Ord has been chosen for a state Department of Economic Development grant of up to $1 million to develop a new housing subdivision.

An Aurora telecommunications company announced Monday it will close its call center in Ord.

After record October rainfall, area aquifers are charging at a rapid rate, which could spell flooding trouble next year if there's a rainy spring. The Central Platte Natural Resources District is just completing its fall groundwater readings of selected wells across the district. Preliminary results indicate some well readings are near what was recorded last spring.

Ord's LeRoy Jons, coordinator of Loup Basin RC&D, has been named the Nebraska RC&D's Coordinator of the Year. The fruits of Jons' determination are on display at every conference and workshop he runs.

A cornfield is the Ord FFA club's largest classroom, as FFA members have been involved in growing a crop this year, from planting to the upcoming harvest.

Freeze warnings were out Tuesday morning for Central Nebraska following a weekend where area rainfall was nearly 2 inches at some locations.

All it takes is a drive from tiny Sarpy County (241 square miles) across Nebraska to Cherry County (5,961 square miles, slightly larger than Connecticut) to see there's no such thing as one-size-fits-all when it comes to Nebraska's counties. That doesn't just go for the size of those counties; it goes for the size of their boards, too. Stand before the county board in Hall, Buffalo or Adams County, and you'll face seven people.  Head east to Hamilton County, and you'll see just three. That could change next month, when Hamilton County residents vote on whether to increase their board's size to five members.

Two Central Nebraska towns have been awarded grants for owner-occupied housing rehabilitation projects through the state Department of Economic Development.

The groundbreaking was just the beginning of the action at the site of the new Valley County Health System in Ord on Tuesday.

Nearly 15 minutes after they took their first scoops of dirt, the golden shovels were still being passed around, with officials excitedly trading signatures on them as if they were high school yearbooks.

Three Central Nebraska attorneys have been nominated for the vacant county judge position in the 8th Judicial District in north central Nebraska.

Three Central Nebraska towns, including Grand Island, were named finalists for a housing grant program of up to $1 million through the state Department of Economic Development.

Twelve attorneys touted their civil and criminal court experience and records of community service Tuesday as they vied for a vacant county judgeship in north central Nebraska.

Now in its fifth year, Nebraska's Junk Jaunt is no longer a new event. Most Central Nebraskans are familiar with the three-day, 300-mile garage sale, and many antique enthusiasts across the state are, too.

The Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry will present its annual legislative forums throughout Central Nebraska in September.

The search for a missing 14-year-old girl continued Monday at Calamus Reservoir north of Burwell.

Region 26 Emergency Management Center in Garfield County received a call Sunday between 3 and 3:30 p.m. that Dakota Moler of Battle Creek was missing in the water near Homestead Knolls Campground, according to the dispatch center.

Even if work on the Valley County Health System's $19.5 million new hospital had begun the day of the May 13 election that allowed it to go forward, it might not have been fast enough.

A $1 million gift to Greater Loup Valley Activities will provide for a new therapy pool and expanded community wellness center on the grounds of Ord's hospital.

The Valley County Health System and its former chief executive officer have settled a federal lawsuit for retaliation and breach of contract.

The Valley County Health System and its former chief executive officer will go to court next week in a federal lawsuit for discrimination and breach of contract.