Weekly newspaper in Humphrey, Neb., serving northern Platte County, Neb.

Tucker Czarnick is fouled on his way to the basket Saturday. He scored 7 as Archangels pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 54-43 win here Saturday. Democrat photo What a weekend for the Archangels ...

Families, they’re all different. I didn’t grow up spending much time with my grandparents. I didn’t grow up with visits from cousins or aunts and uncles. I didn’t see much of them at all, so they were ...

The signs could not be ignored. On a drive back from his first skiing trip, a blocked road sent Father Taylor Leffler heading in a different direction, a direction ...

Brenden Johannes drives past Norfolk Catholic’s Braeden Burbach Friday. The Defenders battled back from a big deficit, but fell to the Knights 63-50. Courtesy photo A 7-point third quarter lead for ...

The Humphrey-Lindsay Bulldog speech team traveled to Columbus Lakeview to compete in their speech invite on February 28.

Archangels couldn’t hit its shots, and Avery Santos couldn’t miss. The Defenders battled back from an 11-point deficit Friday night against Falls City Sacred Heart in the Class D2 state tournament ...

A rendering of the proposed Humphrey Public School 7-12 building that will focus on the current and future academic needs of the district. A gymnasium and fine arts facility are not part of the ...

Late winter is a perfect time to prune the woody deciduous plants in your lawn and garden. Deciduous refers to the trees and ...

The mud was flying Saturday morning at the annual Platte Center Mud Volleyball Tournament. Diving for balls sometimes meant coming up with a face full of mud and muddy water. Democrat photos The mud ...

The Humphrey-Lindsay speech team won the East Husker Conference championship Feb. 25. Pictured, front row, left to right, are ...

He’s in his shop. That was the common refrain whenever anyone was looking for my late father-in-law, Lee. He was welder by day, but a carpenter by day and night ...