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Buffalo Co. Emergency Manager provides city council update on new siren activation system
KEARNEY — The Buffalo County Emergency Manager appeared before the Kearney city council with a presentation about the new secure two-way siren activation during the Tuesday, June 11 meeting. Darrin Lewis, Emergency Manager, said that the two-way siren system project has bee in the works for the past two...
Appeals court upholds revocation of Nebraska man's license for DUI
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Court of Appeals has upheld a decision by the Buffalo County District Court and the Department of Motor Vehicles suspending an Elm Creek man’s driver’s license. According to the appeals court, on Oct. 20, 2022, Francis Libra Jr. was driving his vehicle...
Buffalo Co. representatives tour law enforcement facilities as part of LEC needs, assessments project
KEARNEY — Buffalo County representatives toured several law enforcement facilities across the country and eastern Nebraska as they assessed the needs of the current Law Enforcement Center in Kearney. The Law Enforcement Center (LEC), which houses both the Kearney Police Department and the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office, was designed...
County Board: Cops, deputies squeezed in 30-year-old digs
KEARNEY — It’s been a little more than 30 years since the Kearney Police Department and Buffalo County Sheriff’s Department moved in together at the joint Kearney/Buffalo County Law Enforcement Center. Leaders at the time said the facility would serve for 30 years, maybe more, but population...
Gallery: Supercell Thunderstorms in Custer-Buffalo Counties on June 7
KEARNEY — Much of north central and south central Nebraska experienced severe weather during the afternoon and evening hours of Friday, June 7. This photo gallery is of two different supercells, the first moved south from Broken Bow to northern Buffalo County, the second moved through Buffalo County and directly over Kearney.
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