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(Audio) North Platte City Council Meeting, March 18th recap

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North Platte, Neb. - The North Platte city council held a regular meeting on March 18th and different agendas were discussed amongst the council. Topics this session included adopt resolution to approve the one and six road plan for 2024-2030, accept the certification of completion for street improvement district No. 362 (Willow Street Bridge over UPRR) and more. 

On Wednesday, Post Canon Rath chatted with North Platte Mayor Brandon Kelliher about the different topics from the council meeting. If you would like to learn more in-depth of what went on during the March 18th, North Platte City Council meeting check out the podcast below or check out the video below the podcast.

The Wildwoods will play Willow & Oak Sunday for Ogallala Regional Arts Council

Ogallala, Ne - The Ogallala Regional Arts Council is hosting another concert this Sunday, this time at the new Willow & Oak Event Center at 801 Diamond Springs Trail on the north side of Ogallala. According to ORAC's Barb Jeffries, three members of the Council drove to Red Cloud a year ago to see The Wildwoods and said "they fell in love with their music". Jeffries and Elisha McBride joined Derek Beck on Thursday's Sandhills Spotlight on Z93.5 Country to talk about the show.

The Wildwoods have become a force in the folk scene, boasting accolades like being finalists at the FreshGrass Music Festival Band competition and Gems on VHS "Gems in the Rough" competition in 2023. Their songwriting prowess is underscored by semi-final placements in the International Songwriting competition, with tracks like "Untitled" and "Way of Train." Recognized consistently at the Omaha Arts and Entertainment Awards, they were crowned "Best Band" by the Lincoln Journal Star’s Lincoln Choice Awards in 2022.

The doors will open for the concert at 3:00pm Mountain time, at Willow and Oak. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.

 

The Ogallala Regional Arts Council is able to bring entertainment to the area with the support of the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and through the sale of tickets and memberships. Members will be admitted with membership cards. Individual tickets may also be purchased at the door. Individual tickets are $15 for adults and $7 for students.

 

Ogallala Regional Arts Council brings quality arts and entertainment to our community with the support of the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, donations, and your purchase of tickets or memberships. Thank you for your support! For more information about this program, email ogallalaarts@gmail.com

Homeschool Students can get agriculture classes and join FFA in Nebraska

North Platte, Ne - March is National Agriculture Month, and Eagle Media is spotlighting businesses and organizations giving back to agriculure this month. For years, homeschool students either had to take a minimum number of classes at public schools to participate in Future Farmers of America, or missed out entirely. Now a new Nebraska Agriculture Acadamy has entered the picture over the last few years. It started with former public school teachers Breann Zimmer, and Ann Dvorak in 2022 and they ave since been joined by Katie Shadbolt who are all Nebraska Certified Agriculture Educators. The three teamed up to create an online agriculture education academy for homeschool students.

Zimmer, who joined Derek Beck this week on Sandhills Spotlight on Z 93.5 Country says, "The Nebraska Agriculture Academy provides hybrid education to students grades 7-12. Our goal is to make it possible for homeschool students across Nebraska to participate in FFA and learn about agriculture."

Get more information here. Enjoy the conversation with Zimmer and Derek Beck.

Ogallala Boys fall in opening round of the NSAA State Boys Basketball Tournament to Doniphan Trumbull 57-45

The Ogallala Boys' Basketball team put forth their best effort, making comeback; after comeback, but in the end, it wasn't enough. They fell in the opening round of the NSAA State Boys' Basketball Tournament to Doniphan Trumbull 57-45.
 
The game was heard on Flatrock 100.7 FM with play-by-play by Paxton Gordon.

(Audio) People's Health STD and Taco event for NPCC students on Wednesday

The spring semester is here and People's Health is once again making their way over to NPCC for this semester STD and Tacos. The event is for college students only and runs from 11:00am - 1:00pm in the NPCC Health Building room #25. Students can get tested for STD's, learn educational facts about sexual activity and more. West Central District Health Department will be on location to provide vaccines.

POST news director Canon Rath chatted with Elizabeth Thayer about the upcoming event. To learn more, check out the podcast below.

(Audio) MCF 28 St. Paddy's Beatdown XIII - Jayson Scott

POST news director had the chance to talk with North Platte native and Saturday's main even Jayson Scott bout this weekends fights. The pair discuss training preparation, Scott's background and more. To learn more check out the podcast below.

(Audio) Sandhill Cranes migration coming to the area, prairie chickens and nominations for Excellence in Tourism Awards!

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North Platte, Neb. - It's the time of the year when the Sandhill Cranes migration journey begins with plenty of them stopping in North Platte, Lincoln County and you can venture out to see the Sandhill Crane Migration. This year, Dusty Trails is offering tours with different parts of the day to check out this yearly migration. During the tour, you will learn about the birds and so much more. To sign up for a tour click here. You can also check out the Prairie Chickens during this time and tours are available as well. 

Nominations are now open for the North Platte Area Excellence in Tourism Awards but not a whole lot of time is left to get your nominations in. You can nominate someone in the following categories: 

Events 

Attractions 

Retail 

Volunteer of the Year 

Hero of Tourism 

If you would like to nominate someone, click here. 

POST news director Canon Rath chatted with Lisa Burke, the Executive Director of Visit North Platte about the Sandhill Cranes, Prairie Chickens, Excellence in Tourism awards and more! To learn more, check out the podcast below. 

 

(Podcast) Want to raise chickens? MPCC has class on starting your flock this Monday

Rebecca Wrage joined Derek Beck this week as she is getting ready to share her chicken knowledge and answers your poultry-raising questions in two classes coming up with Mid Plains Community College.

The next class is at the Ogallala Campus- March 10, and there will be another at the Imperial Campus on April 8.

Register today by contacting our Ogallala Campus. 308-284-9830 or ogallala@mpcc.edu
Register online for Ogallala or Imperial's class at http://bceregister.mpcc.edu

(Audio) Knight's Weekly #10 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 last week's end-of-season games against Otero and Trinidad State while getting you prepared for Postseason Basketball.

Ogallala Basketball - Postgame with Head Coach Andy Gillen after District Final

Ogallala Head Coach Andy Gillen joined Derek Beck during the Kwik Stop postgame show after Ogallala defeated Adams Central 84-52 on Saturday afternoon at Prairie View Gymnasium in Ogallala. The Indians will be a top 2 seed at the Class C1 Boys State Basketball Tournament that starts on Wednesday, March 12. That game will be heard on Flatrock 100.7 from Eagle Media.