More than 450 volunteers signed in and served at 60 jobsites Saturday during Chadron State College’s eleventh annual The Big Event (TBE).

A Gordon teen accused of murdering her newborn baby will be tried as an adult. 17-year-old Chloe Coplen-Anderson made an appearance in Sheridan County District Court on Friday to withdraw her motion to move her case to juvenile court.

Chadron State College students and employees gathered for the ninth annual Rising Sophomore awards ceremony Wednesday.

The Coordinating Commission for Post-Secondary Education has approved a proposal for a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree to be offered by all three Nebraska State College System campuses.

Law enforcement is essential to keep everyone safe, but across the country, police departments are struggling to hire enough officers. In Nebraska, they’ve seen a 30% reduction in forces.

Chadron State College has announced four finalists for the Vice President for Academic Affairs position. Dr. Jim Powell, who has been the college’s top academic officer since 2020, announced his retirement in November 2023.

Several speakers noted the excitement and energy in the air during the investiture of Chadron State College’s twelfth president, Dr. Ron K. Patterson, Friday in Memorial Hall.

Law enforcement officials are seeking information about recent break-ins and thefts at Chadron State Park and Box Butte State Recreation Area.

Buying a storefront can be intimidating, but imagine buying not one, not two, but three.

Chadron rancher Sharon Hagihara Bartlett walked the nearly empty, grass-covered grounds of the Amache National Historic Site in southeast Colorado and thought about her mother, her aunt, her grandmother.

Three CSC students received Golden Leaf awards from the Northern Plains Collegiate Media Association (NPCMA) during the association’s conference at Wayne State College March 23.

A Sandhills rancher and Cherry County won’t be fined for unleashing a deluge of sand into a remote trout stream, but they will have to take several steps to prevent further damage.

Two Chadron State College students and Assistant Professor Dr. Mary Keithly attended the National American Chemical Society Spring Conference in New Orleans recently.

Chadron State College’s Theatre will present a play titled The Revolutionists in the Memorial Hall Black Box Theatre April 11-13 and April 20 at 7 p.m., and April 14 and April 21 at 2 p.m.

CSC alumna Andrea Westlake of Belle Fourche, South Dakota, received the Early Career National Award during the Society for Range Management’s (SRM) 77th Annual Meeting in Sparks, Nevada, in February.

A photographer with Midwest roots was one of the first journalists on the scene following the deadly bridge collapse in Baltimore.

Warner Chamber ceremony held on Vietnam War Veterans Day

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is seeking information on the illegal shooting and wanton waste of two mule deer in Cherry County, northwest of Cody, Nebraska.

The arts not only improve quality of life, but also spur economic growth in both big and small communities. That’s what Nebraska lawmakers said when they approved a Creative District program, which provides grants to qualified areas.

CSC Housing Director Taylor Osmotherly recently announced a number of improvements in the residence halls.

Spring storms like these can be the most difficult for road crews.

The Nebraska State Fire Marshal is investigating a fire northeast of Ainsworth, Nebraska that destroyed a house.

Blizzard warnings, winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories are in effect Sunday and Monday across western and central Nebraska.

The Western Community College Area Board of Governors has declared a vacancy in District 1 due to the passing of Dr. Margaret R. Crouse,

In a recently published academic paper a Chadron State College professor has documented the presence of a particular species of grasshopper in Wisconsin, some 300 miles away from the closest known occurrence.

While moisture is definitely needed across Nebraska, spring storms are extra challenging for ranchers who are in the midst of calving season.

CSC master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling meets the rigorous standards set by the counseling profession.

Sheridan County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to a report of an accident involving a tractor and an ATV. A child was reportedly operating the ATV.

An early snowstorm has closed parts of interstate 80 and has made US 30 impassable.

All 19 high school and middle school students who competed at the Western District History Day at Chadron State College will advance to the Nebraska National History Day State Contest in Lincoln on April 20.

The inauguration of Chadron State College’s twelfth president, Dr. Ron K. Patterson, is set for Friday, April 5, at 3 p.m. at Memorial Hall.

Chadron State College student Isabella “Bella” Poppe of Hastings, Nebraska, is the February Project Strive/TRiO Student of the Month.  

Firefighters continue to make progress on the Betty’s Way Fire north of North Platte. Containment increased to 82% with approximately 60 people working on managing this large and complex wildfire.

An electrical issue is being blamed for a fire that destroyed a bunkhouse on the Casey Hinn Ranch 22 miles south of Rushville on Monday.

As of Tuesday evening the Betty’s Way Fire in Lincoln, Dawson, and, Custer Counties has claimed 71,022 acres according to a press release from Region 51 Emergency Management Director Brandon Myers.

The EPIC proposal proposes reducing or eliminating many taxes in Nebraska in exchange for a consumption tax. The Nebraska Chamber of Commerce addressed concerns with the proposal today.

Chadron State College’s student-led day of community service known as The Big Event (TBE) will be April 13.

A proposed power line through the Nebraska Sandhills was meant to make the U.S. power grid more reliable.

Chadron State College’s Rural Law Opportunities Program (RLOP) students attended the Nebraska State Bar Association Leadership Academy (NSBA) in Lincoln, Nebraska, Feb. 1-2.

Nearly 130 high school musicians gathered at CSC last week for the 52nd High Plains Band and Choir Festival. Following workshops and rehearsals on Monday and Tuesday, the band and choir presented a public concert Tuesday evening.

Chadron State College students recently competed at the Society for Range Management’s (SRM) annual international conference

Nearly 100 students participated in the Seventh Annual Best of the West Business Competition at CSC Wednesday.

The Nebraska State College System (NSCS) has launched a rural tutoring program with teacher education candidates from Chadron, Peru, and Wayne Colleges, tutoring K-12 students in Educational Service Units 1, 4, and 13.

In the fall of 2023, Tourism Director Kendra Mitchell had an idea not seen in the county before: move the outdoor holiday experience inside. Now the committee is planning on the 2024 event.

The University of Nebraska is making aggressive efforts in keeping the best and brightest of the future generation in the Cornhusker state when they pursue higher education.

The Chadron State College Esports team has released rosters for individual games, according to Coach Adam Stone.

LB 31 is likely dead for the session, after debate ends for the week

Chadron State College student Reata Cook of Sheridan, Wyoming, competed in the Miss Rodeo America Pageant during the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in December.

North Platte Senator says its time for the state to act, on behalf of public and train crew safety

Chadron State College senior Shasta Rosales has been named the Wyoming Education Association’s (WEA) Education Support Professional (ESP) of the Year.

Authorities in northwest Nebraska are investigating an incident where a man was arrested for threatening two people with a knife at a Sioux County Feedlot shortly after 9 a.m. Friday. 

Theatre Professor Scott Cavin decided to take a unique approach to the fall production by choosing three senior students as directors of three separate casts in “What the Constitution Means To Me.”

In what’s become an annual winter tradition, hundreds of people carrying torches set fire to a giant wooden beetle effigy in Custer, South Dakota, to raise awareness of the destructive impact of the mountain pine beetle on Black Hills forest land.

A cattle rancher from Cherry County announced her candidacy for the Nebraska state legislature on Thursday.

Chadron State College student Whitley Reder, who graduated in December with a bachelor’s degree in communications with an emphasis in journalism, completed an internship with the Cowboy Channel covering the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in Las Vegas.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for Smith Falls State Park in north-central Nebraska until further notice.

Here's the latest winter weather information, including weather alerts, road conditions, and storm closings and cancellations.

If you missed "old man winter," he arrived in force on Saturday.

Historically cold temperatures behind an arctic cold front are targeting the Nebraska Panhandle region Friday, according to the National Weather Service office in Cheyenne.

Chadron State College is closing its campus Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, because of winter weather conditions. The residence halls and dining services will remain open.

Brutal cold temperatures arrive Friday and stick around through early next week, according to the National Weather Service offices in Cheyenne and North Platte.

Co-chairs of CSC’s Continuous Institutional Improvement Committee (CIIC), Malinda Linegar and Dr. Grant Sasse, say the committee is trying to establish a culture of assessment on campus.

A cold front was expected to swing through the Nebraska Panhandle Wednesday night, bringing bitter cold temperatures and accumulating snow. 

Chadron State College has announced the students on the Fall 2023 President’s and Dean’s Lists.