Incumbent Joe Hewgley won reelection to the Dist. 1 county commissioners seat Tuesday by a narrow margin of 50 votes against challenger Stuart Simpson.

A total of 286 North Platte High graduates received their diplomas Saturday in outdoor ceremonies at Bauer Field.

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has agreed to pause the consolidation of the postal service's processing network after a bipartisan group of 26 senators voiced concerns about the impacts, amplifying the concerns of people across the country.

Trudy Merritt, one of the best-known and respected people in North Platte, was selected to be honored with a special tree planting in observance of the local Arbor Day Celebration on May 9.

While Misty Hall was on her rural mail route Saturday just west of North Platte, an elderly lady in a pickup approached her.

The results are in from a North Platte police high-visibility traffic enforcement from Wednesday-Saturday, May 8-11

Soon after the U.S. Postal Service said it will move mail processing from North Platte to Denver, Sens. Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts joined 24 Senate colleagues in urging USPS to stop and wait until the nationwide plans are analyzed.

The Drew Phillips Band and the Baxter Bond will be featured at Music on the Bricks on Fri.-Sat. evenings, May 17-18 on Dewey St. in downtown North Platte.

Roland Busby lifted the blue plastic and peered from the darkness. His brown eyes adjusted to the overcast morning as he climbed out of his tent and through the tarps tied to skinny trees.