Kearney News

As heartbroken people everywhere grieve the deaths of the young elementary school students killed in Monday's devastating twisters in Oklahoma, many parents are asking how safe their child's school is, and what can be done to protect our kids.

PAPPAS TELECASTING OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA is currently accepting applications for the position of a full-time Promotion Assistant #12-10 in Kearney, Nebraska.

Baldwin Filters products are now available on TruckHelp.com, a premier online source for heavy duty aftermarket and OEM parts, accessories, tools and everything else required to keep commercial trucks on the road.

During this time of year it is important to keep in mind the laws regarding placement of garage sale and other advertising signs such as realtor signs, etc.

Kearney Public Library's "Pub Quiz at the Chicken Coop" will be held on Tuesday, May 21, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Teams of one to four people will answer 30 trivia questions in one hour.

Due to hot weather conditions, the City of Kearney would like to remind parents to use caution when allowing children to play on playground equipment.

Nebraska senators voted 36-0 yesterday to advance the state's main budget bill after a two-day debate over several amendments related to property tax relief, railroad inspectors and funding for the University of Nebraska.

The Buckle Inc.'s revenue at stores open at least a year climbed 6.2 percent in April, easily beating Wall Street's view.

The terms of members serving on the various Boards will be expiring on July 31, 2013.

During this time of year it is important to keep in mind the laws regarding placement of garage sale and other advertising signs such as realtor signs, etc.

The City of Kearney Development Services Department continues to analyze the existing code regulations pertaining to planning, zoning, development standards, the subdivision of land, as well as many other topics related to land development in the City of Kearney.

The City of Kearney Water Production Division announces that the Annual Consumer Confidence Report on 2012 water quality will be sent to every residence and business that currently pays for water.

The City of Kearney would like to remind citizens of a great tool that is available to help citizens report complaints, concerns, comments, suggestions, and questions.

Kearney is drawing up plans to bid for the project after the Legislature's Appropriations Committee voted to set aside $47 million for it last week.

A Kearney High School student could face a weapons charge and expulsion for having a big knife in his backpack.

A Kearney High School student could face a weapons charge and expulsion for having a big knife in his backpack.

Lawmakers moved ahead Wednesday with a tax incentive bill designed to attract wind-energy companies to Nebraska, little more than a day after the state officially lost a $300 million Facebook data center to Iowa.

Join World-Herald staff writer Jon Nyatawa at 10 a.m. Wednesday for the "Husker Talk Live" chat to discuss Nebraska's NFL draft outlook, Husker baseball and more.

At the Kearney City Council Chambers this afternoon city manager Michael Morgan announced that Kearney failed in their bid to receive the mystery "Project Edge." The city released this statement: "On behalf of the City of Kearney, Economic Development Council of Buffalo County and the State of Nebraska Department of Economic Development, we are ... (more)

Kearney had sought the project for more than a year. But Iowa economic development officials on Tuesday approved tax credits for Facebook to build a nearly $300 million data center in the Des Moines suburb of Altoona.