Editing Scouting in Nebraska (section)

===Early history (1910-1960)===
The first [[Eagle Scout]] in Nebraska was [[Alva R. Fitch]] of [[Norfolk, Nebraska|Norfolk]].<ref name="DIA 2016">{{Cite news |date=2016-06-13 |title=Faces of Defense Intelligence: Lt. Gen. Alva R. Fitch |work=DIA News |publisher=[[Defense Intelligence Agency]] |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.dia.mil/News/Articles/Article/797415/faces-of-defense-intelligence-lt-gen-alva-r-fitch/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130143116/https://www.dia.mil/News/Articles/Article/797415/faces-of-defense-intelligence-lt-gen-alva-r-fitch/ |access-date=2016-10-12|archive-date=November 30, 2016 }}</ref>

The [[Nebraska Panhandle Area Council]] was founded in 1929, and in 1931 changed its name to the [[Scottsbluff Area Council]]. That council in 1935 changed its name to [[Wyo-Braska Council]], which it remained until it merged into [[Longs Peak Council]] in 1975.<ref name="cspbook" />

In 1920, the [[Kearney Council]] (#322) was formed, changing its name to [[Buffalo County Council]] (#322) in 1922. The council changed its name back to Kearney Council (#322) in 1923, and to [[Fort Kearney Council]]  (#322) in 1924. The Fort Kearney Council closed in 1926. In 1920, the [[Grand Island Council]] (#323) was formed, changing its name to [[Hall County Council]] (#323) in 1922. The council changed its name to [[Grand Island Council]] (#323) in 1924. The Grand Island Council closed in 1926. In 1920, the [[North Platte Council]] (#325) was formed, closing in 1926. In 1920, the [[Fremont Council]] (#327) was formed, hanging its name to the [[Pawnee Council]] (#327) in 1923. The council closed in 1928.<ref name="cspbook">{{Cite book |last1=Hook |first1=James |url=https://www.angelfire.com/tx6/patch/cspbook.html |title=An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation |last2=Franck |first2=Dave |last3=Austin |first3=Steve |year=2003}}</ref>

In 1917, the [[McCook Council]] was formed, and in 1922 the [[Red Cloud Council]] formed; both closed by 1923. In 1920, the [[Scottsbluff Council]] (#328) was formed. In 1920, the [[Platte Valley Council]] (#663) was formed. In 1924 Scottsbluff merged with Platte Valley. The council changed its name to [[Tri-City Council]]  (#663) in 1926. Tri-City Council closed in 1927. In 1954, both the [[Tri-Trails Council|Tri-Trails]] (#323) and the [[Overland Trails Council|Overland Trails]] (#322) councils were formed.<ref name="cspbook" />

In 1919, the [[University Place Council|University Place]] (#329) and in 1917 the [[Lincoln Council|Lincoln]] (#324) councils were formed. In 1924, University Place (#329) merged into Lincoln (#324), and in 1926 the council changed its name to [[Lancaster County Council]] (#324). In 1927, it changed its name back to Lincoln, and in 1929, it changed its name to [[Cornhusker Council]] (#324). In 1926, the [[Nemaha Council]] (#743) was started. It merged with the [[Cornhusker Council]] (#324) in 1932.<ref name="cspbook" />

In 1917, the [[Hartington Council]] was formed, closing in 1918. In 1915, the [[Omaha Council]]  (#326) was formed, changing its name to the [[Covered Wagon Council]] (#326) in 1930.