Storytelling on the Plains

Conner and Irene talk about the history of a little hotel in Bridgeport, Nebraska and its new lease on life.

Conner and Irene discuss the murder of Samuel D. Cox and how it related to the temperance movement in early Nebraska.

Conner and Irene discuss the life of Eugene T. Westervelt and the Republican newspaper, which he founded.

Conner and Irene discuss the career of Nanci Paetow, the first female police officer west of Kearney in Nebraska.

John Orr was just a guy from New York until he moved to Nebraska. Conner and Irene discuss this man's life in the fledgling community of Scottsbluff.

Conner and Irene discuss the life of Heyward G. Leavitt, an early resident of Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

Staff Sergeant Ronald Eugene Bales served with the 101st Airborne, Company D (Delta Raiders), 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry in Vietnam. Ronnie was a true hero who gave everything in his life. Conner and Irene discuss Bales' life and how his story came to be.

Conner and Irene talk about Idah McComsey, who moved to the Hull area in western Nebraska from Illinois in 1888. She later became close friends with Dr. Fix, a famous doctor of the era, and gave an interview about her time in western Nebraska about a decade before her death.

Conner and Irene talk about Idah McComsey, who moved to the Hull area in western Nebraska from Illinois in 1888. She later became close friends with Dr. Fix, a famous doctor of the era, and gave an interview about her time in western Nebraska about a decade before her death.

Conner and Irene discuss the Battle of Rush Creek, which occurred just after the Battle of Mud Springs. Learn how the skirmish played out in this fight on the Great Plains of western Nebraska.

Conner and Irene discuss the Battle of Mud Springs, a little known battle in western Nebraska. The battle was among several skirmishes between Native Americans and the U.S. Army after the Sand Creek Massacre.

Conner and Irene talk a little about a few things. We'll be on an emergency break, but will be back in a couple of weeks.

Take a trip along the Sidney-Black Hills Trail as Conner and Irene discuss the history of the trail and its importance in changing a way of life for the Lakota and the people who settled in western Nebraska.

Conner and Irene discuss the limitations of history and the quest to be accurate despite having limited evidence, documents, and resources of information when telling a story, by using the example of Amanda Lamme, who died on the Oregon Trail.

Conner and Irene discuss the time legendary baseball player Babe Ruth came to Scottsbluff.

Conner and Irene talk about the Wheat Growers Hotel in Kimball, Nebraska and its importance to the growth of the city in the early 20th century.

The Tri-State Land Company Headquarters Building might just look like an old building to some, but Conner and Irene discuss its important history in relation to Scottsbluff and the North Platte Valley.

Conner and Irene talk about big horn sheep in one of their longest episodes to date.

Conner and Irene discuss the first female doctor in western Nebraska in this two-part episode of Storytelling on the Plains. Dr. Georgia Arbuckle Fix was the person you would want to be by your side in an emergency. During the late 1800s, she saw patients in a 75-mile radius regardless of weather. She was known to ruffle a few feathers and saved a guy's life with a silver dollar.