Was it the coffee? Alliance Middle School counselor Michael Garcia isn’t sure, but he did say the AMS parent/teacher conferences last week met an increased attendance goal as the Bulldog Leadership Team manned their own coffee shop. Garcia expected the student group to generate $20-$30 in ti…

Everybody knows the Box Butte County Courthouse has four floors. The jail cells are still there from back before workers built the Law Enforcement Center. Nobody sleeps on the spare bunks anymore though; ask the four extra computers and monitors that used to live there.

By late January Panhandle schools were seeing what felt like tsunami of influenza and other illnesses. Now the tide has turned.

Over a year of toil and a few soft openings later, Brewery 719 welcomed the public for its first official day of business Feb. 8.

Erica Chipperfield is the newest member of the Alliance Times-Herald staff, joining the crew this week as an advertising representative. 

Briefly seeing flames emit from a chimney led to a quick response in the 400 block of Toluca Avenue Thursday afternoon by members of the Alliance Volunteer Fire Department. 

East Otoe Road Added to One-Year Plan 

*Editor’s Note: Clarification — The photo that accompanied the Feb. 6, print edition on the front page of the Alliance Times-Herald is the Boutique Air aircraft the airline brought to the Alliance Airport (and pictured there) for an open house and ribbon cutting event in the summer of 2015.

With two proposals from different companies to provide Essential Air Service on the table at their Feb. 5 meeting, the Alliance City Council delved into the issue, voting 4-1 to recommend Denver Air Connection to the Department of Transportation. 

Snow covers the parking lot at the Alliance Shopko a day after the company included the location on its latest list, posted yesterday (Feb. 6) detailing the restructuring retailer's latest closings. According to the list on the company's website the Alliance store is set to close May 5.

Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) has named Alliance High School among 887 Gold Standard Schools; sets 100 percent target for high schools guaranteeing a personal finance instruction by 2030.

*Editor’s Note: Times-Herald calls, messages sent to the office of Ross Lane, BNSF Railway media representative for Wyoming and Montana, were not immediately returned.

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series on new officials in Box Butte County following the 2018 General Election as they begin their terms this year.

The Alliance Volunteer Fire Department recognized Joni Sautter (pictured with her daughter and Fire Chief Troy Shoemaker) as the Boss of the Year Friday evening at the AVFD's annual Bosses Night and Honorary Membership night. Also honored were this year's Veteran of the Year — Travis Lurz, a…

The Activities Hall of Fame is organized as a way of maintaining the rich heritage and tradition of the successful activity programs at Alliance High School. The latest Alliance High School Activities Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be 7 p.m. April 6 in the high school PAC. 

Just over a month after Box Butte General Hospital (BBGH) temporarily suspended labor and delivery, the hospital announced today (Jan. 28) that Derek Shafer, MD, has signed on to be a Family Medicine/OB practitioner at Greater Nebraska Medical & Surgical Services (GNMSS). Current plans a…

Genius™ 3D Mammography™ exams are clinically proven to increase invasive cancer detection and reduce recall rates

The Alliance American Legion family presented a Flag folding ceremony for Cub Scouts Pack 207. Pictured, from right, are Ray Weisgerber, USMC Vietnam, a member of Alliance Post 7; his grandson Corbin Looser, Sons of The American Legion Squadron 7; and his wife Luayne, American Legion Auxilia…

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The Box Butte County Little Critters 4-H club has been collecting pop tabs over the past two years for the Ronald McDonald House in Denver. The group collected 53 pounds of pop tabs, concluding the service project, and was able to donate $200. “We are going to put our community service effor…

Medalists at the Alliance Meet: from left, Tristian Bleisch, 6th Place in Entertainment, and Saphina Achi, 1st Place in Persuasve.

The Alliance Emergency Unit responded to a call at about 1:30 Tuesday afternoon at Alliance High School. Alliance Police Lt. Kendall Allison explained nobody was injured, noting the call was in regard to a couple of juveniles under the influence. More information will be released when it bec…

*Editor’s Note: This article by Aiden Bolek is the latest in a series from the seventh grade class of Laurie Gould, Language Arts teacher at St. Agnes Academy.

The Alliance School Board took up the issue of the track sewer line, which has been a topic of discussion since the Alliance City Council said they wanted to revisit the issue after the new council members were sworn in. The school board agreed to sign a resolution with the city of Alliance …

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series on new officials in Box Butte County following the 2018 General Election as they begin their terms this year.

Philip Hawkins sings a song he wrote during a free concert this past Thursday at Newberry's. The Alliance Berean Church youth/worship pastor has been saving to record a CD of his original Christian music songs at a studio session in Nashville, Tenn.

Jeff Njos watches watches as his son Desmond Njos lines up a shot.

Independent Film Lets Audience Step Onto Custer Co. Ranch