Cozad News

Jay Edwards is doing everything he can to help people from Tenneco find jobs. Edwards, human resources manager at Tenneco, is working to help the estimated 500 workers who will lose their jobs.

Governor Dave Heineman presents the 2009 Governor's Award for Parental Involvement to the Sutherland school board.

By Lori Hart of Morrill, Neb. 5 med. sweet potatoes 5 med. tart apples, peeled and thinly sliced 1/2 c. sugar 1 Tbsp.

Workshops planned in Halsey, Lewellen and Cozad will help bring up-to-date information about Nebraska's unique byways attractions to potential visitors, said Connie Francis, University of Nebraska - "Lincoln extension educator.

Workshops in Halsey, Lewellen and Cozad will teach residents how to promote Nebraska's unique byways using podcasts.

Linda Linke of Cozad, Neb., sent us this photo of her mare, Ellen, and her carriage transporting her granddaughter at her wedding.

A Dawson County couple's phony marriage earned them both sentences in Federal Court Dec.

One of the people killed on icy roads in Nebraska this week was a Christian singer from Grandview.The Nebraska State Patrol says 37-year-old Derek Loux died early Wednesday after losing control of his SUV on Interstate 80 near Cozad.Loux's wife, Tracie, posted a statement on the family's blog, www.louxfamilyblog.com, about the accident.

Authorities say 3 people have died in crashes as a powerful winter storm continues its trek across Nebraska.

Susan Gae Garrelts, age 65 of Westminster, CO, formerly of the Gothenburg and Cozad, NE area, passed away on December 18, 2009 at Westminster, CO.

Authorities say two people who married to subvert U.S. immigration laws have been sentenced for marriage fraud.

Bray Burnham, son of Brady and Arin Burnham of Burwell, Neb., shares his juice with his mare, Bugzy.

Nebraska-grown Christmas tree directory: Nebraska Christmas tree operations offer numerous varieties of pine, spruce and fir trees.

Kearney area kids and their families can dig into pancakes with Santa during a special Christmas breakfast event planned for December 5, 2009 at the Harmon Park Activity Center in Kearney.

Catch the Christmas Spirit in Cozad during the 8th Annual Taste of Cozad! The festive holiday event will take place on Saturday December 5, 2009 with activities starting at 10 am until 4 pm.

As Western Nebraskans suffered the loss of internet for several hours Thursday afternoon crews were working to repair a cut fiber.

Moms In Touch International is celebrating 25 years of encouraging moms to pray for children and schools.

In collaboration with the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, the Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present "Dan Christensen: Forty Years of Painting," a survey of paintings by the Nebraska native post-painterly abstract artist, opening Oct.

"I have begun to plant thee, and will labour to make thee full of growing." Duncan from "Macbeth," Act 1, Scene 4 That must be how the Nebraska Shakespeare Festival troupe feels about the students, teachers and others who participated in its fall workshops and "Macbeth" performances.

In a separate case, Bates was sentenced to 20 to 60 months on a charge of making terroristic threats against a Cozad woman, both charges are class 4 felonies.