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Lincoln County authorities remind public to avoid active scenes
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Active scenes involving law enforcement inevitably will occur in a community. North Platte has experienced multiple active scenes in the past few months. Two of them involved barricaded individuals, one of which was armed. “During those incidents, we’ve noticed the public is starting to get...
EPIC tax presentation met with skepticism at Lincoln Couinty Republican meeting
If the EPIC Option Consumption Tax ballot initiative passes, Ogallala businessman Ron Schmidt wonders, what would stop Nebraskans from going to other states to avoid a 7.5% “consumption” tax on all new goods?. “There are 58,000 vehicles registered in the state of South Dakota that have never been...
Port of Plains board to meet in Lincoln County Board room
The board overseeing the Port of the Plains rail park near Hershey will hold its monthly meeting in a different location Monday. The Nebraska International Port of the Plains inland port authority will meet at 2 p.m. in the Lincoln County Commissioners’ Room in the North Platte courthouse, 301 N. Jeffers St.
Jury trial pushed back for former North Platte teacher accused of sexual assault of a student
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) -David Cooper, a former North Platte Public Schools teacher, appeared in Lincoln County District Court on Monday via Zoom. Authorities have incarcerated Cooper for suspicion of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student. Cooper’s pre-trial was scheduled for Monday, but was moved due to a...
Entertainment around town
A rundown of non-Nebraskaland Days entertaining events in North Platte and Lincoln County, June 20-28: Prairie Arts Center (416 N. Jeffers) — Nebraskaland Days Competitive Art Show and Historical Buffalo Bill Show. The center is open Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. Golden Ticket Cinemas, District 177 Mall (1000...
Marriage Licenses For Lincoln County (Week of June 10th)
Jakeb Alexander Kirbey, 28, North Platte and Mary Eadith Nichole Smith, 23, North Platte. Cameron Meal Raffaeli, 23, North Platte and Jada Lauren Jensen, 23, North Platte. Patrick Ryan Gibson, 45, North Platte and Jamie Marie Hopkins, 36, Hastings. Michael Tate Bussard, 49, North Platte and Stacy Jynx Mann, 52,...
Hotel-motel tax sets fiscal-year record; North Platte sales tax streak rolls on
Lincoln County’s 4% lodging tax wrapped up another fiscal-year record in April, while North Platte’s 2% sales tax extended its current streak of setting monthly records to 14 months. The hotel-motel tax netted $94,903 for the month, finishing the state’s 2023-24 fiscal year with an all-time high of...
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