The Plainview girls’ basketball team saw its record move to 1-13 after back-to-back losses against Stanton and Bloomfield on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 16 and 17.
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On Thursday, Jan. 9, John Steinkraus of Plainview as sworn in as the newly-elected Pierce County Commissioner for District 1. He is pictured here by Clerk Magistrate Kristina Sehi.
On January 4 and 5 Tate Frahm attended Winter Nationals at the Ralston Arena in Omaha.
This wrestling tournament consisted of 1,225 kids from all across the U.S.
Frahm wrestled in the 11-12 year old division at 130 lbs and finished with second place.
Results:
1st round: Tate Frahm defeated Rylan Gohan from Moen Wrestling Academy 17-0 TF.
2nd round (Qtr Finals): Tate Frahm defeated Carter Allsup from Moyer Elite 12-3 Maj.
3rd Round (Semi-Finals): Tate Frahm defeated Braxx Zimmerman from Ironhawk wrestling academy 9-2.
Finals: Luke Van Vlymen from Brookings Wrestling Academy defeated Tate Frahm 5-0.
True 2nd: Tate Frahm defeated Emmet Corns from Team North Stars 8-4.
The Plainview Brunswick Community Fund held its annual appreciation dinner last Saturday, Jan. 11 with around 60 in attendance and two special guests from the Nebraska Community Foundation.
The event was held in the backroom of Mary’s Restaurant, and dinner was provided by the PBCF.
Brook Curtiss emcee’d the event, and he gave the year’s financial update, which indicated that the PBCF had, through donations, broken $550,000 in 2025 after just four years of fundraising.
The PBCF Endowment, the main focus of the organization, currently had $193,000, gaining interest every year. The PBCF’s secondary fund for the community building was reported at $207,000 and the general administration fund had $7,022 at the end of 2024.
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From Ted Lohrberg - Pierce County Attorney
At approximately 02:10 p.m. on January 3, 2025, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office was notified by an iPhone notification of a possible accident in rural Pierce County. Hadar Fire and Rescue, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, the Nebraska State Patrol, and Elkhorn Rural Public Power District all responded an area east of 557 Avenue on 847 Road. Once at the location, it was found that a 2000 Ford Ranger Pickup, operated by Ryan Graverholt, 45, of rural Norfolk had left the road, struck a power pole and rolled. Mr. Graverholt was thrown from the pickup and found deceased at the scene. It appeared that no seatbelts had been in use and icy roads contributed to the accident.
CHI Health Plainview recently announced and celebrated the retirement of Linda Milne from the facility.
Milne had recorded 56-plus years of service at CHI Health Plainview, starting as a Nurse Assistant and finishing her career as a Licensed Practical Nurse-Certified (LPN-C) at the facility.
She worked mostly night shifts throughout her years at the hospital, and “always greeted her patients with a smile.”
Administration at CHI remarked in their most recent newsletter “Congratulations, Linda, on a well-deserved time off. You will be missed!”
Thirty-six Community Blessing Bags went out into the community last week. Filled with everyday items, the staff of CHI Health Plainview, Plainview Family Pharmacy, Hwy 20 Hot Rod and the North Central District Health Department donated items to brighten a few families Holiday season.
Plainview High School’s Career Tech Student Organizations, FCCLA, FFA, and Educators Rising, will host a Community Blood Drive with the American Red Cross on Tuesday, January 14 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Plainview High School Tartan Gym.
For more information or to make an appointment to donate, call 402-582-4991 or sign up online at redcrossblood.org or through the Red Cross App. 50 donations is the goal for the drive set by the Red Cross, which is a huge but achievable goal for the community.
The Plainview Lady Pirates have fallen to 1-7 on the regular season after going 0-3 the past week with losses to Madison (31-27), Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (LCC) (67-30), and Elkhorn Valley (17-63).
The Plainview Pirates gutted out two victories in three games of play over the course of the past week to improve their season record to 5-2 as the team enters holiday break.
Unfortunately, while the Pirates won two out of three, they did lose their most recent contest against the Elkhorn Valley Falcons in Tilden on Saturday, Dec. 21.
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The Plainview Lady Pirates competed at the Elgin/Pope John (EPPJ) Girls Wrestling Invite in Elgin on Friday, Dec. 20.
At the EPPJ Girls Invite, the Lady Pirates competed against grapplers from 20 other area schools.
After a long day of competition, the Lady Pirates earned eighth place overall with a total of 40 team points scored.
Leading the way for the Lady Pirates was Makenzie Mosel. Mosel scored a team-high 19 points and earned third-place in the 130-lbs bracket for the Pirates.
With the conclusion of the EPPJ Girls Invite, the Lady Pirates will have a long and well-deserved break before resuming competition. The Lady Pirates next invite will come on Saturday, Jan. 11 in Winside.
Team results from the 2024 EPPJ Girls Invite is as follows:
Team Results
1, Wayne, 174
2, Summerland, 136
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8, Plainview, 40
Plainview Elementary’s annual Christmas program was held on Monday, Dec. 16 with a near packed house in the Pirate Auditorium as youth in the preschool to 6th grade sang, danced and played their instruments for parents, friends and family.
The evening’s performances were under the direction of Plainview Schools music instructors – Wynter Fulsaas and Britney Beegle.
Preschool, kindergarten and first-grade all sang two songs with favorites and new mixed together, along with actions and props.
The second-grade had a special, longer, version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” that got great applause.
The third, fourth, fifth and sixth-graders each had two songs, including some dance numbers. There were some songs on recorder, as well as a number of performances by the organized class bands.
The Klown Doll Museum had a banner year for visitors due to being selected to participate in the 2024 Nebraska Tourism Passport Program. Typically each year there are 350 applications for 70 Passport Stops and we were chose this year! The Tourism office in Lincoln told us that 1,503 digital passports were recorded and even more were hand stamped by us. We had 968 visitors sign our guest book and there were many more that did not sign. This is 688 more registered visitors than 2023! They came from 123 Nebraska towns, 27 states, and 5 foreign countries.
The Plainview Social Center has their annual Snowflake Tree up at the Center. This tree is put up each year as a memorial tree in honor of our loved ones that have passed away or can be donated to a very special person in your life. Each year family members of friends donate money to the Center in honor of their loved ones. Then a Snowflake is placed on the tree at the center. This is a great way to remember and honor your loved ones. If you are wanting to donate please bring your donations in to the Center or send them to Box 206, Plainview.
The Plainview girls’ wrestling team travelled to Atkinson for the West Holt Lady Husky Invite to kick off the 2024-25 season on Monday, Dec. 9. At their first invite of the year, the Lady Pirates competed against athletes from 13 other schools in the area.
The Lady Pirates earned 12th place as a team with 21 team points, out-performing both Elgin Public/Pope John and St. Mary’s. Leading the way for the Lady Pirates was Charley Pittet, who earned third place in her weight class to score 13 team points for Plainview.
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The Plainview Pirate Junior Varsity boys basketball team took to the road on Saturday for a tournament in Randolph, taking championship honors in the morning event.
The Pirates first played against Wynot, winning that game, and then took on Laurel-Concord-Coleridge in the second game of the day, taking a win there also, giving them the first place finish.
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The Plainview Chamber of Commerce capped off its Hometown Holidays celebration this past Monday evening with the annual Christmas Parade of Lights.
This year’s winner was Farmers Pride, taking the judges’ honors and the traveling trophy.
Altwine Hardware was the second-place pick for the judges, and North Central Public Power was marked as third.
The evening was wrapped up with a free will donation in the back room of Mary’s Restaurant, with Santa taking Christmas wishes and a number of decorated trees.
Northeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership will hold the Plainview WIC and Immunization clinic on Friday December 20th, 2024, from 10:30am to 2:30pm at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 1st & Pilcher St., Plainview, NE 68769. For an appointment or for more information regarding the WIC or Immunization Programs please call (402) 385-6300.
The Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail sections near Neligh and Long Pine have reopened to the public after repairs were made from the 2019 flood.
Repairs 2 miles west of Neligh included bank stabilization and new trail surfacing. Trail users now can enjoy a closer view of the Elkhorn River in this area. Repairs a mile east of Long Pine included installation of new culverts, rebuilding the embankment, and trail surfacing. More information on the trail may be found at OutdoorNebraska.gov.
Beginning in Norfolk and spanning 317 miles west to Chadron, the Cowboy Trail is one of the largest Rails-to-Trails projects in the United States. The Cowboy Trail is free to access and open to hiking, biking, and equestrian use.