Renee Brabec family will be the recipients of this year's Schuyler Knights of Columbus' Family of the Year award.
It is the one-year anniversary (March 13-14) of one of the most disastrous storms to ravage the state in recent history, causing unprecedented…
Schuyler Mayor Jon Knutson said even with no confirmed cases of COVID-19, known as the coronavirus, the city has still seen its effects.
Last week, the Legislature debated the Appropriation Committee’s budget amendments on general file. These proposed changes included funding fo…
