Alliance News

A potential explosive device discovered in Alliance Sunday afternoon turned out to be nothing dangerous, but did keep law enforcement busy for two hours.

It took only 34 minutes for four years of sports memorabilia earned by ex-Nebraska football player AaronTaylor to change hands during a bankruptcy auction here Saturday.

Grants and loans for the 2009 federal fiscal year have resulted in $5,599,799 awarded to 171 Nebraska recipients for energy efficiency improvements, feasibility studies, energy audits and renewable energy development assistance.

First National Bank will build a new office, with suburban trimmings such as a coffee bar and Internet cafe, at 50th Street and Ames Avenue to replace a location nearby that was wedged into a former McDonald's restaurant in 1992.

An Alliance woman has died following pickup train collision in Box Butte County.

ALLIANCE, Neb. - Western Nebraska's automotive replica of England's famed Stonehenge has been named the No.

The title for this week's episode of Supernatural comes from the Whitney Houston song, 'The Greatest Love of All.' The song starts with the title of the show, 'I Believe the Children Are Our Future' and continues, 'Teach them well and let them lead the way.' Does teaching them well include making them believe in such things as the Tooth Fairy? Or ...

The Alliance Public Schools is experiencing its share of absenteeism due to illness, but are no where close to closing school as the case was in Mitchell last month.

By Charlie Ban and Amy Crawford, FOR THE VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Last updated: 8:29 am Teacher Julie Gianetti wasn't sure how her students would react without a nap when full-time kindergarten started in the Kiski Area School District this year.

Some anxious moments for local fire and rescue personnel early this afternoon. Alliance Rescue Squad members were asked to assist the Hyannis Fire Dept.

The pride of Nebraska is Carhenge, a structure that resembles Britain's Stonehenge.

I am looking for family of Juan Diaz Vasquez and Dorita Angeles Vasquez. I believe they came from Morelia, Michoacan.

Some area power companies are complaining that they are paying too much for eleftricity and they are going to court to get those bills down.

Keep Alliance Beautiful aims to teach people in the town all about recycling by dedicating a whole week to the topic.

Man's best friend now has a park dedicated to them in Alliance. The Alliance Dog Owners group has opened the first and only dog park in Alliance.

Western Nebraskans have two new opportunities Sunday to meet with Sen. Ben Nelson about health care.

A Box Butte County resident has won a brand new 2009 F-150 flex-fuel 4x4 supercab Ford pickup truck drawn at Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island Thursday.

Members of the legislature's Transportation Committee Friday heard six Box Butte County residents discuss the importance of increased funding for roads during an interim study hearing in Alliance.

Sirens and a cell phone helped rescuers find a Gordon woman who was injured in a crash south of Chadron.

The Midtown Business Association will have its next networking event at a new location, Midwest Photo Pro, 4314 Leavenworth St., from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Friday.