Renowned big band orchestra leader Glenn Miller grew up in North Platte, and it seems there is still a connection. Miller and his orchestra were the best-selling recording band in the world from 1939-42 with several top hits, including the first-ever record to sell 1 million copies. His music is still in the air, more […]

The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team fought through two days of pouring rain and a lightning delay to claim several top five finishes in Ford Dodge, Iowa over the weekend. MPCC cowboys and cowgirls competed in Iowa Central Community College’s Triton Stampede Friday and Saturday. Mid-Plains bull rider Koby Jacobson won the short round and […]

The North Platte Community College volleyball team used a home court advantage to defeat the nationally-ranked Northeast Community College Hawks in five sets on Saturday. The Knights took the lead initially in the first set. They lost it for good after Northeast tied the game 8-8 then went on a six-point run. Emily Johnson slowed […]

MPCC finishes first in three events at Stampede The Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team used a home arena advantage to snag three first-place finishes over the weekend. The team hosted the MPCC Stampede Thursday through Saturday at the Wild West Arena in North Platte. After the dust cleared, Mid-Plains’ men’s and women’s teams were both […]

The haunted corn maze will make a return to North Platte Community College next month. The attraction, which serves as a fundraiser for the NPCC softball team, will be open from 8-11 p.m. Oct. 7, 14, 20-21, 27-28 and Oct. 31. The theme is, “Children of the Corn.” “The team is excited and looking forward […]

Professional barrel racer and motivational speaker Amberley Snyder will speak next month in both Ogallala and North Platte. Snyder is the subject of the Netflix movie, Walk. Ride. Rodeo, released in 2019. The biopic focuses on her journey before and after the wreck that left her paralyzed from the waist down. The first presentation will […]

If the first rodeo is any indication, it’s going to be a fun year for the Mid-Plains Community College rodeo team. The team came away with three individual championships, a team win and a reserve all-around title over the weekend at the first competition of the season – the 58th annual Falcon Frontier Days Rodeo […]

Willie Roberts of North Platte has been selected as the 2023 Distinguished Alumni of Mid-Plains Community College. Roberts was nominated by MPCC cabinet members because of his ongoing support of the college and its student-athletes. About Roberts The college holds a special place for Roberts. It’s what brought him to North Platte in the first […]

The North Platte Community College softball team pocketed more than $2,100 from its glow ball golf tournament Saturday, Sept. 2. A total of 23 teams participated in the fundraiser at the Oregon Trail Golf Course south of Sutherland. Proceeds were split with Sutherland school athletic programs. Activities included a dinner, silent auction, costume contests and […]

The North Platte Community College volleyball team went 2-2 at the tournament in McCook on Friday and Saturday. NPCC is now 3-10 on the season. The Knights split their matches on Friday. NPCC fell 3-1 to Barton Community College, of Great Bend, Kan. before winning a match 3-2 against Frank Phillips College, out of Borger, […]