Brady News

The 150 bicycle riders who are participating in the 14th annual a oeNebraska United Methodist bike ride against hungera spent an overnight in Brady on Sunday.

Mary Lucille Bodfield, 52, of Beaver City, formerly of Gothenburg, died Friday, June 26, 2009, at her home.

Dawson-Gosper group in Washington D.C. on anniversary of D-Day By Elizabeth Barrett June 19, 2009 In 1945 and 46, four area veterans, returned from World War II without fanfare.

A land survey done by the Lincoln County surveyor shows the giant cottonwood tree on North Market Street stands on Brady village property.

Mounted mail carriers: Pony Express Reride: Gothenburga s Pony Express organization helped carry mail, during a reenactment of the frontier mail delivery system, from Cozad to Brady on Thursday morning.

Three Nebraska governors came from North Platte: Keith Neville, Roy Cochran and Bob Crosby.

Lots of stuff has been going down since I have been gone vacationing. Here's a recap of some of that and some commentary to boot.

Nebraska riders will compete June 9-12 and June 16-17 in University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension 4-H District Horse Shows.

Three Brady Eagle track and field participants earned medals during the annual Best of the Midwest meet in Sutherland on May 5. Competition in the meet is by invitation given to the top eight athletes in each event in the central part of the state.

Larry Ault of Brady was only wanting to collect metal. But when he discovered people diving into dumpsters - despite a sign prohibiting it - for metal and other items, Ault complained to the Gothenburg City Council.

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Local News A hero flight dinner, at the Senior Center Saturday, raised $1,077 in donations to send World War II veterans to Washington D.C. on the Dawson-Gosper Hero Flight this summer.

When there are fire or accident calls later this summer, Mark Ballmer hopes local fire fighters won't still be bumping into trucks and each other as they don equipment.

Since its establishment in 1926 as Nebraska's first two-year college, "McCook College has consistently provided superior educational instruction and skills training at an affordable cost" said Lloyd Benjamin, a lifelong McCook resident and 1958 graduate of McCook Junior College.

A grant from the Nebraska Arboretum would pay the $1,200 cost to remove a huge cottonwood tree on North Market Street in addition to 10 smaller dead or dying trees inside the village.

A suspected drunk driver is flushed out of his hiding place, with the help of a Nebraska State Patrol K-9 unit.

Four teachers will leave the district at the end of the school year. At their meeting Monday night, the District 20 school board accepted their resignations.

Brady High School juniors Beccah Barnes and Chevas Shaw have been chosen as delegates to the 2009 Cornhusker Girls and Boys State.

Two young vandals left their mark on several Brady buildings and the villagea s walkway overpass last week.

A 29-year-old North Platte man will face trial in Lincoln County District Court for felony assault on an officer after he scuffled with a Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy.