Bladen News

Longfellow fourth-graders Connor Story and Yoelmis Llovera walk through a field with their classmates hunting for unique plants during a field trip to Keith and Audrey Berns' farm south of Bladen Wednesday.

Don and Letha Kral of Bladen eat lunch at Applebee's in Grand Island Tuesday. The couple, who said they visit the restaraunt at least once a month, are excited about the announcement of a Hastings location.

My mother's family came to this country in the 1860s. They came from a town in Germany, and I can only guess that they came because they thought they might have a shot at the "American Dream." They eventually homesteaded land in Bladen Nebraska, and my great-grandmother and her 8 siblings were born on the property; great-grandma was the last child ... (more)

Tony Herrman therrman@hastingstribune.com BLADEN - Saturday culminates months of celebrations here honoring Bladen's 125th anniversary.

Will Vraspir wvraspir@hastingstribune.com The criminal cases associated with the 11-person group that assaulted four sleeping men in 2009, some using weapons, put a dent in the county budget during the past 1.5 years.