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Happy Birthday Nebraska

The Marketing Committee of the Wayne Area Economic Development is helping celebrate Nebraska's birthday in a unique way.The group purchased 150 totes and 150 drawstring bags to both celebrate the state's birthday and promote the Good Life in Wayne.A portion of the bags were handed out free of...

The Louis & Abby Faye Dinklage Foundation is currently the lead donor toward the campaign with a generous donation of $500,000. Here, (from left) Jim Frank, Alan Harms, Wayne Erickson, Steve Sill and Galen Wiser pose for a picture following the campaign announcement at PMC.

Funding campaign announced by Providence

Since announcing the project of a lifetime 18 months ago, Providence Medical Center has seen the completion of several milestones in its substantial construction and renovation project. Being the health care hub of the region requires a certain caliber of facility, to which PMC has happily obliged...

Insurance, internet coverage, project bids on council agenda

How much of the health insurance costs for city employees the city will cover, the upgrades to internet services provided to the city and accepting of bids on three projects were among the items on Tuesday's Wayne City Council agenda.Council members debated the percentage of the insurance cost the...

Wayne Library celebrates Laura Ingalls Wilder's birthday

Wayne Public Library hosted a Laura Ingalls Wilder 150th birthday celebration on Feb. 21 at the Wayne Public Library. A large number of children were on hand for the activities and parents were able to reminisce about the author and days gone by. This celebration included games and activities...

Once the construction is complete at PMC, the lobby off of the main entrance will look similar to this artists rendering.

Benefits of new facility are easy to see for employees, patients alike

As Providence Medical Center pushes forward in its impressive construction and renovation project, we have published a series of articles centered around various aspects of PMC. This is the final installment of that series. After hours of brainstorming and planning, Providence Medical Center was...

Personnel, building project highlight board meeting

The resignations of three faculty members and the hiring of three faculty members, along with a detailed report on the bid for the locker room renovation took up the majority of Monday's meeting of the Wayne Community Schools Board of Education.Resignations were accepted, with regrets for sixth...

A central nurses station in the ER facility enables nurses to monitor patients easily. The new nurses station in the patient wing of the hospital will be a larger version of what the ER has.

Original project built upon early in construction

Healthcare, like many aspects of life, hasn't stood still but has grown in leaps and bounds — be it the technology available or the medical practices. Because of those advancing technologies and practices, facility improvements were necessary for Providence Medical Center to continue offering its...

Audit, meals, streets on council agenda

The financial health of the city, the possibility of making meals at the Wayne Senior Center and the street improvements to be made in the community were all on the agenda for the Wayne City Council on Tuesday.Terry Galloway with Almquist, Maltzahm, Galloway & Luth PC spoke to the council on...

Instructor Robin Johnson leads the senior exercise class at PMC's Wellness Center where seniors work on balance and hand-eye coordination among other things.

Seniors keep moving thanks to PMC's Wellness Center class

Long before the construction of the current Wellness Center, folks interested in working out had to make their way to the basement of Providence Medical Center to access a small facility that offered limited options in the way of equipment and classes simply due to space constraints. That didn't...

This year's Future City team members are (front) Christopher Archer, Juan Hernandez, Catherine Archer, Christopher Woerdemann, Abby Wieseler, Leanne Westphal, Connor Colvard, Isaac Davis and Edwin Vahlkamp. (back) Ethan Tyson, Nathan Kufner, Anthony Hansen, and Gracie Jepsen.

Student reps from Wayne Junior High will compete in Washington D.C. in National Future City competition

The Wayne Junior High Future City team won first place in the Nebraska Regional contest on Jan. 13. Three representatives from the team will be competing in the National Future City competition in Washington D.C. Feb. 17 - 22. The three presenters representing the Wayne team are Isaac Davis, Abby...