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Cozad, Nebraska Patch AM: a 4 min readHey hey Cozad! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Got an act? Lexington's variety show opens video auditions
- What's open in Lincoln this Veterans Day?
- Conor Oberst brings his solo tour to Lincoln
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny, breezy and warm, with a high of 67 and low of 30 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 53, low: 28.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 49 and low of 29 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Plum Creek Community Players open auditions for February show (lexch.com) — Performers ages 16 and older can audition by cellphone video for Plum Creek Community Players' “Stupid Cupid Variety Show” in Lexington. Submit a two- to three-minute act to artsyfartsymama@hotmail.com by November 24. Music, dance and other creative performances are welcome for the February 12, 2027, show at Lexington Middle School Auditorium. 
• What's open and closed in Lincoln on Veterans Day 2026 (lexch.com) — Lincoln government offices, libraries and financial institutions are closed for Veterans Day, November 11, and the post office will not deliver mail. StarTran buses will still run, major retailers remain open, and the State Capitol offers hourly tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., except noon.
• Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst to play Lincoln show in March (lexch.com) — Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst will bring his first solo tour since 2019 to Lincoln's Bourbon Theatre on March 23, 2027. The Omaha singer-songwriter's “An Alleged Evening with Conor Oberst” tour includes 49 shows across 48 cities, beginning February 19 in Lawrence, Kansas.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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MomCo Dawson County Meet Ups →
Living Hope Church, 1800 Kiowa Ln., Cozad
9:30 am
Tuesday November 17
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Other local events
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One-Act Public Performance
Cozad High School Auditorium
7:00 pm -
Boys Wrestling: JH Wrestling Invite (Middle School)
Holdrege High School
4:30 pm
Saturday November 14
Tuesday November 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Give BIG Lexington →
Lexington NE -
Play Production: Cozad One-Act Festival (One Act)
Cozad High School
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County Board Meeting →
Gosper County Courthouse, 507 Smith Ave, Elwood
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Cattle Trails and Songs of the West →
LEXINGTON GRAND GENERATION CENTER, 407 E 6th St, Lexington
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Play Production: MNAC Play Production (Varsity)
Callaway High School
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Play Production: Gothenburg Play Production Invite (One Act)
Gothenburg High School Performing Arts Center
8:00 am -
Boys Wrestling: JH Wrestling Invite (Junior High)
Holdrege High School
4:30 pm -
Brady Girls Varsity Basketball vs Garden County →
Brady High School, 112 E. Popleton Ave, Brady
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Brady Boys Varsity Basketball vs Garden County →
Brady High School, 112 E. Popleton Ave, Brady
6:30 pm
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Tuesday November 17
Friday December 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Cozad. Apply here.
- The Maschhoffs, LLC posted a job opening for Part Time Feed Driver Gothenburg in Gothenburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cozad here.
🗞 Nearby News
Broken Bow
- Ambulance purchase, continuing livestock/poultry discussion among agenda items for Broken Bow City Council (sandhillsexpress.com)
- Custer County Supervisors hear from Benefits Management, start to township road reclassification request (sandhillsexpress.com)
- Butch's Fowl Flushers come out on top at 2026 Nebraska One Box Pheasant Hunt (sandhillsexpress.com)
North Platte
- Winter Pre-Season Sports Tour: North Platte High School (northplattepost.com)
- Nebraska Extension hosting irrigation meeting on December 2 in North Platte (newschannelnebraska.com)
- Veterans Day events set for Wednesday; North Platte Public Transit closed (knopnews2.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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