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Ogallala Boys Basketball 68-56 over Sidney on January 17

The Ogallala Boys went to 12-0 on the season defeating Sidney on the road 68-56

(Audio) NP Buisness & Professional Women preparing to host this years Wine and Brew event!

North Platte Post 

North Platte, Neb. - A local fan favorite event is back in North Platte on February 7th when the NP Business & Professional Women host the Wine and Brew Event. The event is taking place at Venue 304 and doors open at 6:00pm with the event starting at 6:30pm. Tickets are limited at the door, so purchase your tickets online by clicking here.  

Different local brewers will be on site and guests can try all the different wines and brews brought to the event. There will also be a silent auction that has lots of great items to bid on. 

POST news director Canon Rath chatted with Brandy Jamerman, the president of the NP Business & Professional Women about the event. To learn more, check out the podcast below. 

(Audio) Prairie Arts Center announces different classes, new galleries and more!

North Platte Post 

North Platte, Neb. - The Prairie Arts Center in North Platte has announced a new variety of classes that community members can take. There are plenty of classes that everyone can enjoy. The PAC also welcomes in 2 new galleries beginning in February. Lastly the PAC will be launching two new programs. 

POST news director Canon Rath chatted with Holly Carlini from the PAC about all the news things going on. The Prairie Arts Center is open Tuesday - Saturday from 11am - 4pm. To view the PAC website, click here. to learn more, check out the podcast below. 

(Audio) Guardians of the Children invites the community to the 11th annual "Caller" chili/soup & rib/meat cookoff and silent auction this Saturday

North Platte Post

Post news director Canon Rath chatted with Scrappy the president for the Guardians of the Children (GOC) about the upcoming 11th annual "caller" chili/soup, rib/meat cook off and silent auction taken place this Saturday at the D&N Event Center in North Platte. 

The event runs from 11:00am - 2:00pm and costs $5 at the door to get in. That $5 paid will let you taste all the chili/meats being served. The event is in honor of Ed "Caller" Clafin. The Lil' Guardians will be on location selling drinks and cinnamon rolls. Attendees will have the chance to vote on the best chili/soup, rib/meat and best decorated booth. The GOC is still looking for teams to participate in the event. If you would like to participate, it does cost $45 per team. To get the contact information, check out the flyer attached to the story.

To learn more, check out the podcast below.

St. Luke's Catholic School in Ogallala holding Winter Festival Sunday

Ogallala, Ne - St. Luke's Catholic 5th Graders Jetta Peterson and Elizabeth Tickle along with Lisa Kraus joined Derek Beck on Sandhills Spotlight on Z93.5 Country Thursday morning to talk about Catholic Schools Week at St. Luke's and the annual Winter Festival set for this Sunday afternoon at the Keith County Fairgrounds. 

There will be lunch available, along with Kids Games, a Cakewalk, a Silent and Live Auction, Raffle and more.

 

 

Ogallala City Council recap (Jan 29, 2025)

Eagle's Derek Beck spoke with Ogallala City Manager Kevin Wilkins on Wednesday morning, January 29, to recap the previous evenings Council Meeting. Sponsored by North Platte Kubota.

 

Ogallala, Ne – The Ogallala City Council met in regular session Tuesday night. It was a fairly fast meeting. They had an update from the Goodall YMCA and had an update on the new water operator PeopleService Incorporated who took over operation of the water and wastewater operations recently in Ogallala. City Administrator Kevin Wilkins said, “PeopleService has been managing our water and wastewater for about three months now it's been good for staff because they have 110 people that are all trained water operators. Our local staff gets better support. We've retained all the local staff, basically they just see a change of name on their paycheck. They're better supported, communications have improved, and we've achieved some cost savings as a city. We're anticipating even more cost savings as we get into some of those improvements that we need at the wastewater treatment plant because you have that depth of experience. " 

The City Council did approve the purchase of a new city bus. The council was already prepared to replace one of the older buses, but the process was sped up because that bus was recently involved in an accident. The council passed a resolution to seek Federal financial aid in the purchase of a new bus. Wilkins said the city would be responsible for about 10% of the purchase. 

The Ogallala Tree Board also gave a report. Barb Jeffries told the Council the board has a grant to cut down approximately 15-20 trees in the city that would be deemed a nuisance. Wilkins said the city will be sending letters to homeowners who have been identified as having any nuisance trees. Part of the grant, the tree board has been approved for includes the homeowner agreeing to replace and maintain a new tree. If the homeowner agrees to that, the city will cut down the trees at no cost. 

The next Ogallala City Council Meeting is Tuesday, February 11. 

Recently rebranded Ogallala YMCA hosting open house on Thursday

Ogallala, Ne - The former Ogallala Goodall Recreation Center was branded and has new leaders since being handed over the the YMCA of Scottsbluff late 2024. New CEO Conrad Bostron says it all came together rather quickly, "It came together very quickly over the summer last year working with the city of Ogallala and the city manager (Kevin Wilkins)." 

The new YMCA is having a open house this Thursday, January 30.

Enjoy the Sandhills Spotlight Conversation between Bostron and Derek Beck

(Audio) Local 4'Hr designed a cleaning robot for her entrepreneurship project

North Platte Post 

North Platte, Neb. - When most folks here 4-H, they instantly think it's animal showing, which there is plenty of that. However, there are different areas of activities for 4-H'rs to get involved in and one of those areas is the entrepreneurship project. 

Emersyn Sheard, a local 4-h'r for Lincoln, Logan and McPherson County spent this past summer doing different activities but one of those activities was her entrepreneurship project which was a robot that can clean your room. 

"For my four H entrepreneurship project, I identified a problem that I think most people relate to keeping their room clean. I know we can all struggle with that, and it can be overwhelming to find the time and motivation to tidy up. So, I came up with a solution, a robot that could clean your room for you, " said Emersyon Sheard. " I designed a prototype which was more like a concept or an idea to show what the robot could look like and how it could work. Through this project I learned about the importance of problem solving. It was fun to learn how to gather data with a survey." 

Sheard also participated in food and nutrition, sewing, entrepreneurship and art and crafts and plans on to do many of those activities once again this summer. 

To learn more In-depth about the entrepreneurship project and Sheard experience with 4-H, check out the podcast below. 

(Audio) Take off! Learn the latest updates with the North Platte Regional Airport !

North Platte Post 

North Platte, Neb. - Exciting times are upon us at the North Platte Regional Airport is making numerous changes. Earlier in the fall, the city welcomed state and federal leaders alongside local leaders, community members and more for the groundbreaking ceremony of the new terminal building. 

The terminal will bring a new, modern look. Also, the terminal is scheduled to be done in Spring 2026, but if nice weather continues, the project could move along a tad bit quicker. While the terminal has been the highlight at the airport, the committee have brained storm and discussed new projects to be done. North Platte also saw a record-breaking year in 2024 and wants to build off that success. 

POST news director Canon Rath had the chance to with Dan Phelps from the North Platte Airport Authority. The duo discussed the new terminal, how expansion of the airport can help economic development in North Platte, how the existing building will be repurposed and so much more. To learn more, check out the podcast below. 

Knight's Weekly #6 featuring North Platte Community College Men's Basketball Coach Jacob Brandl

On today's episode of Knight's Weekly, we sat down with Jacob Brandl, the Head Coach of the North Platte Community College Men's Basketball team, to discuss how he feels after last week's games going 1-1 and key areas he wants to see improvement within the team with conference play heating up.