Sargent News

Photo by Ellen Mortensen County star Trent Tomlinson performed at the Comstock Music Series Country Festival this past Friday night.

By ELLEN MORTENSEN Chief Managing Editor BREWSTER - - Starting a new job tends to make most people a little nervous.

By ELLEN MORTENSEN Chief Managing Editor SARGENT - - One of the most popular annual events in all of Custer County is Sargent's Fair & Chokecherry Jamboree.

“The sponsors and underwriters deserve a big thanks - but mostly it is the people who come. Without them we wouldn't have anything.”

By ELLEN MORTENSEN Chief Managing Editor For the fourth consecutive year, friends of the Mid-Nebraska NRA packed the Broken Bow Municipal Auditorium to show their support for the fund-raising efforts of the ... via Custer County Chief

“We want to see the event continue if possible”

By ELLEN MORTENSEN Chief Managing Editor COMSTOCK - - The Magic of Comstock may have lost some of its luster, but new owner and organizer Jim Proskocil promises the show will go on. via Custer County Chief

By Dave Schroeder The summer music festivals in eastern Custer County will continue. via KTIC

MAGIC CHEF gas stove, fifth burner converts to griddle. 1950's cast iron white tub and wall-mount sink. via Gothenburg Times

A Missouri man plans to revive the annual music series in the Nebraska sandhills formerly known as the Comstock Windmill Festival. via KRVN-AM Lexington

PIECE bedroom set, small chest freezer, entertainment center, carpet cleaner and a love seat. via Gothenburg Times

“But we don't have anything to substantiate that.”

By ELLEN MORTENSEN Chief Managing Editor It is that time of year - when sneezes, sniffles and coughs tend to fill the air just about everywhere we go. via Custer County Chief

“I can see already that this is a great company to work for”

Sargent Pipe Company in Broken Bow recently came under new management. Pictured above, from left, are Luke Wassom, assistant manager, Loren Taylor, and Chuck Drake, new manager. via Custer County Chief

“The life of this church is a journey. The church does not end, but journeys on in the lives of the people.”

Photo by Michelle Zlomke The Rev. Nancy Keller, right, and lay leader Cathy Johnson, left, assist worshippers with the final communion at Comstock United Methodist Church Sunday. via Custer County Chief

“We were very pleased that we were able to sit down and get this matter resolved”

A Nebraska judge has approved a $9.9 million award to a Schuyler mother whose son was severely injured because of a defective traffic signal. via Lincoln Journal Star

SARGENT Shantel Mack had 10 kills to lead Ansley to a 25-19, 25-17, 25-15 victory over Callaway in the championship match of the Loup Valley Conference Tournament Saturday in Sargent. via The Grand Island Independent

“My job was to make sure the new generators were set up and working properly. I ran all over the island.”

By ELLEN MORTENSEN Chief managing editor SARGENT -- Most 19-year-old guys are busy trying to adjust to college life or the working world, many out on their own for the first time. via Custer County Chief