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Senator Loren Lippincott • District 34 THE NEED FOR CLEAN WATER Groundwater is a critical resource in Nebraska, where it serves as a primary source of drinking water for approximately eighty-five percent of the state’s population and supports extensive agricultural irrigation, particularly in the...

Experts in the heart of Husker Nation are once again helping the world unravel the genetic secrets of corn — a crop that plays a pivotal role in global agriculture.

10 YEARS AGO Central City seniors Ryan Malaise and Caitlyn Anderson were crowned 2015 Homecoming King and Queen during halftime of Friday night’s game against Holdrege. High Plains’ 2015 Homecoming King and Queen are Josh Demers and Jenna Blase.

HARVEST OF HARMONY

On September 26th, the public was given a chance to see some of the fruits of the Central City Public Schools (CCPS) band’s labor this season when the high school band performed all three movements of their 2025 show, Ninja, as part of the Bison’s homecoming festivities.

For the first time in ten years, a bull moose has been spotted making its way through east central Nebraska. First spotted near Springview in Keya Paha County, about twelve miles from the South Dakota border, the moose carved a path southeasterly.

HIGH PLAINS HOMECOMING

HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY SCHOOL HOMECOMING

Rural Nebraskans’ confidence in educational and governmental institutions has changed little in the past eight years, according to the 2025 Nebraska Rural Poll. However, more respondents expressed strong confidence in the presidency and executive branch than they did in 2017 or 2021.

The first four home Saturdays of the Husker football season have come and gone, and Nebraska State Troopers were on patrol to keep fans safe on the way to and from Lincoln.