The North Platte Bulletin

07/22/2025

Carrying the flags at the grand entrance at the North Platte Pow Wow on Sat. July 19.

07/16/2025

The details are out about MUSIC ON THE BRICKS 12!
It will be held the nights of Friday-Saturday, Aug. 8-9 in downtown North Platte, featuring top-notch bands, kid's games, food and brews, merchandise, congeniality and many other fine things.

On opening night, the beloved Baxter Bond will play from 7-10:30 p.m. playing your favorite songs through the years. The band consists of Kim, Mikaela & Brandon Baxter, with Fred Schlickbernd on percussion and Rob Martinson III on bass.

On Saturday, North Platte’s talented Top Shelf Country, a Nebraska hall of fame band, will take the stage at 6 p.m. and play their toe-tapping dance music until 8 p.m. or so. The band returns in response to popular demand.

At 8 p.m. Saturday, a Nebraska favorite, the The Platinum Pearls, will take the stage and play until around midnight. Featuring the powerful vocals of Tracey Curtis and the veteran musicianship of Mike Curtis and Benjamin Timmons, the Pearls play true renditions of songs from every era, plus originals.

MUSIC ON THE BRICKS 12 is a family-friendly celebration to cap the summer season. Admission is $7 on Friday, $10 on Saturday at the gates, with no charge either night for kids 12 and under. Bring a lawn chair and your dancin' shoes.

The bulk of proceeds go to the entertainers and sound crew, who live in or near the North Platte area, as well as non-profit groups in Lincoln County who pitch in to make it a great event.

Share this post to support the bands and live music in North Platte.

Also, we're having a shopping special on Dewey St. on Saturday. If you spend $25 with a Dewey St. merchant before 5 p.m. that day, you can get in free at the gate, just show your receipt.

Photo - The welcoming crowd at MOB 11.

07/14/2025

After years of USPS reform: The service is worse. The rates are higher.
We looked into the situation, the causes, and some reasonable solutions -- Click on link for the full story.

The price of mailing letters and packages has increased again, even though the U.S. Postal Service is cutting back on its standards of timely mail delivery.

07/08/2025

IT'S COMING! Music on the Bricks 12 will be held Aug. 8-9 in downtown North Platte. Two nights of live music and good vibes. Details will be announced soon.

Below: A welcoming crowd at Music on the Bricks 11 in May.

07/05/2025

https://northplattebulletin.com/sutherland-july-4th-parade/

Horses, riders, carriages, alumni and business folks marched in the annual July 4 parade in Sutherland Friday, and many in the parade shot water guns at spectators, while the Fire and Rescue Department showed off their impressive lineup of vehicles and equipment.

07/04/2025

We hear a lot of concerns that deep cuts are coming to food stamps and Medicaid. Here's a summary of what the so-called "big beautiful bill" says about it....

To qualify for SNAP and Medicaid, "individuals between the ages of 18 and 65 must work, volunteer or participate in a work program for at least 20 hours per week. They may also be enrolled in school on a half-time basis."

(We look for unbiased sources of information. Some are better than others. Consider that.)

Republicans passed President Donald Trump’s "Big Beautiful Bill" on Thursday, July 3, and it includes significant reforms to Medicaid and the SNAP food assis...

07/03/2025

https://northplattebulletin.com/entertainment-around-town-333/

A rundown of entertainment in North Platte and Lincoln County, July 3-17:

06/25/2025

Are you interested in a place where you can get away from things and focus? STUDIO ROOMS are for RENT on second-floor walkup, historical 1916 Brodbeck building downtown. Good for instruction, practice, study, hobbies. Clean, comfortable. For short- or long-term use. Up to 200 sq.ft. ea. Not for storage or residential use. Two studios currently used to provide music and academic instruction. Reply with message, call or text 308-325-2315.

06/20/2025

The mail stops here! A retirement party will be held for Katherine Donner and Cheri Smith from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, at Bethel Church, 2700 W. Philip Ave. in North Platte.

“Come and go,” organizers say.

To RSVP, call Dawn at 970-402-5208.

06/17/2025

https://northplattebulletin.com/tornado-warning-wild-weather/

Multiple tornadoes were reported on the ground north of Wallace around 7:30 p.m. Monday as severe storms broke out in western and southwestern Nebraska.

06/14/2025

Taking a sentimental journey with Jody Ingalls at the Heritage Festival in North Platte, Saturday, June 14 singing In The Mood and other songs of the WWII era.

Lots of displays this year, including how they washed & dried clothes in the early days of Fort McPherson, with a washboard, tub & paddle.