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The United States Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration raised awareness of seat belt safety during the Click It or…
News
Senator Loren Lippincott • District 34
BEING KIND TO THE NEEDY
Local charities serve as the bedrock of social support, providing immediate, targeted…
For decades, science has understood the basics of photosynthesis, the process by which plants turn sunlight into food. However, photosynthesis occurs on…
Community members will gather in downtown Palmer this Saturday, June 6th for the annual Summer Kickoff celebration, featuring tournaments, live music, food and…
Road work is projected to begin on United States Highway 30 early next week and run into November. Weather permitting, the work will begin on Monday, June 8th…
During the summer months, children tend to have more unstructured time, and parents or grandparents may have the chance to spend more quality time with them.…
Sports
Central City’s track teams battle at NSAA Class B State Track and Field Championships.
It took two days to decide a winner in Tuesday’s quarterfinal game of the NSAA State Baseball Championships between Central City/ Centura and Guardian Angels…
Spurling earns a pair of medals during Class D portion of meet
High Plains Community’s Brodey Spurling added to his cache of hardware from the NSAA Class D…
Five girls and three boys sporting the Red and Blue will make their way to Omaha Burke High School this week to represent High Plains Community at the NSAA…
Mother Nature didn’t do prep golfers in the Cornhusker State any favors last week, as cool and rainy weather greeted the golfers—including members of the…
Lifestyle
Peyton Hofmann, a recent graduate of High Plains High School, was selected to receive a $2,500 STAR Scholarship from the P.E.O.
International Sisterhood.
She…
The American Red Cross has an urgent need for donors and is counting on people to act now and book a time to give blood. Donors of all blood types are needed…
NEBRASKA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS students—including Luke Powell, Hunter Hackel, Quentin Herman, and Hadassah Rankin— recently attended Cornhusker Boys and Girls…
Opinion
Every day, I go to work in Congress with a simple goal: to help make life a little better for Nebraska’s families by working to solve problems, strengthen our…
The perfect picture.
That is always the goal. Whether standing on the baseline at a basketball game, lurking in the back of a room during an awards ceremony,…
Six years ago, Washington managed to do something many people thought was impossible. Amidst President Trump’s first term and Democrat leadership in the U.S.…
Hilton, Marriott, Holiday Inn Express, Cobblestone were all represented.
Piled amid the discarded receipts for stamps, groceries, and nights on the town, plus…
Obituaries
Richard R. Woltman, 92, of Columbus, died Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at Brookstone Acres with family and friends by his side.
A funeral service will be held at…
Scottie Irene was born sleeping on May 15, 2026, at 3:59 p.m., surrounded by endless love.
Though her time here was far too brief, she was treasured long…
Marlene M. Larson, 87, of Stromsburg, entered eternal life with her savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at Bryan Medical Center— West in Lincoln.…
Linda C. Lambert, of Central City, died on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Grand Island Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 5,…