Cozad News

The word "shepherd" lodged itself firmly in Jamie Schilken's head. A friend of Sgt.

Zack Kramer looks on as the calf escapes Levi Peterson's grasp. This 'wrestling match' photo was taken at the Uphoff Ranch east of Stapleton by Kay Uphoff.

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

High heat and humidity in the eastern part of Nebraska last week that killed large numbers of feedlot cattle spared local and area herds.

Russell E. Wilcox, 58, of Farnam died Sunday, June 21, 2009, at his home in Farnam.

The Dawson County Alzheimera TMs Association 2009 Memory Walk was held June 18 at Muny Park in Cozad.

Federal officials in Nebraska say two couples living in the state have been indicted on marriage fraud and other charges.

A married Nebraska couple is in hot water with the government over the state of their union.

Frail elderly and geriatric syndromes are the topics for the next geriatric care conference to be broadcast live via the state-wide telehealth network July 16-17. The two-day conference is targeted to health care professionals and will focus on urinary incontinence, unintentional weight loss and failure to thrive, management of hip fractures, ...

A rural Cozad man was arrested on Father's Day after allegedly choking his 9-year-old son.

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.

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.

After 18 years with the same third-party health insurance provider, Dawson County employees are in for a change.

Agriculture - Local News - Story List Nominations of green yards, businesses wanted by North Platte Bulletin Staff - 6/13/2009 Keep North Platte and Lincoln County Beautiful is accepting nominations of beautiful yards and businesses from North Platte residents for the 2009 Green Vision/Green Thumb program.

Joe Duffy refused to take his eyes off his son. The Cozad, Neb., man's gaze kept drifting back to the opened casket during the visitation before this morning's funeral -- the first funeral in nearly two years for a Nebraska soldier killed in Iraq.

Local News THANKS: Many residents of Dawson and Gosper counties showed up at a community send-off meal at the Heartland Military Museum in Lexington and along the main streets of Cozad and Gothenburg Thursday night to show their appreciation to World War II veterans chosen for a Dawson-Gosper Hero Flight to Washington D.C. Pockets full of ...

A Nebraska memorial service will be held next month for a soldier from Cozad who was killed in Iraq.

Leila Ilene Gruber, 87, of Gothenburg died Friday, May 29, 2009, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte.

A carry team brings a transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Sergeant Justin J. Duffy Thursday, June 4, 2009 out of a plane at Dover Air Force Base, Del.

Seven months ago, Sgt. Justin Duffy said goodbye to his family in Cozad and began his first tour in Iraq.