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🌱 What Great Plains Health’s new plan means for your care in 2026
Good morning North Platte! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What Great Plains Health’s new plan means for your care in 2026
- How you can fill 700 open Salvation Army bell-ringing hours
- How did North Platte St. Patrick’s stack up on Saturday night?
Also on today's calendar: Monthly Community Bingo and 5 more events.
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around North Platte? Post it to North Platte photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 24 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy with sunny intervals, temps: high: 59, low: 30.
- Thursday: Windy; cooler with sunshine, with a high of 42 and low of 23 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Great Plains Health Releases Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan (northplattepost.com) — Great Plains Health in North Platte has released a new Community Health Needs Assessment and three-year implementation plan that will shape local care from 2026 to 2028. The report highlights major challenges like provider shortages, limited medical and dental access, chronic disease, housing strain, and mental health gaps, and invites residents to review the findings and share feedback. 
2. Salvation Army looking for volunteers to ring bells at North Platte locations (knopnews2.com) — North Platte residents are being asked to help the local Salvation Army finish its Christmas fundraising push by volunteering as bell ringers at five locations around town. With the red kettle campaign halfway to its $42,000 goal and an overall seasonal target of $200,000, every hour of ringing and every donation supports local food pantries, youth programs, and other community services.
3. Boys Basketball -- Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 (norfolkdailynews.com) — North Platte readers will notice St. Patrick’s boys topping Hershey 64-52 in a busy Saturday of high school basketball across Nebraska. The roundup lists scores from dozens of schools statewide, giving local fans a quick look at how other teams fared that night.
4. Nation-wide fugitive arrested in North Platte (ruralradio.com) — Deputies with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested a nationally wanted fugitive who was believed to be living at a North Platte residence. After confirming a nationwide extradition warrant and his status on the U.S. Marshals’ most wanted list, officers took him into custody and lodged him at the Lincoln County Detention Center.
📸 Around North Platte
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Ladies Night Out
Double Dips Ice Creamery - Canteen District, 522 N Dewey St, North Platte
5:30 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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7th Girls Basketball at St. Pat's
Adams Middle School North Platte, NE 69101
4:00 pm -
AMS Lower Gyms- Boys Basketball- D. Miller
Adams Middle School North Platte, NE 69101
7:00 pm -
Agri-Business Committee
North Platte Area Chamber , 502 S Dewey St , North Platte
12:00 pm -
Monthly Community Bingo
Stonebridge Suites of North Platte , 2895 W E St , North Platte
6:30 pm -
AMS Lower Gyms- Boys Basketball- D. Miller
Adams Middle School North Platte, NE 69101
7:00 pm -
Business After Hours
North Platte Area Chamber , 502 S Dewey St , North Platte
5:00 pm -
NO Business After Hours
North Platte Area Chamber , 502 S Dewey St , North Platte
5:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Basketball: Girls JV vs. Maywood-Hayes Center (Home)
Sutherland High School
4:00 pm -
Basketball: Boys JV vs. Maywood-Hayes Center (Home)
Sutherland High School
5:00 pm -
Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. Maywood-Hayes Center (Home)
Sutherland High School
6:00 pm -
6-12 Christmas Concert
Stapleton Public Schools Stapleton, NE 69163
7:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ABM Industries posted a job opening for Part Time Cleaner - Weekends in North Platte. Apply here.
- Nebraska Staffing posted a job opening for Blood Collection Staff - Customer Service in North Platte. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Platte here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
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