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April 8, 2015
HARTINGTON—An attempt to oust Cedar County Commissioner Jerry Wiese from office has failed.
On March 2, William A. Heitman, Laurel, filed papers with the Cedar County Clerk’s Office to have Wiese removed from his position.
Cedar County Cler Dave Dowling said the recall petition needed to be returned to his office by April 2.
April 8, 2015
LAUREL—Several area students will get the opportunity for a first-hand look at how government works.
Each year, the American Legion and the Ladies Auxilliary selects high school juniors to represent their schools at American Legion Cornhusker Boys’ and Girls’ State. This year the event will be held May 31 through June 6 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln downtown campus.
The American Legion Post 114 and the Coleridge community Club are sponsoring Connor Cross, Billy Barelman, and Legion Post #54 in Laurel is sponsoring Jordan Jansen. The Girls’ State representatives are Laura Stanley and Bayley Holloway. The girls’ sponsore are Auxiliary Post #114 from Coleridge. Auxiliary Post 54 from Laurel, along with the ladies groups from the Congregational Church and the Immanuel Lutheran Churches in Laurel and Coleridge.
April 8, 2015
LAUREL—A resignation of athletic director and coach was dealt with by the Laurel-concord-Coleridge School Board Monday and the hiring process for a middle school principal position was addressed.
Board members agreed to accept the resignation submitted by Scott Petersen.
Board member Ryan Van Cleave questioned the amount of money involved in the terms of the resignation.
“Is it standard to pay this much money?” he asked.
According to Supt. Randall Klooz, the undisclosed figures were used after consulting with an attorney, who had said there was indication of potential injury. Klooz had no other comment on the issue.
After a lengthy discussion board members voted to hire T.J. Shiers as the Middle School Principal. The count included two “no” votes.
April 15, 2015
LAUREL—Monday’s Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School Board meeting drew a crowd of more than two dozen, many of them on hand to discuss the fate and future of the LCC Bear football program.
Public comment was allowed a short time after the meeting was opened.
Each person was limited to five minutes for their comments.
April 15, 2015
COLERIDGE—Betty Heitman has been using music to minister to the residents in the Coeridge nursing home for nearly 35 years.
Heitman’s organ music has a way of lifting the resident’s hearts and spirits and can even reach those who no longer communicate well with others.
She shares her music at Park View Haven, The Embers Assisted Living in Coleridge.
