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The Plainview Pirates kicked off their 2025 postseason with a first-round win over the Alma Cardinals on Thursday, Oct. 23 in Plainview.
With a 7-1 regular-season record, the Plainview Pirates were given the number seven seed in the 2025 NSAA Class D1 State Football Playoffs, which matched them up with the number-26 seed Alma Cardinals in the first round on Thursday, Oct. 23.
Against the 4-4 Cardinals, the Pirates started out slow but ultimately took care of business.
In the first quarter, neither offense managed to get much going as both defenses stood strong and made plays.
It wasn’t until under a minute left that the first touchdown of the game was finally scored by the Pirates, who managed to punch one in on a four-yard run by Colt Kromarek.

“Tis’ the Season” – seasonal decorations for Halloween and Thanksgiving have begun popping up around the community – pumpkins, skeletons and “spookies” adorning driveways, doorways and yards.

A downtown Plainview mural received a coating in the last few weeks, with the Plainview-Brunswick Community Fund making a change in the community, funding the repainting of the side of Keystone Bar.
A mural, painted by Wendi Bantam of Lincoln, had been painted on the west side of Keystone Bar in the spring of 2010 at the efforts of the Plainview Development Company and the Plainview Community Club.
After 15 years in the community, the PBCF received permission from the Keystone Bar’s owner, Sherry Ristow, to cover the mural and make plans for a new decoration in the downtown location.
More will be reported as it becomes known.

Two Plainview-Osmond Pirate junior high runners took to the field in Papillion over the weekend at the State Junior high Cross Country meet.
Korver Lingenfelter qualified for the Pirate boys, finishing with a time of 12:11.84 and 75th overall in the field of over 200 runners. Winning the tournament was a 10:17.1 time. Lingenfelter is the son of Kevin and Kelly Lingenfelter.
Cara Hoffman qualified for the Lady Pirate runners, finishing in 46th overall with a time of 13:11.78 out of the more than 160 runners. Winning the tournament was a time of 11:43.41. Hoffman is the daughter of Carl and Crystal Hoffman.
The duo qualified last week for the competition.

Northeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership will hold the Plainview WIC and Immunization clinic on Wednesday October 22, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 1st & Pilcher St., Plainview.
For an appointment or for more information regarding the WIC or Immunization Programs please call (402) 385-6300.

The Plainview Elementary fourth-grade class visited the Plainview Historical Society on September 24, taking guided tours of the ground floor and upstairs and learning about Plainview’s history.

The Osmond Legion Auxiliary are showing their support for the Legion Building Campaign by having a Quilt Fundraiser.
Unveiled Sunday at the District 2 Convention was a patriotic quilt donated by Country View Quilting. The quilt is approximately 80” X 80”.
Donations for an opportunity to win this quilt can be purchased individually, with bundle discounts. Tickets are available through Diane Borst(chair person), Stephanie Stueckrath, any Legion Auxiliary Member or through a special link at www.countryviewquilting.com
The drawing will be held sometime in December. More details to follow.
The Legion Auxiliary extend their appreciation for support.

Michala Reiss of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Plainview, received word last Wednesday that she has been chosen as one of the featured artists for Kansas City’s Parade of Hearts.
Reiss was among hundreds who submitted their designs for the biannual event. She submitted her design in August along with a description of the design and her idea behind it. She will now have to replicate her design onto a six-foot sculpture that will be among 150 to be placed around the city in April.
She is a freelance artist who enjoys painting whatever her clients ask of her, but her specialty is dogs. She is the daughter of Catherine and Russ Sears and Rod (Cheryl) Horst.

On Monday, Neligh/Oakdale came to Plainview for some volleyball.
Plainview-Osmond D-team won in two sets, 25-14 and 25-19.
The C-team won as well, 26-24 and 25-22. B-team won 25-16 and 25-17. A-team was met with some challenges and they fell to Neligh 19-25 and 12-25.
On Tuesday, Randolph came to town and our Plainview-Osmond teams played really well all around.
The C-team won 25-23 and 25-22, B-team won 25-14 and 25-17, and A-team won 25-20 and 25-19

Students in Rhonda Arlt and Jessica Sauser’s Kindergarten classes at Plainview Elementary in the picture above included, back row (l to r): Sammi Bennett, Ember Deitlof, Sutton Masat, Graham Peterson, Ella Ritter, Eliana Tague, Gunnar Betts, Stella Rix; third row: Victoria Tarr, Addison Buck, Isaiah Meyers, Tucker Walton, Khloe Schmidt, Briggs Thornburg, Barrett Peterson; second row: Holt Woita, Maria Schoenenberger, Eliana Curtiss, Cassandra Getzschman, Scarlett VanEvery, Kamuni-Jo Talton, Colter Tunik, Rory Todd; and first row: Korbin Barron, Thea Coombs, Gracie Halvorsen, Nona Beltz.
Members of the Zion Lutheran Kindergarten Class at right are (l to r): Ellison Albin, Hazel Albin, Garrett Doerr, John Fischer.

The Plainview Pirate marching band traveled to two events in the last two weeks.
First the band played in the Norfolk Lion’s Day Parade on September 20th and then Wayne State College band day parade, picking up another trophy for their efforts.
The Band received the first place award for the Class D2 competition at the Wayne State Band Day parade for the second year in a row. The band is under the direction of Wynter Fulsaas.

Weston Hoffman was recently notified he was chosen for the 2025 One-time Educational Award Program Scholarship from Catholic Order of Foresters.
Hoffman is currently Attending Iowa State University in Ames Iowa, majoring in Industrial Engineering.
The Hoffman family’s Catholic Order of Foresters representative is Kelly Mauer of Plainview.

The Plainview FFA Chapter held their kickoff and recruitment event on August 27 with an “Ag Olympics” featuring tire rolls, tire changes, wheelbarrow races, bucketing skills and a host of other events for all ages. “Technically” the winners were teams of Wyatt Schroth and Dominic White and Jaegar Frahm and Emilee Schroth. Following the games, supper was provided.

Along with the new paving project, the Plainview Board of Education recently approved the purchase of a new video board to attach to the top of the Plainview Football field scoreboard.
The Board was recently completed and was in use at the first home football game against Pender two weeks ago. According to financials in the Board packet, the video board, stand, pavement, electrical and hookups ended up totaling just more than $50,000 for the additional video board to be attached and mounted with the current scoreboard.

North Central Public Power continues their “Phase 3” upgrade of the Plainview electrical system that was started in May. Crews have been working the entire area from south 9th Street west to 1st Street, replacing poles, running new wire and installing new equipment

The Plainview Public School Board of Education and the Osmond Community Schools Board of Education will meet in a joint-special session on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. in Plainview at the Public School’s Tartan Gym (enter from the south main entrance).
Purpose of this meeting is to share information about possible high school cooperative agreements for Football and Basketball beginning with the 2026-2027 school year and to receive input from patrons.
The meeting is open to the public.

On Sunday 31 August family and friends gathered at Zion Lutheran Church in Plainview to celebrate Shirley Wacker’s half birthday. She is 93.5 years old.
A program was presented featuring musical performances by her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, a few family friends and a dog.
John and Rachel Cosby surprised Grandma Wacker when they informed her that Rachel was pregnant with her first great great grandchild, due this coming March.
The program concluded with the singing of Happy Birthday, accompanied by Tubas.
Coffee and cake was served.

During Fridays Pirate victory over the Pendragons the Plainview 2005 championship football team was honored. During half-time Dr. Darron Arlt presented a plaque to the assembled members of the team, inducting them into the Plainview Public Schools’ Hall of Fame.
The team's nomination blank and plaque that will hang in the hallway at PHS reads:
“It’s not how you start, its how you finish. That cliché speaks to the seniors on the 2005 Pirate football team who won just 3 games their first two seasons only to finish with 19 wins their last two seasons. It’s also fitting to describe the 2005 team who dropped their first game of the season before Coach Joe Anderson led them to 11 wins in their final 12 games including a 15 point win in the state title game at UNL’s Memorial Stadium. Ten players on the 2005 team earned postseason honors making this one of the most decorated teams in the proud history of Plainview Pirate Football.”