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Olivia Wieseler
Aug 30, 20222 min read
Geil Elementary delves into STEAM Day
Students at Geil Elementary planted seeds, designed newspaper shoes and constructed electrical contraptions during the annual STEAM...
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Olivia Wieseler
Aug 29, 20222 min read
OLIVIA WIESELER: A bittersweet farewell
I realize it’s been a while since my last column, and unfortunately, this one will officially be the final one I write for the Gering...
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Olivia Wieseler
Aug 19, 20222 min read
Local kindergartners take a ‘Trip through Time’ at Legacy to experience history firsthand
For nearly 30 years, local kindergartners have traveled back in time to wash laundry by hand, create their own rope and shell corn until...
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Olivia Wieseler
Aug 12, 20222 min read
GHS students ready for 'Bye Bye Birdie'
A flurry of energy will be seen on the Gering High School auditorium stage April 21-23 as musical students throwback to the “Golden Age”...
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Olivia Wieseler
Aug 5, 20224 min read
Curriculum, grading scale among key issues for Gering school board candidates
Nine of the 12 candidates vying for a seat on the Gering School Board outlined their positions on key issues during a candidate forum...
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Olivia Wieseler
Aug 3, 20223 min read
Gering mayoral candidates tackle key issues in forum
Three mayoral candidates spent Thursday, April 7, telling constituents why they should get their votes during a virtual forum at the...
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Olivia Wieseler
May 22, 20225 min read
A number of Panhandle graduation rates see slight dip in COVID years
It’s no secret that the coronavirus pandemic heavily affected schools and disrupted the learning process. Now, there is additional data...
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Olivia Wieseler
Mar 10, 20223 min read
OLIVIA WIESELER: Appreciation column for the blue
*This column contains strong/violent imagery. One of the things I love about my job is how unexpected it can be sometimes. Take this...
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Olivia Wieseler
Mar 1, 20224 min read
Kissler shares about her 47 years bussing students for Gering
Preschoolers filed off the bus one by one at Lincoln Elementary Monday morning. They said their goodbyes to their faithful bus driver,...
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Olivia Wieseler
Feb 22, 20228 min read
After a COVID-19 scare, Terry and Vi Reitz celebrate the Thanksgiving they didn’t have last year
Exactly one year ago, the Panhandle was in the middle of a COVID-19 surge, and many families decided to forgo the extravagant...
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Olivia Wieseler
Feb 20, 20222 min read
City of Gering passes annexation
After a pair of special meetings, both with split votes, the Gering City Council passed the ordinance to annex around 45 tracts of land...
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Olivia Wieseler
Jan 8, 20224 min read
Local and international quilts displayed for an evening of quilt history
Quilts large and small took over the Legacy of the Plains Museum Saturday evening for a special night with the International Quilt Museum...
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Olivia Wieseler
Dec 15, 20213 min read
Historian leads local tours of Oregon Trail history
History has been preserved beneath our feet in western Nebraska, if one only knows where to look. Public historian Sandra Reddish knows...
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