Speechsters take 6th at Gabfest
The Plainview Speech team earned sixth place out of 20 teams at the Wisner Pilger Gabfest held on February 20th. The tournament was varsity only, so the Pirate junior varsity speakers competed at the varsity level. Pick up the latest edition for the full story, including how the speechsters did at the Lewis & Clark Conference.
Dr. Kirwan starts in Plainview
Plainview's new optometrist, Dr. Jerika Kirwan, OD, began seeing patients at the local Vision Care Associates office, taking over for longtime optometrist Dr. Steven Anderson who semi-retired a few weeks back. Pick up the latest edition of the Plainview News to read all about Plainview's newest optometrist.
Pirates beat Hartington-Newcastle, Kaup sets record
The Plainview Pirate varsity boys basketball team took a six-point win over the Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats on Monday. Pick up the latest edition of the Plainview News to find out the final score and to read about Kaup's record.
Vaccinations reach 200,000 in Nebraska
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) COVID-19 Vaccination portal reached and exceeded the milestone of 200,000 Nebraskans registered for the COVID-19 vaccine as of Thursday evening. Pick up the latest edition of the Plainview News for the full story.
Junior High boys end season with Humphrey
The Plainview Pirate junior high boys basketball team played their last game of the season on February 19, hosting Humphrey St. Francis for two games. To find out how the junior high Pirate boys did against Humphrey and their game against Atkinson, pick up the latest edition of the Plainview News.
Pirates are Three-Peat State Champions
The Plainview Pirate wrestling team was able to outdistance the field by more than 40 points to take their third-straight NSAA Class D State Championship title, along with a number of individual medals, at the State wrestling tournament in Omaha. For the full story, including individual results, pick up the latest edition of the Plainview News.
State Bowling recap for year-end
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Members of the Pirate boys bowling team traveled down to Sun Valley Lanes in Lincoln on February 8th for Boys' Individual State. To find out how the bowlers did, pick up the latest edition of the Plainview News.
FCCLA celebrates 75th anniversary
On February 14th, Nebraska FCCLA celebrated 75 years of leadership for students in Home Economics and Family and Consumer Sciences. To celebrate, Plainview FCCLA members created different activities throughout the 75th FCCLA week. To find out how Plainview celebrated, pick up the latest edition of the Plainview News.
Sixth-graders win YMCA tourney
The Plainview Lady Pirate sixth-grade girls' basketball team took a first -place Championship title at the Norfolk YMCA tournament on Feb. 13. Pick up the latest edition of the Plainview News to read more.
Pirates win Osmond tourney
The Plainview Pirate Junior High boy's basketball team took a first-place finish at the Osmond Tournament held on Feb. 13. To read the full story, including comments from Coach Robin Reed, pick up the latest edition of the Plainview News.
Lady Pirates end with win
The junior varsity Lady Pirates traveled to O'Neill to play four quarters on February 9, but came up short. To find out the final score and how the Lady Pirates did versus Creighton, pick up the latest edition of the Plainview News.
Extreme cold brings on rolling blackouts
Winter weather descended quickly on northeast Nebraska this week, with frigid temperatures pushing into the -20s or below. As temperatures plummeted at the end of last week, the area was hit with additional bad news, the power might be cut off for forced rolling blackouts. Pick up the latest edition of the Plainview News for the full story.
Pirates sending nine to defend state title
The Plainview Pirate varsity wrestling team will be returning to the CHI Health Center in Omaha to help defend its state title with nine qualifiers from the Class D-1 District Tournament for the State Tournament. The full story can be found on the front page of the Plainview News, available now.
Varsity boys 1-2 L&C Conference
The Plainview Pirate varsity basketball team competed in the Lewis & Clark Conference tournament with three games, splitting 1-2 on the tournament. Pick up the latest edition of the Plainview News for the full story, including how the Pirates did versus Randolph and Winside.
Pirate Orators win Wynot Invitational
The Plainview Speech team competed in its first meet of the year at the Hartington Invitational on January 30. Pick up the latest edition of the Plainview News for the full story.
Pirates move through "sub-district"
The Plainview Pirates wrestling team traveled to a new event this year a "sub-district" wrestling tournament in hopes of qualifying for the full districts. Pick up the latest edition of the Plainview News to find out how the wrestlers did.
Three Pirates bowled at state tourney
The Plainview Pirate bowling teams qualified three bowlers for the State Tournament with scores collected at the District tournament at Kings ones in Norfolk last week. To find out who bowled at the state tourney and how the Lady Pirates did at the district tournament, pick up the latest edition of the Plainview News.
Nebraska's Directed Health Measures changed
On January 29, 2021, Governor Ricketts announced Nebraska's transition from "blue" to the "green" phase of Nebraska's COVID-19 response plan. For the full list of health measures, pick up the latest edition of the Plainview News.
Bowlers prepped for Districts
The Pirate boys' bowling team faced off with Norfolk Catholic/Lutheran High Northeast on January 28 at King's Lanes. Pick up the latest edition of the Plainview News to find out how the team did and to read individual results.
COVID-19 vaccine registry open
From the NCDHD
North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) would like to apprise the district of the Nebraska COVID-19 vaccine registry, located at www.ncdhd.ne.gov. Pick up the latest edition of the Plainview News to read the full statement from the NCDHD.