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Selections have been made for the South Platte Valley Association’s all association basketball teams. On the boys teams, the first team includes Quinton Hite, senior of Perkins County; Joseph Clinch and Sean Keenan, seniors from North Platte St. Pat’s...
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Chip Kay, activities director at Perkins County High School, wishes to inform the surrounding business community that he has authorized All-American Sports Posters to produce Perkins County High School’s athletic posters. All-American Sports Posters wi...
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Ecstatic over a win propelling them to nationals, the North Platte Community College women’s basketball team gave Coach Dick Thurin an unexpected slip in a Gatorade shower when they doused him after the game. Thurin, a resident of Grant, led the Lady Kn...
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Missouri State University Director of Athletics Kyle Moats has announced the hiring of Austin Schilling as assistant director of athletics development. Schilling is the son of Randy and Robin Schilling of Ozark, Mo. and Kristin Doyle of Jopin, Mo. and th...
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The Nebraska Sports Council has opened its third annual National Anthem Contest and added a new LipDub video contest for Nebraska High Schools. The anthem contest winner will perform the Star Spangled Banner before an estimated crowd of 8,000 at this ye...
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Make Fort Kearny State Historical Park a destination for enjoying the spring migration this year. Millions of geese and ducks are now using the Platte River Valley, and the estimated 500,000 Sandhill cranes are arriving. The visitor center is now open dai...
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Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) announced this week that customer-owners in Chase, Dundy, Perkins, Keith, Red Willow, Frontier, Furnas, Hayes, Hitchcock, Grant, Lincoln, Arthur, McPherson, Logan, Hooker, Thomas and Cherry Counties in Nebraska...
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By Jan RahnManaging Editor Two local entities have been the lucky recipients of generosity bestowed through Monsanto and a Perkins County farmer. Robert Gloy of Grant was selected as a winner in America’s Farmers Grow CommunitiesSM sponsored...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican If the attendance at Monday’s information meetings serves as any indication, it appears irrigators feel they can live with the proposed rule changes for the Upper Republican Natural Resources District. Less than ...
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Clad in summerwear, a group of boys enjoy spring break in the park last Thursday, just two days before the area was blasted by another round of winter. Playing hoops are (l-r): Quinton Hite, Brendon Barry, TJ Johnson, Christian White, Sam Rowl...
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By Jan RahnManaging Editor Thanks to funding from DuPont Pioneer, the Grant Volunteer Fire Department (GVFD) will be able to enhance training of its members. Two rescue mannequins have been purchased with grant funds totalling $2,850 which wer...
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Telephone conference report held on Tuesday, March 12. By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican The Nebraska Legislature resumed session Tuesday with further discussion on a resolution and bill dealing with wagering on historic horse races. During his wee...
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Everyone is welcome to “get connected”. at the Women’s Connection in Grant on Wednesday, March 20. The afternoon event will be held at the Westview Retirement Community at 1 Westview Drive beginning at 2:30 p.m. MT. Connect with old friends and ma...
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In 1985, Rotary International began raising funds in an effort to eliminate polio worldwide. Polio has not been a problem in the United States for many years, but this is not the case in many developing countries. By partnering with the World Health Orga...
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By Shari FriedelTribune Staff Wallace recently welcomed Cory Orr, new pastor leading the congregation at Wallace Community Church, and his young family to the community. The church was formerly led by Hamlet Union Church pastor Kevin McGraw, who divided ...
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Fitting into the Kingdom
By Pastor Larry BoothCongregational Church, Grant
How shall we understand the death and resurrection of Christ? Jesus began and spent the early years of his ministry in Galilee, the land of his home and raisin’. We don’t kno...
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As easy as it sounds
By Ashleigh NoyesTribune columnist
I noticed recently that I am on the calendar at church for fellowship snacks. So while I was spring cleaning I was also trying to think of some new fun recipes to try out on the congregation. Sorry...
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Equal parts day and night
By Vernon WhetstoneAmateur Astronomer
Have you seen comet PanSTARRS? As of this writing I haven’t. You still have some time to catch a glimpse in the western sky about a half-hour to 45-minutes after local sunset. Which, now...
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Life is full of surprises
By Jo McCormickPark Ridge resident
My husband and I were at this time bracing ourselves to the fact that our oldest two children (not quite a year difference in their ages) would be leaving the nest come late August/early Septe...
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Mid-Plains Community College, in conjunction with the UNK/Nebraska Safety Center, will be offering Commercial Driver’s License training March 21-23 in North Platte. This 15-hour course will help prepare participants for taking the basic CDL written tes...
