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Chief salutes Class of 2012

May 14, 2012

Fifty-eight seniors received their diplomas during the 2012 commencement ceremony at Broken Bow High School Saturday afternoon.

Broken Bow was one of 11 area high schools conducting graduations over the weekend, and the Chief will have coverage of each one in this week's edition.

Congratulations Class of 2012!!

Festival announces Comstock event - Landowner, performer say not happening

May 9, 2012

COMSTOCK - - Just when many had thought they had heard the last of a music festival in Comstock, the rumor mill has once again begun to churn. And there seems to be some question as to what is fact and what is fiction.
According to the festival’s website, comstockmusicfestivals.com, a country festival is in the works for the end of this month. The website is advertising the need for stage hands to help set up the stage Thursday, May 31, and tear it down Monday, June 4.

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2012!

May 7, 2012

THEDFORD - - A dozen high school seniors received their diplomas at the 2012 Thedford High School graduation ceremony May 5. The school also recognized six foreign exchange students during the ceremony.

A list of graduates, their future plans, scholarships received, and more photos can be found in this week's Custer County Chief. For the next two weeks, we will be saluting the Class of 2012 from our area high schools, and will feature our Senior Salutes in the May 10 edition. Be sure and get your copy and join us in congratulating this class of young adults!

Nelson joins call for extending moratorium on post office closings

May 3, 2012

Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson and a bipartisan group of 42 other senators today urged the U.S. Postal Service to extend a moratorium on its plans to close many mail processing centers and 3,700 mainly rural post offices, including 90 post offices in Nebraska, until postal reform legislation is enacted into law.

Sargent citizens weigh in on highway project

May 2, 2012

SARGENT/TAYLOR - - The Nebraska Department of Roads is busy on US - 183 near Sargent and Taylor, and the department has recently hosted informational meetings in both communities to engage the public in making some decisions on certain aspects of the project.
The NDOR has announced some new plans for the Taylor North Bridge. According to District Engineer Mark Kovar, after further assessment of the bridge condition and input from the recent public information meeting held in Taylor, a permanent repair project will be scheduled rather than replacing the bridge.

Proposed child labor regulations withdrawn

April 27, 2012

Late in the day April 26th, the U.S. Department of Labor withdrew proposed regulations of Child Labor in Agriculture. Nebraska Cattlemen submitted comments in opposition to the proposed regulations last fall when they were first introduced. These comments were among thousands that the Department of Labor received.

Senate passes postal reform; big news for newspapers!

April 27, 2012

WASHINGTON - By just two votes more than the minimum required, the U.S. Senate Wednesday passed S 1789, the bipartisan 21st Century Postal Act, 62 to 37. NNA (National Newspaper Association) President Reed Anfinson, publisher of the Swift County Monitor-News in Benson, Minn., hailed the Senate's vote as a critical step toward restoring the U.S. Postal Service to soundness.