The Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce officially welcomed the Peterson Senior Activity Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday. The center will serve its first meal on Jan. 4th, 2010. (more…)

The National Weather Service has lifted the winter storm warning and instead today (Thursday) issued a winter weather advisory in effect until 6 p.m. Friday. (more…)

Shoppers in Kearney were out early Wednesday in preparation for the winter storm moving in. Last minute Christmas shopping came a day sooner, and people worried about being snowed in for the holidays stocked up on essentials. (more…)

Students put their talent on full display Tuesday for the Student Advisory Board’s talent show at Kearney High School. The fundraiser helped raise money for a food bank by charging a $1 admission to attendees. An additional performance was held Monday evening for the public,  proceeds from which helped defray the cost of the 2009 KHS production of “Les Miserables”. (more…)

Reeling off 17 unanswered points in the first quarter, the Wood River Eagles ended the Shelton Bulldogs’ unbeaten season with a 50-37 victory Monday. (more…)

For those unfamiliar with the terms ‘tweet’ and ‘follower,’ you’re not alone. The first Kearney-area Tweet Up event held Monday at Barista’s Daily Grind in Kearney helped newcomers get started with social networking platforms like Twitter and Facebook. The event also allowed users of the services to meet up face-to-face. (more…)

Out of Waterloo’s 13 power plays, the Tri-City Storm had three goals Friday, in the their win over the Black Hawks, at the Viaero Event Center. The three goals–one in each period–were a team record and tied a  United States Hockey League record for most shorthanded goals in a game. (more…)

The Kearney City Planning Commission met Friday morning and voted to recommend that the City Council  accept the rezoning of land intended for be the future site of the Kearney Regional Medical Center, west of Yanney Park.

Hear speeches from those for and against the new hospital plans. (more…)

The Kearney Symphony Orchestra held their holiday concert Wednesday night at the Merryman Performing Arts Center, featuring works from famous composers Mozart, and Tchaikovsky, among others, with the inclusion of an original piece written by UNK senior music business major, Alex Ritter. (more…)

Ravenna’s Connor Beranek went 11 of 17 from the field and scored 35 points, and Ravenna went 10 of 20 from 3-point range en route to an 81-71 win over Kearney Catholic Tuesday night at Cope Coliseum. (more…)