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.

“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.

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…

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.

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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