With entries for the May 14 primary closing at 5 p.m. Friday, only one county commissioner and North Platte City Council race apiece currently will require voters to eliminate candidates.
Incumbents had until 5 p.m. Thursday to file for most races on the May 14 primary ballot. Potential challengers have until 5 p.m. March 1 to decide whether to run.
The 38-year-old father of four graduated from North Platte High School in 2003. One of the major school board issues for Thompson was finances and taxes
Enrollment for North Platte Public Schools is slowly, but surely, seeing an increase, Director of Finance Stuart Simpson told the NPPS Board of Education.