Touring Nebraska from the seat of a bicycle

 Wauneta had four natives hit the dusty trail atop their bikes for the Bike Ride Across Nebraska, which kicked off on Sunday, June 7, west of Trenton. Heading out on the  454-mile trek across the state were, top photo from left, Laura Blomstedt, Isaiah Littrel, James Roe and Bonita (Bunny) Lawler. Bottom, Isaiah Littrel poses for a photo by the entrance to Thompson, an unincorporated village between Plainview and Osmond. The 600-plus BRAN riders this year hailed from 35 states and Canada, wi...

Wauneta-Palisade girls softball teams

Girls close out seasons

Sharing his love at HIS Haven Ranch

PHOTOS from Yucca Hills first event: The rumble in the canyons

Raymond Maxfield’s 90 years interwoven with local history

By Tina Kitt The Wauneta Breeze A walk backward through Raymond Maxfield’s 90 years offers a journey back through Wauneta’s history, perhaps more so than anyone else still living here today. His mother’s family, the Burk’s, were among the area’s early settlers, homesteading on the South Divide in 1885 in the Ash Grove neighborhood of the Eden precinct  between Wauneta and Stratton. There, Raymond’s great-grandparents, John and Emma Burk, had the only water well on the freight ...

Daily rains, cooler temperatures dominate spring weather picture

Tina Kitt The Wauneta Breeze   What’s up with this weather? That’s the question being asked across the region. Unseasonably cool temperatures combined with almost daily rainfall have made for a mild spring in southwest Nebraska. Monday night marked the 13th day of rain in the past three weeks and the eighth daily rain received during the past nine days. Small hail also fell Monday night, but damage in Wauneta appeared limited — a marked contrast to the damaging hail storm of a year ag...

Palisade’s Justin Huston rides the bulls to a second-place finish

By Russ Pankonin The Imperial Republican   Chase County fair board members deemed their first ever Chase County Bullriding Challenge held Saturday night at the fairgrounds a big success. Board members are already looking at bringing the event back next summer.  Saturday night’s event drew an estimated crowd of around 1,000 people. Bull riding fans were treated to a first-class show with a total of 29 cowboys challenging the bulls for superiority.  In many cases, the bulls proved the vi...

Breeze's 'Father of the Year' is Dolan Smith

    My Dad is nice. My Dad is fun. He has a great sense of humor and always makes me laugh.  My Dad is different from most Dads. He chose to be my Dad when he didn’t have to be. He didn’t have to take on this responsibility but he did. Even though he didn’t become my Dad until I was six, he was there before that and already acting as a father should.  My Dad works a lot but always makes time for me! He has a great amount of patience. He taught me how to tie my shoes and is currentl...

Palisade Pioneer Days: A Festival of Friends

By Dave Vrbas The Wauneta Breeze   PLEASE NOTE: We are working on a slideshow of photos from this year's Pioneer Days. The slideshow is done, but we're working through getting it posted to the site.    The rainy weather took a break long enough for the crowd to enjoy Palisade’s Pioneer Days bash. Organizers reported 315 registered attendees at the parade and estimated approximately 650 served at Saturday night’s free barbecue. Approximately 80 people stuck around to attend the potluck ...