HARTINGTON —Hartington City Council looked at ways to provide maintenance and repairs at the Community Complex at the Council meeting on May 10.
The city will pay the Hartington Golf Course $7,500 on a contract for the care of the Complex.
Gary Kuehn, Manager of the Hartington Golf Course, will help with the maintenance.
Kuehn will personally oversee the work done at the football field and practice field according to Mayor Bill Yates.
Board members tabled making a decision on track repairs and working on the Complex dugouts. Adding a cement floor in the dugouts could end up costing the city around $2,500.
“We need to know exactly what can be done for that amount,” said Yates.

KEARNEY — The Cedar Catholic golf team will have to come from behind if they hope to defend their Class C State golf title.
Sutton fired a first-day 310 to take the early lead in the tournament at the Kearney Country Club.
Fremont Bergan is in second with a 311 and Cedar Catholic is in third with a 317. Kimball is first after the first day with a 319.
Cedar was led in the first round by Nick Lauer, who fired a 75. Brett Klug finished the day right behind him with a 76.
Cedar Catholic’s Cody Klug shot an 82 over the first 18 holes on Tuesday.
Kyle Klug and Tyler Leise both fired 84s on the opening day.
Crofton’s Christian Nohr and Sutton’s Reid Wiebe are leading the tournament after the first day. Both golfers are one over par at 72.
Gibbon’s Josh Reinertson shot 74 to finish the day tied for fourth. West Point-Beemer’s Richard Schneider, trying to become just the fourth three-time state champion in Nebraska history, also shot 74.

HARTINGTON — The baseball season is now underway in the Hartington area.
Most area teams started play last week.
For a complete look at the schedules for Hartington’s youth baseball teams, Pony team, and American Legion teams, as well as rosters and practice information, please see the link below.
2010 baseball

The Hartington swim team is in search of new members for the upcoming season.
See the ad in this week’s Cedar County News or fill out and send in the form below to join the team.
Swim team form

HARTINGTON — It’s now official.
All area high school members of the Class of 2010 have now all graduated from high school.
Cedar Catholic was the last area high school to hold commencement ceremonies.
The big event was held May 14 in the Msgr. Werner Activity Center.
For photos from that event and from Hartington High School and Wynot High School, please check out the new link to our photo site sponsored by Cedar Security Bank of Wynot, Fordyce and Hartington.
http://web.me.com/ccnews/Graduation_2010/HPS_Class_of_2010.html

PIERCE — The Hartington Wildcat boys and girls track teams did something Thursday that they hadn’t done since 2004.

Both HPS squads raced ahead of the competition to earn District track titles.

The Hartington girls had five District champions and will send athletes to state to compete in nine different events.

Hartington’s boys will send athletes in 12 different events.

HARTINGTON — Jake Reifenrath was a part of two new school records and qualified for three events at next week’s State Track Meet, during District track action here Thursday.

Reifenrath won District gold in the 100-meter dash and helped the Cedar 4×100 relay team earn gold, as well. Other members of that relay team are Chad Koch, Jake Stevens, and Logan Feilmeier.

The Cedar 4×400 relay team earned runner-up honors.

HARTINGTON —  A hotly contest and highly anticipated rematch between Cedar County Commissioner Dave McGregor and former Commissioner Dick Donner turned out to be run-away during Tuesday’s Primary Election.

Cedar County Clerk Dave Dowling said just 26 percent of Cedar County’s registered voters cast ballots in the election, which was competed in record time. All races were final by nine p.m. Tuesday.

McGregor pulled in 287 votes in Cedar County’s central commission district, while there were 196 votes for Donner.

HARTINGTON — Kendall Thoene, who is just six and one-half years old, has already shown a lot of courage and determination during his lifetime.

Kendall has overcome multiple health problems, has been hospitalized numerous times and been through several surgeries since his birth.

On June 2nd Kendall will be receiving a gift of love and a better life from his grandfather Ron Arens.

Ron will be giving his grandson one of his kidneys.

HARTINGTON — The Nebraska Dept of Agriculture (NDA) has set up temporary headquarters in Cedar County.

The NDA office is located in the former State Farm Ins. building across the street from the Cedar County Courthouse.

“It is the headquarters for an ongoing bovine tuberculosis investigation in Cedar County,” said Christin Kamm, Public Information Officer for NDA. “Several farms in Cedar County are under quarantine at the present time.”