Three Pianos Out And Ready To Be Played
ALLIANCE — As the third summer for Pianos on the Plains there are three out again this year. The two on the corners of Third and Box Butte and Fifth and Box Butte have been out all summer. “We did not...
View ArticleChristopher Reed, 41
ALLIANCE — Christopher M. “Chris” Reed, 41, of Scottsbluff, died Friday, April 22, 2016, at Scottsbluff. Chris was born on May 23, 1974, to Richard Reed and Patricia Van Natta at Galesburg, Illinois....
View ArticleWatch For The New Visit Alliance Brochure
ALLIANCE — Visitors Bureau Director Kevin Howard is excited to announce that the new brochures to promote Alliance and Box Butte County are in and people can expect to start seeing them soon. Howard...
View ArticleFlappy Multiplayer
Fun, frustrating, addictive - this is Flappy Multiplayer. Fly and compete with other people from your area in this fun Flappy Multiplayer mod! Carefully avoid the pipes and get further than anyone...
View ArticleWal-Mart Buying Online Retailer Newcomer Jet.com
Buying Jet.com would let Wal-Mart compete more effectively with Amazon.com and other online retailers. The deal also reflects the difficulties for startups like Jet.com to make it on their own in a...
View ArticleAlliance In Brief, August 8, 2016
Alliance In Brief Between the hours of 5 a.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday, the Alliance Police Department responded to the following calls: one escort, five airport, 12 follow-up, seven animal, 12 public...
View ArticleMaxine Anderson, 86
BROKEN BOW — Maxine (Holmes) Anderson, 86, of Broken Bow passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, after a lengthy battle with dementia. Maxine Lorraine Holmes was born to George Franklin and Susie...
View ArticleEdith Bartels, 101
EL MONTE, Calif. — Heaven could not wait any longer and on Aug 2, 2016, Edith Belle Bartels (Crawford) began her new life. Edith was born Oct. 29, 1914, 20 miles west of Alliance on the homestead ranch...
View ArticleActivities Director, Reading Mastery Among Topics At School Board Retreat
ALLIANCE — Chairs pulled close and pizza for an early supper, the Alliance Public Schools board of Education, administrators and others gathered for a discussion-only Board Retreat prior to the regular...
View ArticlePaving Scam Produces Shoddy Work
ALLIANCE — The Box Butte County Sheriff’s Department issued a warning Monday with regard to a scam that is making its way through Alliance and the surrounding area. An asphalting company came to town...
View ArticleDriving Innovation And Entrepreneurship
ALLINANCE — Growing Nebraska’s economy and driving innovation and entrepreneurship was the topic of discussion at a town hall meeting yesterday at the Knight Museum and Sandhills Center. Taskforce Vice...
View ArticleRuth Smith, 84
ALLIANCE — Ruth Helen Smith, 84, passed away on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at Box Butte General Hospital. She was born on Feb. 18, 1932, in Batesland, S.D. to Juel E. and Rose Elizabeth (Luderick) Evans....
View ArticleMacaria Mart, 89
ALLIANCE — Macaria Mendez Sanchez Mart, 89, passed away Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at Good Samaritan Health Care Center. She was born Feb. 28, 1927, in New Braunfels, Texas to Heleno and Ricarda (Rios)...
View ArticleUS Takes Aim At Blasphemy Laws, Religious Discrimination
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is highlighting concerns over laws against blasphemy and apostasy that limit religious freedom in Muslim and other nations...
View ArticleSaying Goodbye City Manager
ALLIANCE — The City will soon say farewell to the City Manager who took care of the City for roughly six years. As with virtually all people in either elected or appointed positions with the...
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