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Single gunshot ends all-night police standoff
Two brothers who lived together in the 1600 block of W. Second in North Platte were found dead from bullet wounds in the home they shared, North Platte Police Chief Steve Reeves said Saturday.
Postage rates ticking higher, calls for reform
The price of mailing letters and packages is on the verge of increasing again, even though the U.S. Postal Service is cutting back on its standards of timely mail delivery.
School board to take comments on parent engagement, student fees policies
The North Platte Public Schools Board of Education will hold two public hearings on Monday, July 14, at 5:30 p.m. about the district’s Parent Involvement policies as well as the Student Fees policy.
Entertainment around town
A rundown of entertainment in North Platte and Lincoln County, July 10-19:
Police: Extra patrols will look for speeders
The North Platte police will participate in a high-visibility traffic enforcement campaign from July 12-31.
Kortnei Smith named new county court judge

Deputy Lincoln County Attorney Kortnei N. Smith was named Tuesday as county court judge in the 11th Judicial District, which includes Lincoln and Keith counties.
Remembering the Battle of Ash Hollow

Karen Little Thunder spoke to a rapt audience Monday at the Prairie Arts Center about The Battle of Blue Water, which is also called the Battle of Ash Hollow, and generational wounds of the massacre.
State/Regional News
Covid relief loan scams continue
Nebraska bankers issued an alert Thursday about an emerging scam that targets recipients of the COVID-19 era, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Road improved at the Diversion east of city, preparing to remove sediment
Beveridge Inc, of North Platte has improved a road near the Diversion Dam on the Platte River, just east of North Platte. The improvements are in preparation for the removal of sediment at the diversion dam by the GRIT Group Excavation, a company based in Utah.