FOR THE LOVE OF COMPETITION: Union Omaha and Special Olympics Nebraska are giving athletes with and without intellectual disabilities an opportunity to play Unified soccer on a big stage.
Lincoln’s Haley Waggoner, who has been involved with Special Olympics for more than 15 years, will participate in the first Athlete Collection Event in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.
McCook Special Olympics athletes won many medals for placing high in last week’s Summer Games at Creighton University and various sites near Omaha.
Lots of smiles to go around on Friday as special athletes got a free dental checkup at the ‘Healthy Athlete Screenings’.
Prairie Queen Elementary reached a milestone in inclusive education by earning national banner recognition as a Special Olympics Unified Champion School, becoming the first elementary school in the Papillion La Vista Community Schools district to receive this prestigious designation.
