Mary Jane Skala

Reporter at Kearney Hub

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Medical issues haven't slowed Macy Ringlein. They've inspired her to become a radiologist.

6 days ago | kearneyhub.com | Mary Jane Skala

No wonder Macy Ringlein plans on a career in health care. A senior at Kearney Catholic High School, she was in seventh grade when COVID-19 disrupted the school year. When she was in the eighth grade, a dislocated kneecap kept her out of the state track finals. In the ninth grade, she was sidelined by a concussion. As a sophomore, she had shoulder surgery. As a junior, she developed centralized regional pain syndrome, a condition when the nervous system is misfiring. “My back was on fire,” she said.
Giving free joyrides in a 103-year-old car brings joy to Kearney man

6 days ago | kearneyhub.com | Mary Jane Skala

With Wednesday’s balmy weather, Larry Greenwalt decided it was time to get his 1922 Dodge Brothers Touring Car convertible out of hibernation and take it for a spin. He had decked out that car in red, white and blue. He put a patriotic wreath on the grill in front, bunting on the back and flowers along the sides. Besides, it was his 66th birthday. Greenwalt climbed into that vintage automobile and headed out. “Everyone was honking and waving. They said, ‘Give us a ride,’ so I did,” he said.
Mary Jane Skala: My mother's 15 minutes of fame every year on Cleveland radio

6 days ago | kearneyhub.com | Mary Jane Skala

It’s been roughly 65 years, but I can still hear my mother reading the news on Cleveland radio station WGAR as if she’s doing it now. When I was growing up, that was a Mother’s Day tradition. My father was news director at WGAR, a 50,000-watt powerhouse back then. On the Friday before Mother’s Day, the wives of the station’s on-air personalities — newscasters, sportscasters and disc jockeys, all men back then — would take over the microphones. This promotion was a big hit.
Kearney priest: 'Pope Leo XIV is an answer to prayer for the world today'

1 week ago | kearneyhub.com | Mary Jane Skala

The Rev. Joe Hannappel, pastor at St. James Catholic Church, had just finished planning a funeral when he walked into the church office. The staff was excited. White smoke was coming from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. That meant a new pope had been selected. They all watched. Stepping out onto the balcony at St. Peter’s Square was Robert Prevost, a Chicago-born cardinal who took the name Pope Leo XIV. Born in Chicago, he is the first American ever elected pope.
Voters approved medical marijuana, Clouse hears. What's happening?

1 week ago | kearneyhub.com | Mary Jane Skala

“We voted for this, but we don’t feel heard,” a young woman said. That summarized the feelings of attendees regarding medical marijuana, which was the primary topic when state Sen. Stan Clouse held a town hall at the Kearney Public Library on Saturday.
Schnoor spends the day back at UNK — this time as priority candidate for chancellor

1 week ago | kearneyhub.com | Mary Jane Skala

Wednesday was a homecoming for Dr. Neal Schnoor, who spent the day on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. He earned a degree at UNK. He was an associate professor and director of bands there from 1997-2010. He returned to UNK in 2012-2019 as a senior adviser to then-Chancellor Doug Kristensen. Now, after being away for six years — he has been president of Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, since 2021 — he is the priority candidate to succeed Kristensen.
Kearney Visitors Bureau honors MONA, Roger Jasnoch

1 week ago | kearneyhub.com | Mary Jane Skala

Not just one award, but two. That’s what the Kearney Visitors Bureau presented Monday during its annual Celebrate Tourism Luncheon at the newly reopened Museum of Nebraska Art. Its first Celebrate Tourism Award went to MONA, which reopened with a community festival Saturday after a $36.5 million expansion and renovation. In accepting the award, Executive Director Andrew Dunehoo said, “This is a time when national support and grants are being taken out from underneath us.
Kearney High teenagers built a house. Come see it Wednesday

1 week ago | kearneyhub.com | Mary Jane Skala

IF I HAD A HAMMER — If you want to see what teenagers can do, stop by the new house at 3507 18th Ave. Place during an open house 4-8 p.m. Wednesday. It was built by a class at Kearney High School. The five-bedroom home has three bathrooms, a three-car garage with wiring for an electric car charger, en suite primary bathroom with a smart shower, a gas fireplace and quartz countertops in the kitchen.
Crowds flock to MONA Saturday for its grand re-opening

1 week ago | kearneyhub.com | Mary Jane Skala

It wasn’t just art or music or dancing or food that highlighted the Museum of Nebraska Art’s grand re-opening Saturday. It was stories, too. As he welcomed the crowd, Derek Rusher, executive director of the Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce, said, “This is where I asked my wife to marry me. I took her upstairs and got down on one knee,” he said. The long-awaited re-opening began with a 9:30 a.m. ribbon-cutting at the museum that had been closed for renovation and expansion since December 2021.
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1 week ago | kearneyhub.com | Mary Jane Skala

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