The Southwest Conference Fine Arts Festival was held Saturday, March 18, hosted by Gothenburg High School. Dr. John Petzet, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at UNK, directed the choir and Dr. Jay Gilbert, who recently retired from his position as the Director of…
The Gothenburg speech team has had a remarkable season, and capped off the year last week at the State Speech Meet. The Swedes took 12 entries to State - that’s at least one entry in every possible event.
Dawson County Commissioners and the Dawson County Planning Commission met in a joint session March 13 to discuss commercial and utility grade wind energy systems amendments to the Dawson County Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Regulations.
Gothenburg Public School’s Coffee Shop Talk met for their monthly meeting last week. This month’s topic was the upcoming Impact Center and the effect it will have on the community. Superintendent Allison Jones introduced Gothenburg Early Childhood Learning Coalition’s Colten Venteicher and N…
Nebraska’s fisheries managers employ many tools to maintain and enhance our state’s fish populations and fishing opportunities. Stocking fish is just one of those tools. Each year millions of fish are stocked in Nebraska waters from one end of the state to the other, dozens of species are st…
Gothenburg City employees and department heads underwent training on the Smart911 emergency notification system on Tuesday, March 14, and public safety officials say that information is good for everyone to have.
There are lots of students in Gothenburg with astounding talents and one such student is Brennan Newbrey. Newbrey is a senior at GHS and has found a passion for welding, which he intends to use to benefit the community.
The Personnel Committee and Board of Education of Gothenburg Public Schools are pleased to announce the approval of the employment package for the upcoming year.
“You have something in your teeth,” she says. A little embarrassed and annoyed, I attempt to remove the foreign object. How long have I been talking to people and smiling without anyone telling me? I am so grateful that she told me, that someone has my back, and that I can trust her to tell …
Social emotional learning. It may seem like a modern day buzzword, for a non-traditional educational system. The fact is, there is nothing new about the concept of meeting students' educational and emotional needs in public schools - it’s been done for decades.
My colleagues and I on the Senate Agriculture Committee have already begun working on the 2023 Farm Bill, a package of critical agriculture legislation passed only once every five years. Those of us on the Agriculture Committee often agree on many aspects of the Farm Bill, and one of the mos…
Nebraska recently celebrated its 156th anniversary of statehood. To say the state’s years as a territory were exciting is an understatement. Saturday historical author Jeff Barnes of Omaha was the guest speaker at the Dawson County Historical Society annual meeting in Lexington. His topic wa…
The Brady School Foundation is getting ready for its fifth year of hosting the Brady School Foundation Gala. The gala is designed to raise money for the foundation and its efforts to assist Brady Public Schools.
“We want all kids to get a nice meal to help them get through the school day without being hungry,” affirmed Joni Jacobsen, Gothenburg Public Schools’ Director of Food Services.
The Gothenburg High School speech team has had an incredibly successful season, and that success was capped off with a district team runner-up plaque on Tuesday, March 7.
I have had so many people tell me that I will love being a grandma. The most common comments are that “it’s the best” and “you get to have all the fun of spoiling them and then sending them home.” The message is loud and clear that being a grandma, or as I prefer to be called, Gigi, is going…
As far as the Gothenburg City Council is concerned, the process worked.
For as long as most people around here can remember, Gothenburg has had an airport. It’s not fancy, but it does serve a purpose. However, the landscape of the aviation industry has changed, and once again discussions have surfaced about the feasibility of maintaining our airport.
More than 60 concerned citizens packed into the Gothenburg Public Library on Monday, Feb. 27, to hear information on a proposed wind farm coming to Dawson County. Though the project does not place wind turbines near the community of Gothenburg, some citizens warn all Dawson County residents …
I have been stressed out. I have wasted a tremendous amount of energy worrying. I have struggled to control the situation. And, I have been terrified things would not turn out.
Back in April 2021, the Gothenburg Improvement Company (GIC) received the news that their application for grant funds toward workforce housing development in the community had been approved.
On Feb. 24, 2020, Curbtender rolled out the first truck completed and invoiced at the Gothenburg Manufacturing Plant. In the three years since then, Curbtender has become a vital component in the manufacturing sector of this community.
The University of Wyoming lists the following students from Nebraska on the 2022 fall semester President’s Honor Roll.
Brady Superintendent James McGown started off as a social science teacher, ended up becoming a superintendent, and is now leaving his current position at Brady Public Schools to join the ranks of ESU (Educational Service Units).
Grab yourself an iced tea and gather ‘round, it’s story time. But before we proceed let me caution you, the tale you are about to read is fraught with danger, heartache, heroism, and Herefords. Consider yourself warned.
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