Local News
North Platte Catholic Schools hit goal in food drive
St. Pat's students are conducted a food drive, and collected enough to meet the goal of wearing relaxing clothes to school.
Santa (cop) gets a ton of help
Gifts were wrapped Dec. 10 for the children served by the Santa Cop program, leaving the police "absolutely amazed and grateful."
Great Plains Health completes Community Health Needs Assessment
Improving access to dental, medical and mental health care are some of the priorities that Great Plains Health, headquartered in North Platte, intends to focus on during the next three years.
Share a meal on Christmas
Especially on holidays, none of us like to think that there are people alone who depend on delivered meals.
Get your gifts wrapped downtown
A gift wrap service opened Friday in the Canteen District at Bunkhouse Creative Studio at 421 N. Dewey and will be open through Dec. 24. The hours are 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 1-5 p.m. on Sundays.
Cody school second-grader names state snowplow
Cody Elementary second grader John Sobolewski recently gained statewide recognition as one of 16 winners in the Nebraska Department of Transportation’s annual snowplow naming contest.
School board honors outstanding staff
The North Platte public school board honored four exceptional staff members from Jefferson Elementary and Lake Maloney Elementary schools at the board meeting on Monday.
Visitors contribute to the economy
Lincoln County welcomed more than 597,000 visitors in 2023. The average traveling party was made up of 2.3 people that stayed two nights and spent approximately $381 per day, the Visitors Bureau said Tuesday.
Police to make extra Christmas season patrols
The North Platte police will participate in the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” impaired driving campaign from Dec. 12 through the New Year.
‘Drug court’ to hold graduation ceremony
The Midwest Nebraska Problem-Solving Court, also known as drug court, will hold a graduation ceremony at 2:45 p.m. on Dec. 18 at the Lincoln County Courthouse.
Head Start has openings in North Platte
Head Start is an early education program designed to support children (0-5), families, andcommunities through quality education, comprehensive health and family services and byfostering community partnerships.
Lincoln County Republicans to meet
The Lincoln County Republican Party invites members, guests, and community supporters to attend its monthly meeting on Monday, Dec. 15.





























