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BRIDGEPORT, NEB. – Operation 2 Save Lives (O2SL) & QRT National recently delivered training to agencies in the Nebraska Panhandle region on the Situation Table, a strategy that facilitates multi-agency interventions for those at risk of experiencing a crisis.

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Capt. Dana Flynn has been appointed to succeed Michael Botieri as acting chief of the Plymouth Police Department.

PLYMOUTH – Memorial Day will be a subdued day of remembrance in Plymouth this year. With little warning that the state would lift COVID-19 restrictions, local veterans opted to remember its war dead in solemn, but dignified fashion on Monday, May 31. Rather than the usual parade through downtown to war memorials, a small contingent from VFW Post 1822 and American Legion Post 40 will make the rounds in an refurbished Army jeep, laying wreaths and offering prayers and thanks for those who made ...

Police Chief Michael Botieri is leaving the Police department, but he will continue his work to combat drug overdose deaths.

Wicked Local PLYMOUTH – At one time, a knock at the front door often meant someone was selling something. Salesmen and ladies went door to door selling everything from brushes and vacuum cleaners to cosmetics and Bibles. That sales style fell out of vogue some time ago, and now a knock on the door usually means someone is there with an unsolicited offer to sell something. That scenario may soon be a thing of the past altogether in Plymouth. The Select Board is considering an outright ban of d...

Wicked Local PLYMOUTH – The number of drug overdoses in town increased during the pandemic year of 2020, but the number of resulting fatalities actually declined. According to statistic compiled by Plymouth County Outreach, Plymouth had 20 fatal overdoses in 2020, down from 23 in 2019. During that same time span, there were 137 non-fatal overdoses in town, 14 more than the year before. Plymouth bucked the countywide trend, which saw fatal overdoses increase from 134 to 158 – an 18 percent i...

Wicked Local PLYMOUTH – If the one-way traffic flow is going to return to the downtown again this summer, it will be with some modifications. The Select Board is considering if and how that might happen in 2021 following a presentation by the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce and local businesses. Chamber Executive Director Amy Naples told the board Tuesday the Plymouth Recovery Task Force is working on plans to implement the one-way traffic pattern in downtown Plymouth for the coming summer...

A new state law creates a mandatory certification process for police officers and increases accountability and transparency in law enforcement.

Veteran cop forced to shoot his own police dog dead after crime scene horror Police Chief Michael Botieri said officer Keith Larson was forced to shoot Nico dead after it bit him several times on his hand, a similar incident had occurred before in April 2020 Updated The pair had just pulled into a car park when Nico bit Keith (Image: @Plymouth_Police/Twitter) The Daily Stars FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wron...