A birthday reception open house for Edna Hardisty will be held on November 11 at 2 p.m. at the Creighton Care Center in honor of her 100th birthday on November 27. If you'd like to learn more about local celebrations, be sure to subscribe to the Journal with the link below: https://www.croftonjournal.com/o/the-crofton-journal/page/subscriptions
The Plainview American Legion and its Auxiliary of Post #148 will be hosting the 2023 Veterans Day ceremony at the Plainview High School Pirate Auditorium this Friday, Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. The event will be open to the public, and include Al Tharnish, United States Navy (ret.) and Vice-Commander of American Legion Post #148 as the keynote speaker. For more information, check out your copy of the Plainview News today!
Though the game didn’t turn out as hoped, the Plainview Lady Pirates did ride to Aurora in style!
The school’s new booster-paid charter bus arrived just in time for a “surprise” for the girls.
The charter bus was purchased used from Navigator’s Norfolk branch, where it will be serviced as well, according to Arlt, and was a 2005 with a rebuilt engine with around 400,000 miles. For more, sign up to the Plainview News.
The Plainview Pirates football squad saw their season come to an end in a tough loss to the Elkhorn Valley Falcons on Friday, Oct. 27 by a score of 36-8, ending the Pirates perfect season and their state run for the year.
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Tricks and treats downtown...
The Plainview Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual downtown Trick or Treat event with a few hundred kids, parents, ghosts and goblins visiting businesses downtown to pick up their treats for the season. For this year’s event, the streets were closed, giving folks a better, safer opportunity to cross and travel around visiting the many tables, stores and businesses.
Workers hurried to beat the wet weather this weekend, constructing the new space for the expected Dollar General in just a few days. Unconfirmed sources on social media said that the store was currently hiring with an expectation to be open just after the Thanksgiving holiday!
Kohen Lingenfelter Nationally Ranked for Kicking in 8-man...
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This past week, 23 members of the Plainview FCCLA chapter traveled to Northeast Community College for the District 8 Leadership Conference.
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The Lady Pirates played host for conference play in Plainview over the weekend, and took on Wakefield in Wakefield for the Conference tournament quarterfinals. Subdistrict play begins on Monday, Oct. 23.
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Around 75 attended a special ceremony at the Plainview Fire Hall this past Saturday to help commemorate the dedication of the new “Dedication Monument” in honor of Plainview’s fire and rescue personnel and veterans...
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Work progressing at site...
The site along Highway 20 that will hold what is still expected to be a Dollar General for Plainview has been under large-scale construction this week, with a highway lane shift to keep travelers away from the concrete layers and machinists...
50 years apart, same Pirate heart...
The Pirate football team of 2023 had some special guests for the football game featuring Summerland last Friday, Oct. 6 - teammates of the the 1973 Pirate football team were in attendance to cheer on the younger Pirates with their win.
The recently completed “Dedication Monument” heralding the history and future of Plainview’s volunteer fire and rescue and Plainview veterans will be dedicated with a special ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 14 at the site. For more details, sign up to the Plainview News today.
Fourth-graders at Plainview Public Schools visited the Plainview 1880 Historical Depot Museum The class is under the instruction of Brittany White, and toured the upstairs and main floor with guides, then switched mid-way through their time.
City announces road plan...
The City of Plainview will be holding its one and six year road plan hearing this coming Tuesday, Oct. 10 in the Plainview Public Library at 6:30 p.m. If you want to learn more about this development, be sure to sign up to the Plainview News!
As of Oct. 2, the “Phase 1” of the reconstruction and renovation at Plainview Elementary has been deemed “complete” as students returned to their classrooms in the building. For more of this story, be sure to sign up to the Plainview News: https://www.theplainviewnews.com/o/the-plainview-news/page/subscriptions
One for the history books!
The Plainview Pirates moved to 7-0 with a win over Summerland 62-34, and were congratulated by the 1973 Pirates while they celebrated the 50th anniversary of their 10-0 season.
IMPORTANT EMERGENCY ALERT: Today, Wednesday, 10/04/2023, at 1:20 p.m. there will be a nationwide emergency alert test on all cell phones, wireless devices, radios and TVs.
https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230803/fema-and-fcc-plan-nationwide-emergency-alert-test-oct-4-2023
New construction was started last week at the “Pride Field” location to replace the grandstands structure at the Legion fields. The Plainview BallBackers are in charge of the construction, and costs have been covered by private donations and the BallBackers.
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The Plainview Pirate football team took down Neligh, adding to their record, now 5-0, with a last quarter win last Friday! The 5-0 Plainview Pirates will play again this Friday against Lutheran High Northeast in Norfolk with a 7 p.m. expected kickoff.
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