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March 7, 1990
WYNOT — Wynot coach Ron Rolfes held a net high above his head to celebrate after his team captured the district championship and gained a trip to this week’s State Basketball tournament.
Wynot area fans are preparing to back the team in the State Tourney against Potter-Dix on Thursday.
March 7, 1990
HARTINGTON— The Cedar County Attorney has received written and personal communication from the Nebraska State Patrol that speed enforcement on the highways in Cedar County will be increased in the coming months.
This increased enforcement policy will occur statewide. The State is threatened with loss of millions of dollars of federal highway funds unless better compliance with the nationwide 55 mile per hour speed limitations on highways is achieved.
March 7, 1995
OMAHA — Hartington’s Joan Burney was honored recently as one of 12 recipients of the Ike Friedman Community Leadership Award.
The honor was bestowed upon the Nebraska residents by The Knights of AkSarBen at a special Offut Air Force Base presentation.
March 4, 2020
HARTINGTON — John Thelen, Randolph, has filed to run against Cedar County Dist. 2 County Commissioner Craig Bartels.
Bartels is finishing his first term in office after unseating 28-year veteran Marlen Kraemer in 2016.
Both Bartels and Thelen are Republicans, so they will compete in the May Primary election.
Thelen is best known for his court cases with Cedar County over right-of-way complaints against him.
The deadline for filing for this year’s city, school, state and county elections was Monday.
Anyone interested in seeking an elective office for one of these governmental entities must now file as a write-in candidate in order to do so.
Cedar County Clerk Dave Dowling said state statute requires that in order to have a person’s name counted as a write-in they must file an affidavit prior to May 1.
March 2, 2005
HARTINGTON — Area residents will now be able to get faster internet.
Hartington Telecommunications recently enlarged the connection which connects Internet users in Hartington with the rest of the world.
Customers had expressed their desire for more speed and bandwidth, the amount of information that is capable of being transferred via the Internet, said Hartington Telecommunications General Manager Bill Dendinger.
