Omahans during World War II knew a strong-swimming, shark-defying “human tugboat” of a hero when they saw one, regardless of the color of Char…
On June 13, 1921, the South Platte bridge collapsed. The South Platte River, which often seems more like a creek, has produced the city’s most…
Nebraska’s centennial year of 1967 was a year the state and its infant tourism industry had prepared for the entire decade.
When Brittany Jeffers of Ogallala made the top 10 in 2010, and Teresa Scanlan of Gering won Miss America in 2011, “it really did give to Miss …
Miss Nebraska has kicked off North Platte’s “celebration month” since settling into its early June time slot in 1988.
As federal authorities demanded bankers seize the assets of Japanese Americans, a Mitchell banker stood firm and refused to do so, saving the …
'Mascotte was a big joke, but it looked good while it lasted.' The village had a factory, railroad depot, hotel, general store, school and abo…
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Looking back at the power of the South Platte River on the centennial of the 1921 bridge collapse
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A Nebraska banker who said ‘no’ to seizing Japanese Americans' assets in World War II
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Ten years ago, the west won it all at Miss America
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Moving Nebraskaland Days to North Platte was no simple feat
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North Platte has long played host to Nebraska's crowning glories
When the famous Budweiser Clydesdales high step through the Old Market during Friday night's Memorial Day Parade, they will be doing so near t…
Burt Smith sat down and wrote his list and he and his brother composed a life story in chapters. Birth. Pre-Teen Years. Marriage and War Years…
The Midwest was hit harder than any other part of the country during the polio epidemics of the 1940s and '50s. Now the generation that fought…
Ever wonder how Lake Maloney got its name?
It remains to be seen whether North Platte will face a major spike in housing demand from a possible beef processing plant.
Brook Berringer, 22, died on April 18, 1996, in a plane crash near Raymond. His funeral was held 25 years ago today.
If any North Platte issues of the Frontier Index survive, they haven’t been found. But digital newspaper archives have confirmed when our city…
The tradition is one of the oldest, formalized conservation observances in the world. Its occasion has resulted in the planting of millions of…
Thirty-five years ago today, a Scottsbluff radio report of quake damage at Chimney Rock was an April Fools' joke. But a lot of people didn't f…
Harvey W. Hill tried to quit newspapering two years after launching the Telegraph's daily edition in 1896, but printer's ink seemed to be in h…
We’ll mark our official 140th birthday in exactly three weeks. But today marks 125 years since Harvey W. Hill’s first issue of the Daily Teleg…
Historic landmarks across the state of Nebraska serve as reminders of prehistoric animals that once roamed the land and sea and the great migr…
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Historic landmarks across the state of Nebraska serve as reminders of prehistoric animals that once roamed the land and sea and the great migr…
He was born in Iowa, earned his nickname in Kansas and buried three children in upstate New York. But the spirit of William F. “Buffalo Bill” …
Jack Knight's harrowing trip hauling mail from North Platte to Chicago helped make history.
The old building used to be part of the World War II-era prisoner of war camp in Scottsbluff. One prisoner was an Italian artist.
It took five years to finally construct 'The Mall' in North Platte, but it became the shopping hub of a region for the next 50 years.
“That’s our motto, serving the children of the world,” said Rex Cross, 50-year member and current secretary of the North Platte Kiwanis.
The first session will focus on “Neville Corner,” which consists of the Hotel Pawnee and the Fox and Paramount theaters.
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