Dudley Elementary gives a huge shoutout to Baylor Haake for completing the 1,000 Books Before The End of Kindergarten Challenge. With help from his mom, dad, and big sister Harper, Baylor read 1,000 books - and especially loved looking at all the pictures along the way. To celebrate, he picked out 10 new books from Mrs. Floyd's office, including one from the TeamMates Vending Machine. (Photo courtesy Dudley Elementary)

Locals Fare Well at Cowboy Dressage Show in Lincoln

Colten and Tabitha Venteicher happily announce the birth of a son on July 17, 2026, at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Rocky Paul Venteicher was born weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces. He is welcomed home by siblings June, John, Ada, and Rosemary Venteicher. Also excitedly welcoming Rocky are his grandparents John and Danita Paul of Gothenburg, and Steve and Sue Venteicher of Omaha.

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A crew from the City of Gothenburg was on scene early Saturday morning at Lake Helen after receiving word that the stage for Livin’ Out Loud had been blown down in the wee morning hours. The crew used a bucket truck to remove the lights from above the stage and helped stabilize the structure before returning on Sunday afternoon to assist with dismantling the wreckage. (Leader photo by Ellen Mortensen)