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Celebrate ‘A Country Christmas in Northwest Nebraska’ Event added to Holiday Passport Program The countdown to the holidays has begun, and Northwest Nebraska is full

Read MoreCelebrate ‘A Country Christmas in Northwest Nebraska’ this season

Kick off fall in Northwest Nebraska By Kerri Rempp Discover Northwest Nebraska The calendar has turned. Labor Day is in the rear-view mirror, and kids

Read MoreKick off fall in Northwest Nebraska

Open Frontier Showcase to celebrate creative district To celebrate the Nebraska Arts Council’s designation of the Open Frontier Creative District in Chadron, several partners are

Read MoreOpen Frontier Showcase to celebrate creative district

Chadron’s Open Frontier earns creative district certification Chadron’s Open Frontier District was recently named a certified Nebraska Creative District and was awarded a $10,000 Nebraska

Read MoreChadron’s Open Frontier earns creative district certification

Communities, NDOT partner on wayfinding signs Visitors to Northwest Nebraska will now be able to navigate to some of the area’s locations with newly-installed wayfinding

Read MoreCommunities, NDOT partner on wayfinding signs

From Quilts to Gallery: The Chadron open art journey I had the privilege of interviewing Buff Tewahade, co-founder of Chadron Open Art. This unique community

Read MoreFrom Quilts to Galleries: The Chadron Open Art Journey

Agate Fossil Beds to host regional volksmarch event The Northwest Nebraska Trails Association and several other partners will bring the third annual Northwest Nebraska Volksmarch

Read MoreAgate Fossil Beds hosting regional volksmarch

Tourism industry awards presented Chadron State Park, Randy Kane and Carrie Frahm were announced as the award winners for the second annual tourism industry honors

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Tourism award nominees announced By Kerri Rempp Discover Northwest Nebraska The nominees are in! The Northwest Nebraska region has submitted nominations for the second annual

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No Better Direction…For You Flat. Boring. Plain. Not here. Everything you think you know about Nebraska will be turned on its head when you visit

Read MoreNorthwest Nebraska: No Better Direction…For You

Tourism industry invited to annual event CHADRON – Northwest Nebraska tourism industry professionals will have a chance to network with each other during the fourth

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Nominations open for Northwest Nebraska tourism industry awards Nominations are now open for Discover Northwest Nebraska’s annual tourism industry awards. The awards recognize outstanding people

Read MoreNominations open for Northwest Nebraska tourism industry awards

Community invited to help plan creative development An ongoing effort to designate a portion of Chadron as a Nebraska Arts Council creative district will take

Read MoreCommunity invited to help plan creative development

Carter P. Johnson Lake and dam to be decommissioned By Shawna Richter-Ryerson Nebraska Game and Parks Nebraska Game and Parks will decommission and remove the

Read MoreCarter P. Johnson Lake and dam to be decommissioned

Carlson stepping down as curator By Kerri Rempp Discover Northwest Nebraska A visitor from Belgium found his way from a toy convention in New York

Read MoreCarlson stepping down as curator

Representatives of Chadron State College and the Chadron State Foundation accept a sculpture created by William Artis, “Madonna & Child,” donated by Cathy Clary Monday,

Read MoreArtis sculpture donated to CSC

Historical courthouse functional restoration transforms windows By Kerri Rempp Discover Northwest Nebraska Sioux County’s historical courthouse underwent a facelift this summer. Listed on the National

Read MoreHistorical courthouse functional restoration transforms windows

Chadron Art Alley continues to expand By Kerri Rempp Discover Northwest Nebraska The desire for #ChadronMade art cannot be contained. Three new murals were added

Read MoreChadron Art Alley continues to expand

Agate Fossil Beds offers night sky viewing By Kerri Rempp Discover Northwest Nebraska There are a lot of things Northwest Nebraska doesn’t have when compared

Read MoreAgate Fossil Beds offers night sky viewing

Rose Mapel, center, shows a group of 4-H and community members how to prepare their board to paint a barn quilt. Photo by Kerri Rempp

Read MoreExplore Northwest Nebraska’s story with Barn Quilt Trail

Volksmarch explores Chadron State Park The second annual Northwest Nebraska Volksmarch is planned for May 20 at Chadron State Park. Explore the park during the

Read MoreVolksmarch explores Chadron State Park

The nominees for the first-ever Northwest Nebraska tourism industry award are in. Watch the video to find out who has been nominated in the following

Read More2023 Award Nominees

20 Northwest Nebraska Favorites The saying goes that Nebraska’s Not For Everyone, but Northwest Nebraska is for the outdoor adventurer, the frontier history buff, the

Read More20 Northwest Nebraska Favorites

By Kerri RemppDiscover Northwest Nebraska CHADRON – A successful Valentine’s Day is in the rearview mirror, and The New Leaf Marketplace is gearing up for

Read MoreThe New Leaf Marketplace adding boutique clothing line

Students design trail signage, map boxes By Kerri Rempp Discover Northwest Nebraska A project designed to inspire college students to create a business project will

Read MoreStudents design trail signage, map boxes

By Kerri Rempp Discover Northwest Nebraska Most Nebraska ranchers and their veterinarians probably don’t pay much attention to the scenery and historical significance of their

Read MoreHeartland Docs explore state’s unique regions

By Kerri Rempp Discover Northwest Nebraska The holiday season and new year will be full of changes for The New Leaf in Chadron. “We always

Read MoreHolidays, 2023 equal new beginnings for The New Leaf

By Kerri Rempp Discover Northwest Nebraska Nestled in the Pine Ridge near Chadron State Park and the Nebraska National Forest, thousands of kids have made

Read MoreCamp Norwesca: A secluded setting for camps, weddings, retreats

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