As North Platte prepares for growth, residents are concerned about the impact on the community of people of other cultures who are sure to arrive. Immigrants are filling a labor shortage across the country. The retirements of baby boomers and the generation after them, Generation X, continue to leave fewer people to fill the jobs. […]

Parents who were addicted and whose children were removed by Child Protective Services put the shoe on the other foot at a panel discussion Jan. 26, delivering advice to those who try to help them. • Let us know where and how to get help, they said. • Provide a safe place to detox. • […]