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By Sara Gentzler - Flatwater Free Press Every day, Laura Gamble sees the importance of Pender Community Hospital in the lives of her neighbors. The woman who drove an hour to del...

The Plainview Pirates boy’s junior varsity basketball team went 2-1 in their most recent three games to improve their regular-season record to 4-3 going into the new year. In the...

From the Knox County Sheriff At approximately 5:01 a.m. on December 26, 2025 the Knox County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the owner of the Bohemian One Stop just North of...

From the Knox County Sheriff - 12-30-25 Rolando Jaimes, 21, and Clifford Yost, 21, both residing in Santee, Nebraska, are being held in the Knox County Jail in connection with thr...

Applications for multispecies Super Tag and Combo lottery permits will be accepted by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission beginning Jan. 2, 2026. The Super Tag lottery permit ...

The Plainview Lady Pirates went 0-2 this past week to see their regular-season record fall to 3-5 going into the holiday moratorium. Most recently, the Lady Pirates took on the E...

Nebraska’s minimum wage will increase to $15 per hour effective January 1, 2026. In accordance with an initiative passed by voters in November of 2022, the minimum wage has incre...

Nine dedicated students in the Plainview Early Childhood Education program have successfully completed the Prepare to Care: Health and Safety Training under the guidance of Mrs. J...

Plainview Public Schools presented the latest suggested blueprint for renovations and new construction at the elementary and high school as the board prepares to make official a t...

By: Dr. Darron Arlt - PHS Superintendent The month of December is a bit of a dichotomy with one eye looking forward toward the excitement of a new year and all the possibilities ...

Plainview Early Childhood Education students recently completed an important milestone in their professional development. Nine students finished the Active Supervision of Childre...

Shayla Jacobsen, 2025 Plainview High School Graduate, has earned prestigious recognition for her exceptional performance in career and technical education competitions. On Novemb...

Four local youth recently participated in the Norfolk YMCA Spirit 3-on-3 Basketball League. According to the YMCA website, the “Spirit Basketball league promotes healthy team com...

The Nebraska Department of Education released the annual “district snapshot” of its AQUESST review program this past week for the state and individual school districts in Nebraska...

Starting January 1, 2026, disabled veterans in Nebraska can receive a motor vehicle tax and fee exemption for one vehicle owned and used for their personal transportation. The new...

By Scout Nelson - Nebraska Ag Connection Nebraska’s farm income outlook remains uncertain as the state moves toward 2026. Recent projections highlight a mixed financial picture s...

By: Taylor Cammack, Extension Instructor Hello! I’m Taylor Cammack, the new Horticulture, Landscape, & Environmental Systems (HLES) Extension Instructor. I am based out of the P...

By Scout Nelson - Nebraska Ag Connection Nebraska’s November 2025 Crop Production Report from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service shows strong yield performance fo...

The Plainview Pirate junior and senior high band traveled to Lincoln last weekend to perform a number of special selections during the Nebraska Music Educator’s Association’s annu...

The second annual Northeast Nebraska Ag Conference (NNAC) will be held Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Northeast Community College in Norfolk. The all-day conference will begin wit...