On Oct. 19th, 2019 the North Platte High School Marching Band put a new record in the books by getting a superior at the Marching Band Field Competition in Lincoln for the first time ever in NPHS history.  Drum...

Running the mile in gym class changed Sophomore Evan Caudy’s life forever.  Starting out his freshman year, he had never done a school running sport. The only sports he did his freshman year was...

If you talk to boys at North Platte High School, they'll tell you that the upstairs bathroom sinks have been broken since last spring. Have you ever wondered why they aren't working yet? “Last year...

Half of all teenagers are sexually active, but only a third of them use birth control according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Platte Valley Women’s Healthcare  provider Dr. Kelly...

Whether you’re driving or not, you either are or will be involved with interacting with other drivers, maintaining your car, and finding yourself in different situations. Here’s an inside look of some...

Freshman Makenna Snider is as tall as your average second grader.  She was born with a condition known as spondylometaphyseal type kozlowski (SMDK), a genetic bone disease. When she was born, her back...

In 2003, China introduced a product that would later result in more problematic lung issues: vapor cigarettes. The respiratory therapy supervisor at Great Plains Health, Andy Gochenour, believes...

Spending over 150 hours on the tennis courts in just three months may seem crazy, but for senior Greg Bergeron that’s completely normal.  “My dad and I were out there on the courts for 2-3...

Q&A with Kole Do you hear people say mean things about how short you are? “People don’t really insult me about my height anymore and if they do, it doesn’t get to me. Back in elementary...

37 and 48. That is how many  minor in possession (MIP) arrests have been recorded in North Platte High School students in 2016 versus 2019. There are multiple theories about why these numbers are getting...

“If I was the president I would come to this school and get rid of the phone policy as my first order of business,” said senior Tanner Ruda. In the 2019-2020 school year, a new no-phone policy at...

One moment you’re on an island looking at the Philippine Sea and the next you’re in the small town of North Platte. Just a month ago junior, Isabella Whitney returned to the states from Okinawa, Japan...