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Family gifts 80 handmade Christmas cards to veterans home
Eight-year-old Elion Martinez and his 3-year-old sister Eniya hand-wrote 80 cards and hugged 80 stuffed animals, which they purchased, to...

Olivia Wieseler
May 29, 20212 min read
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Finding a forever home: A foster fail story
Four-year-old Carter Kampbell sat on the couch watching a show on his tablet and eating a bag of chips while his new best friend Diesel...

Olivia Wieseler
May 26, 20213 min read
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Looking for lost respect: Stan Lucke recalls coming home from the Vietnam War
Former Scottsbluff police officer Stan Lucke always knew he wanted to go into the military. What he didn’t know was that he would fight...

Olivia Wieseler
May 12, 20215 min read
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Potter’s Wheel director details journey to eight-ministry organization
On a Thursday in 2003, Tony Bergmann was scheduled to appear at court in San Diego to decide if he should go to jail. Some "friends" knew...

Olivia Wieseler
May 10, 20214 min read
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Homeschooling in Nebraska continues to rise; COVID-19 could play a part
When schools shut down in March, Jody Lamp saw it as a sign that homeschooling their second and final child Jessie was the right thing to...

Olivia Wieseler
May 7, 20214 min read
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Texas natives celebrate two years at The Potter Sundry
It’s not every day you get to say you’ve eaten the soon-to-be official state sundae of Nebraska, but that’s exactly what Potter residents...

Olivia Wieseler
May 4, 20214 min read
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71-year-old man runs 356th race at Monument Marathon
For a retired geography teacher and cross country coach, literally running around the world might be a wild dream come true. For...

Olivia Wieseler
Apr 25, 20213 min read
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Recycling takes on new form for Kimball man
When Dave Ford would head to the dump and start sorting through trash to pick out aluminum cans, many people would give him weird looks....

Olivia Wieseler
Apr 19, 20214 min read
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USPS letter carrier retires after 36 years of service
Thirty-six years of running around town in all kinds of weather — sometimes driving, sometimes walking — finally comes to an end for...

Olivia Wieseler
Apr 2, 20215 min read
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Teen librarian shares deployment experiences during pandemic
When First Lt. Mackenzie Watson arrived in Lincoln for only her second time on state active duty on May 15, little did she know she would...

Olivia Wieseler
Mar 19, 20213 min read
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Honey harvesting hobby grew into big business for E-Bee’s Ernest Griffiths
One day during the summer of 1971, Ernest Griffiths noticed a swarm of around 5 thousand to 10 thousand bees at the head of the combine...

Olivia Wieseler
Mar 11, 20213 min read
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Scottsbluff man worships 71 years with the same congregation
It’s not often that anyone can say he has attended the same church his entire life, let alone lived in the same house the whole time too....

Olivia Wieseler
Feb 20, 20213 min read
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New Buena Vista chaplain: Exploring faith became a passion for someone who didn't like school much
An office stacked full of research journals doesn’t seem like the type of place for someone who never enjoyed school. Yet that is how...

Olivia Wieseler
Oct 25, 20193 min read
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Real toy become real life in this 8-year brother collaboration
All eyes were glued to the big screen in Anderson Auditorium at Buena Vista University as the long-anticipated film from digital media...

Olivia Wieseler
Oct 2, 20195 min read
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Zombie Invasion: Three BVU Students Attend Largest Human vs. Zombies Invite in the Country
As the humans gathered for their final stand, they prepared themselves for the end. They assembled in formation when one, then 50, then...

Olivia Wieseler
Sep 27, 20184 min read
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Women Become Gamers in an All-Female Dungeons and Dragons Campaign
On the top floor of Smith Hall, across from the main stairway, sits room 303. In this room a few weeks ago, scuff marks tainted the...

Olivia Wieseler
Mar 28, 20185 min read
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