A spot we call home between the two rivers, where the Dismal and the Loup meet. The bluffs that surround give a view that is grand ‘A place still yet wild, a home that is tamed. A place full of history that tugs at your heart where the past and present both had a start. In love of the liberties we all share, the Pathway to Freedom to show that we care. A town that remembers the price that was paid. A future approached, a commission obeyed. Our hearts bound by livestock, family and kin, Mr. Sam Dunning would be proud of the dream he began. A school house, wellness center, museum and such, a history with Churches detailing God’s touch. That is Dunning, Ne. Dunning was platted and dedicated in 1887. The population as of 2004 is 90 people