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  • Walking for Vets

    Penny Merryfield, Pine Bluffs Publisher|Sep 22, 2022

    A native of western Nebraska has returned for a special event bringing awareness to Veterans with mental issues and suicides. Jason Hanner will start his “Walk across Nebraska” at the Wyoming/Nebraska border near Pine Bluffs. Hanner got started back in 2018/2019 with WalkforVets. “I reconnected with a sailor I served with in Cincinnati where I heard he was involved with an organization building camaraderie with former service members via go-kart racing. A young member of that team overd...

  • Potter-Dix graduation

    Penny Merryfield, Western Nebraska Observer|May 18, 2015

    Jamison Tvrs, left, and Rebekah Hutchinson stroll down off the stage at the conclusion of Saturday's Potter-Dix High School graduation ceremony....