News Release Scottsbluff, NE. – Educational Service Unit 13 (ESU 13) recently opened the doors of its new Panhandle Beginnings Day Treatment Center, located at the Carpenter Center, 116 Terry Boulevard, Gering, NE. ESU 13, with funding from Sherwood Foundation Grant, completed construction of the Day Treatment center in August 2020. On Nov. 5th, ESU 13 received notice that it was awarded a $5,500...Read More

By Tyler Dahlgren For the better part of eight months now, Seward students have rolled with the pandemic’s punches. “They’ve been resilient, as I think kids all across the state have been,” said Seward High School Vice Principal Jill Johnson. “They go with the flow. They know that wearing masks and social distancing when possible is what helps the health department in keeping us here.” Students...Read More

By Tyler Dahlgren The story behind how Aurora junior Elena Kuehner became involved in band is altogether simple and symbolic. Elena’s mother had a flute, and, even as a young kid, she had her sights set on one day playing said flute. The rest, as they say, is history. Elena is a junior drum major and plays, you guessed it, the flute in her school’s tradition-rich marching band. Prophecy fulfilled...Read More

By Tyler Dahlgren The first step Jen McNally took in her new partnership with Millard Public Schools was on to a stage to present on the importance of self care and mental wellness in front of the district’s administration. This was pre-pandemic, an engagement sparked by a session McNally had led at the State Education Conference earlier that fall. Following the session, several MPS...Read More