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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 25, 20213 min read


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 20, 20212 min read


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 17, 20212 min read


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 11, 20215 min read


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 9, 20214 min read


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 6, 20214 min read


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 3, 20214 min read


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 29, 20212 min read


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 24, 20213 min read


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 18, 20214 min read


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 14, 20214 min read


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 8, 20212 min read


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 1, 20215 min read


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 23, 20213 min read


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 18, 20213 min read


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


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


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


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


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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