Southwestern men (7-10) play Wednesday at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Nebraska. Spartan women lost 65-52 Saturday to Iowa Lakes in Creston. Iowa Lakes built a 36-23 halftime lead.

Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a five-part year in review. In 2024, Union County paid witness to a changing landscape ...

1. Emergency management acknowledges that for the meeting on Jan. 24, a portion of the meeting was a de facto closed session ...

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot Friday, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect ...

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed on Friday. Murthy’s advisory ...

President Joe Biden speaks during an event about his Investing in America agenda at the Dundalk Marine Terminal in Baltimore. (AP photo/Daniel Kucin Jr./AP) WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President ...

WASHINGTON — (AP) — A majority of Republicans say they are confident in the 2024 vote count after Donald Trump’s win, according to a new poll that finds a sharp turnaround from GOP voters' skepticism ...

Funeral services for Gail Matheny, 79, of Lenox, will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, at Cummings Family Funeral Home in Lenox. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the service on ...

Vernon Long, 78, of Afton, passed away Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, at Greater Regional Health in Creston. A private graveside service will be held in the Graceland Cemetery in Creston. Memorial ...

Lois Thompson, 74, of Shenandoah, formerly of Creston, died Jan. 1, 2025, at Ambassador Health in Sidney. Services are pending at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Online condolences may be made at ...