U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the administration’s new Farmers First: Small Family Farms policy Monday in Nebraska. The USDA says it’s agenda will support family agriculture operations for a prosperous future. Rollins, Rep. Adrian Smith, Gov. Jim Pillen visited the Cargill Bioscience Complex in Blair. They also looked at the Wholestone Farms […]

In a wild night for weather, severe thunderstorms, hail and a twister pounded the Sutherland-Hershey area on May 14, but the emergency warning siren in Hershey remained silent. It was a busy night, Region 51 Emergency Manager Brandon Myers told the Lincoln County Commissioners Monday. Not only was a tornado warning issued, lightning sparked a […]

From 1-2 inches of welcome rain fell within an hour or so around 9 p.m. Sunday in much of west-central Nebraska, providing nourishment for grass pastures and a bit of relief from moderate-extreme drought conditions. Amounts varied over the area. The weather service in North Platte reported 1.22 inches at the regional airport. A Paxton […]

Volumes of trash have been removed from North Platte’s Pawnee Hotel, which was left there by the occupants when the hotel closed as an assisted living residence in 2013. The Pawnee is a landmark in North Platte, dating back to its opening in 1929. After the assisted living residence closed, the building stood empty for […]

Kristopher Weitzel, 53, appeared in Lincoln County District Court on Monday, April 29 to face several charges — domestic assault, strangulation, false imprisonment, terroristic threats, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and disturbing the peace. The charges were file about a year ago, after Weitzel held police in a standoff on Burlington Ave., […]

Tasers area valuable tool for law officers, but they don’t come cheap, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Capt. Dan Newton told the county commissioners Monday as he said it’s time to upgrade.   Some of the tasers in the sheriff’s supply were purchased 17 years ago. More were purchased14 years ago and others 11 years ago. Capt. […]

Layoffs began March 11 for employees at the U.S. Department of Education, and by March 21, just 10 days later, nearly half the staff had been placed on administrative leave. It’s part of President Trump’s plan to dismantle the department, which is something Republicans have wanted since the department was established in 1979. How the […]

Every minute of every day, 1 million people ask Siri a question. Two thousand Taylor Swift songs are streaming. Sixteen thousand videos are uploaded to Tik Tok. Four million or more likes are clicked on Facebook posts. Also, each minute, nearly 6 million Google searches are conducted, Theresa Payton told a North Platte audience Tuesday […]

The report is in on how more than a quarter-million dollars in emergency COVID-19 relief funds was spent in Lincoln County. Fourteen non-profits in Lincoln County received a total of $270,000 in relief funds, according to a report presented Monday to the Lincoln County Commissioners. The funds were administered to food pantries and non-profits by […]

Protesters staged another rally near the Lincoln County courthouse Saturday, protesting the executive orders of President Donald Trump. Randy Fair, the Keith County Attorney and chairman of the Nebraska Democrats in congressional district 3, said the 70 or so people were “out here because they are willing to take a stand against the federal government.” […]