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Local and international quilts displayed for an evening of quilt history
Quilts large and small took over the Legacy of the Plains Museum Saturday evening for a special night with the International Quilt Museum...

Olivia Wieseler
Jan 8, 20224 min read
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Historian leads local tours of Oregon Trail history
History has been preserved beneath our feet in western Nebraska, if one only knows where to look. Public historian Sandra Reddish knows...

Olivia Wieseler
Dec 15, 20213 min read
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Panhandle schools see drop in academic growth due to COVID-19 interruption
After a full semester back in the classroom, albeit off and on for many students, teachers and staff, schools finally have some data to...

Olivia Wieseler
Jun 11, 20215 min read
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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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Morril board votes no, denies sale of Brownsfield Park to school district
What had looked like a done deal for Brownsfield Park in Morrill got upended quickly at the Village Board meeting Tuesday night. The...

Olivia Wieseler
May 21, 20212 min read
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City of Kimball's search for city administrator goes back to square one for a second time
The City of Kimball goes back to the drawing board after a second round of city administrator applicants fell through. The city council...

Olivia Wieseler
May 18, 20212 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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Lincoln Elementary preschool students pick pumpkins at Engel Farms
Preschoolers from Lincoln Elementary filed out of the school bus and into Engel Farms Pumpkin Patch on Thursday, Oct. 8. When descending...

Olivia Wieseler
May 1, 20211 min read
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Scottsbluff volleyball team tops Bridgeport in five sets
The Scottsbluff Bearcats fought their way to a win over the Bridgeport Bulldogs in five sets for their final home game. It also happened...

Olivia Wieseler
Apr 30, 20212 min read
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Morrill hosts town hall to discuss potential 10-acre ag facility at Brownsfield
Discussion about the possibility of turning Brownsfield Baseball Park into an agriculture education facility at Morrill Public Schools...

Olivia Wieseler
Apr 15, 20214 min read
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After 35 years, Scottsbluff’s Taco de Oro to close Saturday
After 35 years in business, Taco de Oro will be closing its doors for good. Owner John Cervantes said he started the business with his...

Olivia Wieseler
Apr 9, 20212 min read
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Council votes against mayor’s city administrator appointment
The city of Kimball goes back to square one in their search for a permanent city administrator after Mayor Keith Prunty’s appointment was...

Olivia Wieseler
Mar 24, 20213 min read
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Special education faces unique challenges amid a pandemic
Cody Wilson, a paraeducator at Scottsbluff High School, stood at the white board writing down differences between fact and opinion when...

Olivia Wieseler
Mar 5, 20214 min read
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Celebrating Oregon Trail Days without a parade
Oregon Trail Days may not have sported a parade this year due to directed health measures out of the Nebraska Governor’s office and the...

Olivia Wieseler
Feb 11, 20212 min read
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Local churches find hardship, silver lining in virtual worship
It has been a few weeks since many local places of worship could reopened under directed health measures. One local church has opted to...

Olivia Wieseler
Nov 27, 20203 min read
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Two Bit Ranch wins championship title in 37th annual Rubber Check Race
Hoots and hollers bellowed from the packed grandstand on the final night of the Scotts Bluff County Fair as record-holder Kyle Westover...

Olivia Wieseler
Nov 12, 20202 min read
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Kids called heroes after trying to put out fire that destroyed garage
Around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28, a fire roared in a homeowner’s garage at 190321 University Street. The garage belonged to Pearl and...

Olivia Wieseler
Oct 31, 20202 min read
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Reopening Restaurants: The Challenges They Face and How to Handle Them
With most of the country on the other side of the coronavirus peak, every state is in the process of reopening. However, there are...

Olivia Wieseler
Jun 10, 20204 min read
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COVID-19 and Relationships: For Better or Worse?
In mid-March, Stockton University junior Rachel Rowan moved in with Jordan Barrett, her boyfriend of then almost three months, when her...

Olivia Wieseler
May 29, 20204 min read
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What Some Small Businesses Are Doing to Thrive in a Pandemic Economy
COVID-19 has upended the economy, and those hit particularly hard have been small businesses throughout the country. According to a May...

Olivia Wieseler
May 19, 20204 min read
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