Kevin Kilmer, 27, was sentenced by Judge Mark Kozisek in Cherry County District Court, Valentine, Nebraska, for the 2021 murder of Ruth Wittmuss, 52,
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Carter Announces New Contract for Trev Alberts
University of Nebraska President Ted Carter announced recently that he has granted Athletic Director Trev Alberts a new contract that will keep the Huskers’
SPD to Participate in Seat Belt Enforcement Wave
By Philip Eckerberg SPD Sergeant SCOTTSBLUFF—The Nebraska Department of Transportation has awarded a seat belt enforcement grant of $7,000 for the Scottsbluff Police Department
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers Warns of Bank Impersonation Scams
The Attorney General’s Office is alerting Consumers to be aware of bank scams because they are on the rise. The Federal Trade Commission has
Smith, Bipartisan Colleagues Reintroduce Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act
Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Darin LaHood (R-IL), and Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) reintroduced the Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act, legislation to help
Who’s Buying Nebraska? Corporations, Investors Grabbing Giant Chunks of Nebraska Farmland
By Yanqi Xu and Destiny Herbers Flatwater Free Press There’s never a Black Friday discount when a piece of Nebraska farmland hits the market
Simon Donates Diesel Engine, Transmission to WNCC Diesel Tech Program
Western Nebraska Community College recently received an in-kind donation of a diesel engine and transmission from Simon, a construction company based out of Cheyenne,
Carter P. Johnson Lake, Dam to be Decommissioned
Nebraska Game and Parks will decommission and remove the dam at Carter P. Johnson Lake at Fort Robinson State Park for the safety of
Waterfowl Hunters: Do Your Part to Prevent Spread of Invasive Plants
Phragmites, a non-native, invasive, noxious plant, is spreading rapidly along rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands throughout the state. Officials at Nebraska Game and Parks
Gering, Minatare Students Take Part in Inaugural Program
By Tyler Ellyson UNK Communications The statistics are staggering. Nearly 1 in 5 Nebraskans have a mental illness, yet access to behavioral health resources




