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GHS students ready for 'Bye Bye Birdie'
A flurry of energy will be seen on the Gering High School auditorium stage April 21-23 as musical students throwback to the “Golden Age”...

Olivia Wieseler
Aug 13, 20222 min read
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Gov. candidate Jim Pillen outlines four main pillars of campaign during fourth stop in Scottsbluff
As the primary election nears, gubernatorial candidate Jim Pillen made his fourth stop in Scottsbluff during a visit to western Nebraska...

Olivia Wieseler
Aug 11, 20223 min read
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SHS students stage walkout, protest sexual harassment and abuse
A couple hundred Scottsbluff High School students walked out the front doors of the school Thursday, April 14, in a planned protest. The...

Olivia Wieseler
Aug 8, 20224 min read
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Curriculum, grading scale among key issues for Gering school board candidates
Nine of the 12 candidates vying for a seat on the Gering School Board outlined their positions on key issues during a candidate forum...

Olivia Wieseler
Aug 6, 20224 min read
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Gering mayoral candidates tackle key issues in forum
Three mayoral candidates spent Thursday, April 7, telling constituents why they should get their votes during a virtual forum at the...

Olivia Wieseler
Aug 4, 20223 min read
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A number of Panhandle graduation rates see slight dip in COVID years
It’s no secret that the coronavirus pandemic heavily affected schools and disrupted the learning process. Now, there is additional data...

Olivia Wieseler
May 23, 20225 min read
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Lincoln Elementary kindergartners celebrate 100th day of school
Lincoln Elementary kindergarten students celebrated their 100th day of school with a variety of learning fun. *Originally published in...

Olivia Wieseler
May 20, 20221 min read
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SHS junior Riley Ibero scores 36 on ACT, credits math competitions as preparation
On the morning of Dec. 21, Scottsbluff junior Riley Ibero got out of bed and hopped in the shower to get ready for the day. It wasn’t...

Olivia Wieseler
May 17, 20223 min read
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Kimball junior gets 36 on ACT, Kimball alum awarded Rhodes Scholarship
Kimball junior Xavier Thomas-Lewis was touring colleges on the East Coast while visiting his brother Nicholas over winter break when he...

Olivia Wieseler
May 4, 20227 min read
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Local haiku author Ryan Ray describes how he uses his outlet for expression
With a cool breeze blowing through the wisps of his hair, Ryan Ray, of Gering, walks along the Monument Pathway next to the calm North...

Olivia Wieseler
Apr 3, 20224 min read
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Historian Jerry Lucas shares his 15 years of research on the legend of Hiram Scott
In late 1827 upon his company’s arrival back to St. Louis, Missouri, General William Ashley decided to send a group of men back out west...

Olivia Wieseler
Mar 26, 20227 min read
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Title IX concerns, insubordination cited as Gering High Principal terminated
After a day-long public hearing with a packed audience, the Gering Public School board voted to terminate the contract of high school...

Olivia Wieseler
Mar 19, 20227 min read
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Tom Downey describes how he took the famous lightning over Scotts Bluff photo nearly 40 years ago
ne summer night in 1980, 22-year-old Tom Downey left his house around 1 a.m. to chase a lightning storm with his old 1950s-era press...

Olivia Wieseler
Mar 17, 20223 min read
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Local karaoke hosts share their love for the underrated form of entertainment
“Sing with me! You know the words!” Vince Ramirez shouts to the crowd at Backaracks in between verses of a country song. The room is...

Olivia Wieseler
Mar 14, 20225 min read
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NSCAS test scores released, learning loss evident
Last year’s test scores have revealed, albeit with a number of analysis caveats, that Nebraska public school students’ academic...

Olivia Wieseler
Mar 11, 20225 min read
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OLIVIA WIESELER: Appreciation column for the blue
*This column contains strong/violent imagery. One of the things I love about my job is how unexpected it can be sometimes. Take this...

Olivia Wieseler
Mar 10, 20223 min read
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Local craft vendors, business owners share how the pandemic launched their careers (part 2)
With holiday parties and get-togethers around the corner, a new conversation starter that has already become quite popular for small talk...

Olivia Wieseler
Mar 6, 20225 min read
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Local craft vendors, business owners share how the pandemic launched their careers (part 1)
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a number of people taking up new hobbies and activities. A study published by...

Olivia Wieseler
Mar 5, 20225 min read
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Kissler shares about her 47 years bussing students for Gering
Preschoolers filed off the bus one by one at Lincoln Elementary Monday morning. They said their goodbyes to their faithful bus driver,...

Olivia Wieseler
Mar 1, 20224 min read
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After a COVID-19 scare, Terry and Vi Reitz celebrate the Thanksgiving they didn’t have last year
Exactly one year ago, the Panhandle was in the middle of a COVID-19 surge, and many families decided to forgo the extravagant...

Olivia Wieseler
Feb 22, 20228 min read
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