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Let their reigns begin: Lexi Nolda and Ella-Kathryn Anderson Crowned Miss Nebraska and Miss Nebraska’s Teen 2026.
Ashley Mohler
Saturday's final night of Miss Nebraska and Miss Nebraska’s Teen brought the biggest crowd of the week to North Platte High School’s auditorium, where guests saw 2026 Miss Nebraska Lexi Nolda and 2026 Miss Nebraska’s Teen Ella-Kathryn Anderson crowned.
North Platte's Lexi Nolda wins Miss Nebraska 2026. She was
crowned by Miss Nebraska 2025 Makinzie Gregory.
Ashley Mohler, The North Platte Telegraph
Miss Nebraska Lexi Nolda‘s community service initiative is Be Sun Smart: Healthy Skin Is In, which she will continue supporting and representing throughout out her year of reign. She will also take her talent of contemporary dance to Florida in September for the Miss America competition.
Nolda, who is from North Platte, will travel to events throughout the year and will be making appearances at Nebraskaland Days.
The 2026 Miss Nebraska's Teen is Ella-Kathryn Anderson. She
graces the stage during her first walk as reigning teen as her
fellow delegates clap in support.
Ashley Mohler, The North Platte Telegraph
Nolda’s counterpart, Miss Nebraska’s Teen Ella-Kathryn Anderson, will also attend Nebraskaland Days and travel with Nolda. Anderson's community service initiative is Feed the Change: Bridging the Hunger Gap, and her talent was musical theater vocals.
Miss Nebraska's Teen runners-up were Emma Saucedo (fourth), Emma-Claire Fritz (third), Cora Frans (second) and Paige Dodson (first).
Miss Nebraska runners-up were Addilyn Wilson (fourth), Kendall Parker (third), Maria Cade (second) and Jacee Pfeifer (first).
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Local students make Central Community College President's and Dean's list
Jessica Kennedy
Central Community College announced the names of full-time students that earned spots on the President's and Dean's honor lists for the spring semester.
8:15 p.m.: 19-year-old Gothenburg woman, Buffalo County warrant — driving under revocation/impound, first offense; Brown County warrant — possession of a controlled substance; Brown County warrant — sale of tobacco to an underage person; Brown County warrant — possession of drug paraphernalia; Brown County warrant — possession or consumption of an open alcohol container; Brown County warrant — minor in possession.
9:58 p.m.: 21-year-old Lexington man, driving under revocation.
Friday, June 5
12:18 a.m.: 37-year-old North Platte man, driving under suspension.
5:28 p.m.: 27-year-old Grand Island woman, no operator’s license.
5:57 p.m.: 38-year-old Gothenburg man, failure to register as a sex offender.
6:53 p.m.: 23-year-old Lexington man, driving under suspension.
11:32 p.m.: 44-year-old Elm Creek man, driving under suspension.
Saturday, June 6
10:12 p.m.: 33-year-old Lexington man, resisting arrest; disturbing the peace; second-degree criminal trespass; obstructing a peace officer.
Sunday, June 7
12:16 a.m.: 32-year-old Lexington man, no operator’s license.
2:08 a.m.: 34-year-old Lexington man, driving under the influence, first offense; no operator’s license.
Compiled from Dawson County Sheriff’s Office information with AI assistance, edited by Clipper-Herald staff.
REAL ESTATE
DEEDS
Carroll Holl and Alice M. Holl, husband and wife, to Travis Pieper, a single person, lots 4, 5 and 6, block 1, Second Addition to the village of Farnam, Dawson County. $498.80 revenue.
Daniel Urman and Dawn Urman, husband and wife, to Tyler Fear and Chelsie Fear, husband and wife, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship, the west 70 feet of lots 7 and 8, and the south 37 1/2 feet of the west 70 feet of lot 9, block 8, Ehmen’s Subdivision to the city of Gothenburg, Dawson County. $649.60 revenue.
Ashlyn D. Hoyt, a single person, to Tyler M. Miller, the west half of lot 5 and all of lots 6, 7, 8 and 9, block 24, Lakeview Addition to the city of Gothenburg, Dawson County, and the vacated portion of 20th Street being 10 feet in width, north of and adjacent to said property. $185.60 revenue.
John A. Maloley and Candi Maloley, a married couple, and Amanda M. Maloley, a single person, to John Whetzal and Lora Whetzal, lot 12, Indian Heights Second Addition to the city of Lexington, Dawson County. $273.76 revenue.
Sherri Markham, domiciled in and a resident of the State of California, Mark Franzen and Kimberly Franzen, husband and wife, and Charles Raymond Franzen, domiciled in and a resident of the State of Texas, to Rap-A-Lot, L.L.C., a Nebraska limited liability company, lots 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, except parts of lots 9, 10 and 11 previously deeded to the State of Nebraska at Book 138, Page 101 of the Deed Records of Dawson County, all in block 52, First Addition to the city of Gothenburg, Dawson County. $452.40 revenue.
Michael G. Hamik and Vergene L. Hamik, husband and wife, to Todd A. Booth, as trustee of the Todd A. Booth Revocable Trust dated Sept. 5, 2017, and Kimberlee A. Booth, as trustee of the Kimberlee A. Booth Revocable Trust dated Sept. 5, 2017, as equal tenants in common, lots 16 and 17, North Point, Johnson Lake, being a part of section 31, township 9 north, range 22 west of the sixth principal meridian, Dawson County. $3,596.00 revenue.
Nancy L. Stombaugh-Westphal and Raymond E. Westphal, wife and husband, to Rodman Real Estate, L.L.C., a Nebraska limited liability company, lots 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, block 14, Original Town of Farnam, Dawson County. $171.68 revenue.
Leon A. Johnson and Ann M. Johnson, husband and wife, to Sherman A. Kiger and Selena K. Kiger, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common, a tract of land in the west half of section 1, township 9 north, range 20 west of the sixth principal meridian, Dawson County, more particularly described by metes and bounds on the deed on file. $661.20 revenue.
SOMAJA, L.L.C., a Nebraska limited liability company, to Lexington Investment Center, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, block 62, in the Original Town of Plum Creek, now city of Lexington, Dawson County. $777.20 revenue.
SOMAJA, L.L.C., a Nebraska limited liability company, to MCV Investments, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, the north 75 feet of lot 1, block 58, MacColl and Leflang’s Second Addition to the town of Plum Creek, now city of Lexington, Dawson County. $208.80 revenue.
Jason C. Kennedy and Anne M. Kennedy, husband and wife, to Jeffrey M. Kennedy, an undivided one-third interest in lot 9, Nest Subdivision of a part of the northeast quarter of section 31, township 9 north, range 22 west of the sixth principal meridian, Dawson County, and parts of lots 8A and 9A in Nest Subdivision as more particularly described on the deed on file. $227.36 revenue.
Dana J. Kennedy, domiciled in and a resident of the State of Virginia, to Jeffrey M. Kennedy, an undivided one-third interest in lot 9, Nest Subdivision of a part of the northeast quarter of section 31, township 9 north, range 22 west of the sixth principal meridian, Dawson County, and parts of lots 8A and 9A in Nest Subdivision as more particularly described on the deed on file. $227.36 revenue.
Thomas Fickenscher and Cindy Fickenscher, husband and wife, to Storybook Cottage LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, the west 60 feet of lots 5 and 6, block 15, Ehmen’s Subdivision to the city of Gothenburg, Dawson County. $382.80 revenue.
John T. Hakonson and Tricia L. Hakonson, a married couple, to Ty Schurr and Mikaela Schurr, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship, a tract of land in the east half of the southwest quarter of section 28, township 9 north, range 22 west of the sixth principal meridian, Dawson County, together with an undivided one-third interest in a roadway for ingress and egress as described on Exhibit A attached to the deed on file. $1,450.00 revenue.
Ty J. Schurr and Mikaela E. Schurr, a married couple, to Jonathan Lauer, a tract of land in the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 21, township 11 north, range 24 west of the sixth principal meridian, Dawson County, more particularly described by metes and bounds on the deed on file. $1,044.00 revenue.
Compiled with AI assistance from information provided by the Dawson County Register of Deeds and verified by Clipper-Herald staff.
Obituaries
Donna Elizabeth Pursley
April 5, 1929 - June 3, 2026
Donna Elizabeth Gardner Pursley passed away peacefully at her home in Peoria, Arizona on June 3, 2026. She was born in Max, Nebraska on April 5, 1929. She was a devoted Christian and prayed for her family every day which included her sons, Scott and Craig, their wives, Kate and Julie, seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. She was loved by so many in her circle and will be missed.
LEXINGTON POLICE
LEXINGTON POLICE
Wednesday, May 27
8:25 a.m.: Speak with officer, Plum Creek Parkway.
8:29 a.m.: Forgery/counterfeiting, E. Sixth St.
9:49 a.m.: Special service, N. Washington St.
11:38 a.m.: Speak with officer, E. Seventh St.
1:04 p.m.: Animal, N. Erie St.
1:59 p.m.: Animal, N. Taft St.
2:10 p.m.: Check welfare, N. Harrison St.
2:57 p.m.: Shoplifting, Frontier St.
5:23 p.m.: Larceny — theft/all other, N. Taft St.
7:30 p.m.: Animal, Adams St.
7:45 p.m.: Check welfare, Plum Creek Parkway.
8:26 p.m.: Suspicious activity, Legend Drive.
9:17 p.m.: No operator's license/expired, Route 30.
9:34 p.m.: Alarms, N. Adams St.
11:25 p.m.: Traffic, N. Monroe St.
Thursday, May 28
1:36 p.m.: Larceny — theft/all other, Frontier St.
2:08 p.m.: Suspicious activity, Walnut and Adams streets.
2:13 p.m.: Parking, N. Tyler St.
2:43 p.m.: Traffic, Highway 30.
3:39 p.m.: Speak with officer, Freedom Lane.
3:59 p.m.: Other false pretense fraud, E. Seventh St.
4:52 p.m.: Animal, Grant St.
6:35 p.m.: Disorderly conduct, E. Sixth St.
8:33 p.m.: Medical/rescue, N. Lincoln St.
9:22 p.m.: No operator's license/expired, 10th St.
9:39 p.m.: Disorderly conduct, N. Washington St.
Friday, May 29
6 a.m.: Assist other agency, Route 80.
6:26 a.m.: Disorderly conduct, N. Harrison St.
7:11 a.m.: Traffic, Highway 30.
7:25 a.m.: Animal, E. Eighth St.
12:51 p.m.: Traffic accident, Plum Creek Parkway.
3:19 p.m.: Traffic accident, Ninth and Grant streets.
3:55 p.m.: Information only, Seventh and Kennedy streets.
4:03 p.m.: Check welfare, N. Washington St.
7:26 p.m.: Special service, Plum Creek Parkway.
8:56 p.m.: HHS referral, E. Eighth St.
Saturday, May 30
2:34 a.m.: Check welfare, W. Walnut St.
3:20 a.m.: Suspicious activity, N. Washington St.
5:48 a.m.: Medical/rescue, W. High St.
7:12 a.m.: Medical/rescue, Rimpley Lane.
8:29 a.m.: Check welfare, Frontier St.
8:55 a.m.: Traffic, N. Erie St.
12:44 p.m.: Traffic accident, Prospect Road.
2:21 p.m.: Animal, Santa Fe Drive.
3:50 p.m.: Assist other agency, Plum Creek Parkway.
4:24 p.m.: Traffic, N. Erie St.
5:09 p.m.: Assist other agency, Plum Creek Parkway.
5:51 p.m.: Speak with officer, E. Seventh St.
7:01 p.m.: Traffic, E. Sixth St.
7:43 p.m.: Alarms, Cattlemens Drive.
9:35 p.m.: Disorderly conduct, Plum Creek Parkway.
10 p.m.: Speak with officer, Plum Creek Parkway.
10:14 p.m.: Traffic accident, Frontier St.
10:56 p.m.: Information only, E. Seventh St.
Sunday, May 31
2:44 a.m.: Special service, S. Washington St.
2:48 a.m.: Speak with officer, W. 12th St.
9:08 a.m.: Disorderly conduct, E. Fifth St.
9:25 a.m.: Alarms, Heartland Road.
11:50 a.m.: Disorderly conduct, Plum Creek Parkway.
3:56 p.m.: Traffic accident, Seventh St.
7:23 p.m.: Check welfare, Plum Creek Parkway.
11:21 p.m.: Disorderly conduct, W. Sixth St.
Monday, June 1
4:33 a.m.: Speak with officer, Plum Creek Parkway.
4:50 a.m.: Traffic accident hit-and-run, 10th St.
12:04 p.m.: Traffic accident hit-and-run, W. Ninth St.
12:25 p.m.: Traffic, Fifth and N. Grant streets.
1:30 p.m.: Traffic accident, Fifth and N. Jackson streets.
3:29 p.m.: Animal, Santa Fe Drive.
5:52 p.m.: Speak with officer, Plum Creek Parkway.
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