Buffalo County, NE

KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - The Kearney Police Department is actively searching for a wanted person who ran from officers on Thursday morning. Police are searching for Shaun Goin, 43, of Kearney. Police said Goin ran from police around 11:30 a.m. In the 2100 block of west 39th Street in Kearney.

LINCOLN, Neb. — An inmate involved in a Buffalo County robbery who went missing last week is back in custody. State prisons officials said Gary Filip, 47, returned to the Community Corrections Center in Lincoln Wednesday. Authorities said he failed to return to the facility when he was supposed...

With the rising costs of living, Grand Island Hope Harbor and Crossroads Mission Avenue locations in the Tri-Cities are seeing more people reach out for help. The chamber is hosting the Cash Mob event on June 28 and the HYP event on July 12. Buffalo County Historical Society creating book...

KEARNEY — Most days if you asked Frank Dineen how he was he would give you a big smile and say, “Practically perfect.”. His youngest daughter, Peggy Davidson of Omaha, would love to know how that expression originated. “He said it for years, and we joked about putting...

Integrated Pediatrics opened its doors in October of 2021, and on Thursday night they invited the public into the offices to look around. With the rising costs of living, Grand Island Hope Harbor and Crossroads Mission Avenue locations in the Tri-Cities are seeing more people reach out for help. Hastings...

KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - As Buffalo County nears its 150th birthday, locals are getting the chance to record their family’s role in its history. The Buffalo County Historical Society is working on a book to celebrate the county’s sesquicentennial next year and is including a section on family histories. Community Engagement Director Broc Anderson says it’s important to record family backgrounds so stories don’t get lost.

With the rising costs of living, Grand Island Hope Harbor and Crossroads Mission Avenue locations in the Tri-Cities are seeing more people reach out for help. The chamber is hosting the Cash Mob event on June 28 and the HYP event on July 12. Buffalo County Historical Society creating book...

With the rising costs of living, Grand Island Hope Harbor and Crossroads Mission Avenue locations in the Tri-Cities are seeing more people reach out for help. The chamber is hosting the Cash Mob event on June 28 and the HYP event on July 12. Buffalo County Historical Society creating book...

KEARNEY, NE — As Buffalo County nears its 150th birthday, locals are getting the chance to record their family’s role in its history. The Buffalo County Historical Society is working on a book to celebrate the county’s sesquicentennial next year and is including a section on family histories. Community Engagement Director Broc Anderson says it’s important to record family backgrounds so stories don’t get lost.

KEARNEY — A Gibbon man has been charged with first-degree sexual assault of a minor. Elijah Harper, 19, of Gibbon, is charged in Buffalo County District Court with felony first-degree sexual assault of a minor at least 12 years old, but less than 16, and contributing to the delinquency of a child, a misdemeanor. The alleged crimes took place in March and allege sexual penetration.

KEARNEY — COVID-19 is sneaking back. The Two Rivers Public Health Department has recorded 436 cases of COVID in the past four weeks (May 18-June 15) in its seven counties. More than one-quarter of those cases, or 121, were diagnosed in the last week. From May 19-25, Two Rivers...

KEARNEY — The bright blue Ford Mustang on LeRoy Johnson’s trailer collected dust in a shed near Sumner for nearly 50 years. Thursday afternoon as Johnson and his wife, Amy, of Nelson prepared to pull away from the Buffalo County Fairgrounds, they were ready to blow away the rest of the dust.

KENESAW, NEB. — Being out in the cornfield is pretty normal for Buffalo County farmer Myles Ramsey, but what hasn’t been the norm is the spike in the cost of diesel. “This is the highest fuel price I have seen in my farming career which spans over 40 years," said Ramsey.

KEARNEY — A Kearney man is accused of sexually assaulting a minor. Andrew Gage, 19, is charged in Buffalo County Court with felony first-degree sexual assault of a person at least 12 years old, but less than 16. The charge alleges sexual penetration between April 30 and May 1.

KEARNEY — Nobody can foretell the future, but Buffalo County officials are doing their best to shape it. “Zoning is an attempt to manage growth so it can be beneficial and you get the right kinds of growth in the right areas. We’re definitely a growth county,” said Scott Brady, chairman of the Buffalo County Zoning and Planning Commission.

KEARNEY — The Buffalo County Democrats’ next monthly meeting is 7 p.m. Monday at the Kearney Public Library. Lori Potter, former Kearney Hub reporter and freelance Flatwater Free Press contributor, will be the featured speaker. Potter will address issues that threaten Nebraska’s ground/surface water and agricultural economy; the...