Witches’ brew is in the cauldron, and the Hide-away Grill in West Point will be serving it Monday, Oct. 21, for the “Witches’ Night Out,” a fundraiser for Relay For Life of the Cuming County Area. The fun begins at 6 p.m.
For West Point residents looking for a touch of rustic charm, Shelley Westerman’s new Craft Nook may be able to provide, but only for a few months.
Casey Doernemann and Elizabeth Karnopp were crowned Guardian Angels Central Catholic’s 2019 Homecoming king and queen Friday night. The coronation was followed by a dance, which closed out a week of activities for GACC.
The Cuming County Public Power District Operation Round Up® board met recently and awarded $5,385 in grants.
Donna Meyer, an event planner with Faith Ambassadors Lutheran Parish (a five-site parish that shares clergy), wanted to host a fun and informative evening focused on cancer awareness.
It’s a late summer evening with a chilling breeze, the full moon peeks past the distant trees as the sun starts to set and for the first time at St. Michael’s Cemetery, five spirits have risen from their graves.
Eagle Distributing has donated several pallets of water that were available to West Point residents. There have also been calls from other businesses, individuals, and organizations who would like to donate water to West Point for its residents.
Cuming County 4-H members had another very successful year at the 150th annual Nebraska State Fair.
By way of a payloader, a skid loader, and an entire family’s effort, West Point’s Wilderness Park will soon have a new feature – the historic Rattlesnake Creek Bridge – that carried vehicles and farm machinery over Logan Creek, west of Bancroft.
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Work on the West Point Trails & Pathway project progressed last week when workers for A&R Construction Co. completed the 8-foot wide concrete path that winds down into the shelter area at Wilderness Park.
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Harry Knobbe’s world changed in less than a second. On April 17 things looked grim after a 1,700-pound round hay bale crashed into his back after falling 12 feet from a semi-trailer.
West Point Public Schools band director Cindy Sellhorst was awarded the Helen Pouch Memorial Classroom Fund Grant for $500.
The Cuming County Extension staff took time during this year’s Cuming County Fair to publicly present Ina Glaubius with the Nebraska 4-H Lifetime Volunteer of the Year Award she received in May.
West Point-Beemer High School athletes were put through a more intense workout than they expected last week when they showed up for pre-season conditioning.
Everyone is invited to attend the tenth anniversary celebration of Rev. Judith Johnson’s ordination to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), and the 13th anniversary of her ministry partnership with Elim and St. Paul’s Lutheran Churches, bot…
Robert D. (Dick) Moodie, was honored by Olive Branch Masonic Lodge No. 274 on being presented with the Bronze Jordan Medal.
Mitchell Lierman of West Point capped off a successful high school journalism career with a third place finish in journalism at the National Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Conference held recently in San Antonio.
Approaching 273,000 total miles travelled on bikes, German Rev. Hans Myors came through West Point Tuesday during his most recent mission trip.
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Baylor Logemann works up the courage to bark like a dog in the bark-off portion of the dog show. Waiting her turn is Morgan Meiergerd.
The next West Point American Red Cross Blood Drive will take place Monday, Aug. 5, from noon to 6 p.m. at the Nielsen Community Center.
The Nebraska Coaches Association (NCA) held their 52nd Annual Awards Banquet in Lincoln on Sunday, July 21.
The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity are celebrating the 150th Anniversary of their founding this year.
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Father Matt Niggemeyer arrived in West Point less than a month ago, and already, he can tell there is something special about this community.
Cuming County 4-H members had another successful year exhibiting their livestock at the 89th annual Fremont 4-H Expo held July 11-13 at Christensen Field in Fremont, according to Extension Assistant Melissa Nordboe and Extension Educator Larry Howard.
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Most high school youths who rodeo have been doing some form of it since they were able to sit on a horse.
Rebuilding Together joins Catholic Heart Work Camp volunteers to complete two projects in West Point
A group of young people from all over the country came to West Point last week to help with two projects lined up through the office Rebuilding Together Platte Valley East.
Bill Stokely spends a lot of his free time on his patio or porch in the family’s West Point backyard, and never thought that would be something that may make him sick.
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There is no corner office desk job that offers the same kind of view Josh Wordekemper will be getting from his future career.
Wilma French hasn’t kept track of how many wedding receptions she has catered, but she knows how many more she will be in charge of.
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For Dale and Keith Doerneman, brothers and business partners of Native 32 Winery near West Point, it has always been about the berries. Aronia berries.
A local high school graduate and current college student, Leigh Jahnke, will be competing on NBC’s hit show, “American Ninja Warrior.” Jahnke was recently taped at the Oklahoma City location and the episode she is on will air Monday, June 17, at 7 p.m.
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When STEAM Lab instructor Bob Ernesti approached Guardian Angels Central Catholic junior Sam Hilbers about creating a prosthetic arm, little did Hilbers know what an undertaking it would be.
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Baylor Brockmann took part in Saturday’s EMS Superhero Fun Run/Walk in West Point. The event encouraged runners and walkers to dress as their favorite superhero.
A local high school graduate and current college student, Leigh Jahnke, will be competing on NBC’s hit show, “American Ninja Warrior.” Jahnke was recently taped at the Oklahoma City location and the episode she is on will air Wednesday, June 12.
For parents looking to bolster their children’s reading habits while school is out, John A. Stahl Library in West Point is again offering a free summer reading program.
The sun was out, and so were the kids, as approximately 70 youth attended the Franciscan Care Services’ Bike Rodeo held last week.
The Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze at Camp Fontanelle has set the theme for the 2019 corn maze design. It is #Nebraska-Strong– a salute to first-responders.
“Wrestle” is the title of the next Indie Lens POP UP to be shown at West Point Community Theatre.
Growing up, Mike Throener couldn’t have asked for a better childhood. Two loving brothers. Loving parents. And memories that will last a lifetime.
Edwina Nissen of Wisner tears up when she talks about the medical emergency in 2009 which led to her daughter Megan being transported from Norfolk to Omaha in a helicopter.
As families across Nebraska and Iowa continue to reel from the catastrophic flooding, many find themselves in the unfamiliar position of seeking emergency assistance as the long process of cleaning and rebuilding begins.
The Cub Scouts are coming to your neighborhood this Saturday for their annual “Scouting for Food” drive.
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West Point became home for a day for about a dozen scholars from Pakistan who are part of this year’s University of Nebraska-Omaha and Pakistan Universities Academic Linkages Project.
This year’s Relay For Life of the Cuming County Area will take place Friday, April 5 from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Nielsen Community Center in West Point.
In its annual spring musical, the West Point Community Theatre recreated the classic movie and musical production, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” which is the story of two siblings, Jemima and Jeremy Potts, who persuade their father to buy an old Grand Prix race car that won most races it entered.
Spreading the word about reading newspapers took Flat Lois to Bancroft-Rosalie School to the first graders in Mrs. James room.
Team 5611 RoboBears traveled to Columbus to participate in the 2019 Nebraska 4-H First Tech Challenge Championship recently and finished as state runner-up for the second year in a row.
Children are in school to learn many basic skills including reading, writing and math. Their reading material is usually books.
Cub Scout Pack 165 held its 2019 Pinewood Derby Feb. 24 at the Nielsen Community Center. More than 175 Scouts, family, and friends were in attendance.
As Flat Lois visited the GACC first grade class she noticed some things. The children wore uniforms with blue as the primary color. They didn’t mind that she wasn’t in blue but instead in her black and white just like a newspaper. They still welcomed her into their classroom and activities, …
When St. Boniface Catholic Church (Monterey) holds its parish breakfast this Sunday, there will also be a bake sale, cash raffle, and a quilt raffle.
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