NebraskaLand Bank Podcast

With the high school football season right around the corner in North Platte, we know that many people are excited about the upcoming year and ready to get back out to the games.  That’s why we invited head coaches Kevin Dodson of St. Pat’s and Kurt Altig of North Platte into the studio for this episode. As most fans know, there are some big changes in store for both schools in 2022. St. Pat’s wil...

Medicare can be confusing, especially with the various plans and supplements offered through different companies. So we're going to break down Medicare today with two experts on the topic, Whitney Kester, a specialized Medicare insurance agent, and Mark Werkmeister a Certified Financial Planner.  Unfortunately, the process of Medicare is a lot more complicated than simply enrolling once you t...

Investigator Lisa Citta with the North Platte Police Department and Owner of Snowball Express joins us on today’s episode to explain a bit about her job and our community. More and more women are breaking glass ceilings in the police field. Lisa’s work has recently been spotlighted in the news as she was part of our local department's first all-women patrol shift!  From an early age, Lisa kne...

What’s your go-to summer beverage? A nice beer, wine, or cocktail? Last week we explored everything economics so today we’re going to have some fun with the general manager of North 40 Chophouse Mark Hammond and his assistant Emma Watson.   The restaurant scene in North Platte has grown dramatically in the past few years and with the establishment of the North 40 Chophouse the local scene has grow...

The current economic environment has many people worried. Interest rates are up, the stock market is volatile, bitcoin has lost tremendous value, and inflation seems to keep growing. So on today’s episode, we want to sit down and discuss the economy and the future trends we should expect to see with two economic experts, Mike Jacobson and Marc Werkmeister. Mike is the CEO of NerbaskaLand Bank and...

The Lake Maloney Golf club is one of the greatest progression stories. From sand greens to grass, the golf course has continued to improve over the years. Now, there is a new project on the horizon for golf lovers. On today’s episode, Will Peers, the Director of Golf at the Lake Maloney Golf Club, will break down his journey to North Platte and the future plans he has for golfing in the area.  Con...

A new community space may be on the horizon! On today’s episode, Megan McGown and Leland Poppe, co-chairs of the Wellness and Recreation Alliance join us to discuss the new recreation center project. This project has been in the works for over 20 years and their vision for the new recreation center is coming straight from the community: a larger building, a walking track, a larger swimming pool, a...

With the weather warming up across Nebraska, we’re excited to start making plans for the summer because there’s always a lot to do around North Platte. One of those events that we always try to make is the Miss Nebraska Scholarship Competition. The talented ladies that work so hard to prepare for the competition are always so impressive and make us feel great about the future. Today we’ve invited...

Do you watch Grey’s Anatomy? While the real-life medical world probably isn’t so dramatic, there are things about our own medical system we should stay in tune with. On today’s episode, the CEO of Great Plains Health, Ivan Mitchell, joins us to break down his new role as CEO,  the healthcare business, and the projects he hopes to be a part of in the future.  With an educational background in clini...

Our guest today, Edy Patterson, is a former winner of the Women of Achievement award, the Nebraska State Diplomat of the year in 2015, and is a long-time business developer here in North Platte. Edy started her journey as a business owner when she was just a young mom. Starting her own nursery helped her reach personal and financial goals.  After this venture, she began flipping houses, trained as...

How are you adjusting to daylight savings? There is a new bill working its way through the senate and house right now proposing an end to the time change, the Nebraska Lock the Clock Bill. Our guest today, the CEO of the NebraskaLand Bank and newly appointed Senator Mike Jacobson, knows a lot about this bill and joins us to discuss his journey from our bank to senator.  His journey to Senator was...

As many of us have probably noticed, the housing market has become a real issue in the past few years. Today, two of our senior Vice Presidents, Tonya Duncan and Josh Harm, join us to discuss the real estate market in North Platte. Tonya is our mortgage lending manager and Josh is our business banking manager. They work with clients throughout the North Platte market to help them in their home buy...

On today’s episode, North Platte guitar prodigy, Jack Bunger joins us in the studio. Jack is a senior at North Platte High School and one of our students in the NebraskaLand University Program. Jack and the Pros will be playing a variety of blues-rock at the Fox Theater on Saturday, March 5th.  Taking after his father, guitar quickly became one of Jack’s favorite pastimes as he grew up. Now, as an...

A lot of new community projects are coming into the area! On today’s episode, Chris Bruns, the chairman of the Board of Lincoln County Commissioners, joins us to discuss some of these community developments. Continuing our conversation about the new rail park proposal, Chris shares why projects like this need support. Last year in the legislature, a bill was passed allowing Nebraska to have five i...

We are excited to be joined by Gary Person on today’s show. He’s the president and CEO of the North Platte Area Chamber and Development Corporation. On today’s show, we are going to discuss the proposed North Platte rail park and explore its significance to the community.  The North Platte rail park is currently in the application phase to the Nebraska department of economic development but has a...

Have you heard the exciting news? This summer the North Platte Plainsmen will make their debut. On today's episode, Bryan Frew the owner of the Hastings Sodbusters joins us to discuss North Platte’s new baseball team and their future in the community. This team of collegiate division one players will play their first game on May 24th, 2022 at Historic Bill Wood Field.  By playing 60 games in...

In this ten minute recap, Ty and Danielle  share their favorite moments from the podcast in 2021. Hear about what's to come in 2022 and learn how to enter a special giveaway for our loyal listeners!  Follow us on Social: Facebook: facebook.com/NebraskaLandBankPodcast YouTube: youtube.com/NebraskaLandBank Instagram: instagram.com/NebraskaLandBank This episode is brought to you by NebraskaLand...

Grab the kids for our 25th episode with the one and only, SANTA! We're still not sure how we pulled it off, we got Santa Claus - yes, THE Kris Kringle- to join us for our latest episode. Despite his hectic holiday schedule, Santa joined us for an exclusive interview. Ty and Danielle made sure to grill Saint Nick with burning questions from local kids. Hear what Santa had to say about: Getting...

This episode we sit down with our neighbor, Marc Werkmeister, a Certified Financial Planner and the managing partner of PFA. We learn about the full spectrum of services that PFA provides and the philosophy to how they approach their business. We talk retirement planning, crypto, alternative investments like reAlpha, Dave Ramsey and more! To top off our conversation, we challenge Marc with a trivi...

This might be our favorite episode so far! Is it because Brandon and Jack brought some amazing coffee samples to the podcast studio? Partly, but we also had a blast sitting down with Brandon, owner of the Espresso Shoppe in North Platte and his son Jack. We're big fans of coffee around here and this duo did not disappoint. We learned a latte about coffee, roasting beans, and brew techniques....

We had a great conversation with Casey Schiel this week. Casey is a North Platte firefighter, golf pro, and inventor. Casey invented the Eye Putt Pro and is currently developing a night light that encourages children to keep their bedroom doors closed for increased protection from home fires. Learn more about Casey's inventions and hear some great tips about how to develop your own ideas!  Sh...

Do you believe in ghosts? Dennis and Evelyn McConnell certainly do! Dennis and Evelyn are the lead investigators of RIPA (Research and Investigation of Paranormal Activity). The couple has been performing investigations for over nine years in and around the North Platte area. Listen in as they share their stories and experiences from well known places like Buffalo Bill's Ranch and the Fox The...

We are not sucking up when we say, this is an episode you won't want to miss. We finally let the President and CEO of NebraskaLand Bank, Mike Jacobson, join us on the podcast and he doesn't disappoint. We are inspired by his own personal success story and loved his advice on how to approach life after forty. We learn about growing wealth, his outlook on the economy and what's most i...

We're breaking the rules and launching our next episode early, just in time for North Platte's Community Build Days for the North Platte Community Build Playground at Centennial Park. In this episode, we visit with Tauni Morris, Project Coordinator and Kyle Cundy from Playgrounds by Leathers to learn more about how this project came to fruition and how wildly successful their fundraising...

You might not think of peeling beets as romantic, but it was for this sweet couple! Join us for episode 18 as we sit down with Mo and Jennie Cabrera, owners of North Platte's beloved Popcorner. We get to learn how they met and fell in love, what brought them back to Nebraska and how they have grown the Popcorner into the culinary treasure it is today. Also, be the first to hear about a new it...