Newspapers are a great source to learn about history! Here at Legacy of the Plains Museum, we maintain a collection of local newspapers in an effort to preserve and share history and news. Our collection is mostly comprised of The Gering Courier and the Scottsbluff Star-Herald, but we have listed below several western Nebraska newspapers and provided links to help find them.
Below is a list of local newspapers and where they can be found.
Scottsbluff Star-Herald – Legacy of the Plains Museum, Scottsbluff Public Library, starherald.com
Gering Courier – Legacy of the Plains Museum, Gering Library, Starherald.com
The Mitchell Index – Mitchell Public Library, digitized at Newspapers.com (Subscription needed)
The Morrill Mail – Morrill Public Library, digitized at Newspapers.com,
Bayard Transcript – Bayard Public Library,
Bridgeport News-Blade – Bridgeport Public Library, newsblade.com,
Western Nebraska Observer – Kimball Public Library, Westernnebraskaobserver.net
The Sidney Sun-Telegraph – Sidney Public Library, suntelegraph.com
The Chadron Record – rapidcityjournal.com, digitized at Newspapers.com
Alliance Times – Knight Museum, Alliance Public Library, Alliancetimes.com
Hemingford Ledger – Knight Museum, Hemingford Public Library, Starherald.com