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BELDEN – Voters recently received the chance to meet and greet the two candidates running for the District 2 seat on the Cedar County Board of Commissioners.

Katy Jones (above) does 'The Worm' to the delight of other students during Cedar Catholic's Prom Saturday night. (left) McKinlee Lammers, Katelyn Arens, Lyndsey Hamilton, Josie Heine, Bailey Hochstein and Lauren Potts pose for a photo at a quieter moment during the dance. For more photos, check out the page inside this week's Cedar County News, and the photo gallery at www.hartington.net.

WAYNE – Wayne State College’s An Evening of Choirs presents “On Beauty” an expression of beauty through song at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in Ley Theatre, located in the Brandenburg Building. The performance is free and open to the public.

HARTINGTON – Hartington property owners could soon see some new city fees.

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DES MOINES, Iowa – April donors bring May lives saved! This month, roll up your sleeves and save lives with LifeServe Blood Center. LifeServe Blood Center is calling all community members to participate in blood donation drives throughout the month of April, in your neighborhood. Each donation bolsters the blood supply for local hospitals, and LifeServe aims to emphasize the crucial role that each donor plays in supporting healthcare services within their own communities.

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HARTINGTON – Over 60 early childhood professionals from seven counties in northeast Nebraska gathered at Nissen Winery March 23 for the first-ever Cedar County Early Childhood Education Conference. Sponsored by Cedar County Communities for Kids, the event aimed to enhance the early childhood workforce and offer a valuable local professional development opportunity for individuals who work directly with young children.

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Father Owen Korte led local residents through the streets of Hartington for Holy Trinity Catholic Church’s annual Good Friday Stations of the Cross observation. Over 100 area residents gathered for the event, which started at the church then headed down Broadway before turning at Centre Street and back toward the church. Several different volunteers carried the cross during the ceremony.

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Wynot Public Schools students Joslyn Hochstein, Eliza Lange and Kallie Steffen have been named American Legion Girls State recipients.

ACTIVITIES: Wednesday, April 3: Bible Study, Chair Exercises, Current Events, Open Centers, Puzzle Time.

LINCOLN – A Laurel man is part of a group of Nebraska medical professionals seeking to present a different abortion-related constitutional amendment – billed as a “better choice” – to voters in November: banning abortions after the first trimester.

CONCORD – Mary Jarvi is retiring after 44 years of going to work each morning at the Haskell Ag Research lab.

YANKTON, S.D. The Benedictine Peace Center and the Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery will be hosting a lecture by Sister Judith Sutera, OSB, April 19, at 7 p.m.

BLOOMFIELD – Weather permitting, work will resume the week of April 8 on Highway 84 at the Hwy. 81-84 junction.

Last week, the Legislature gave final round approval to the two mid-biennium budget adjustment bills: LB1412 and LB1413. The two bills will increase the state budget by 2.7 percent in this two-year period which is up from the 2.3 percent approved last year.

While people in much of Cedar County were battling grass fires, some of the people in the northern end of the county were more concerned about flooding.

WAYNE – Wayne State College announced that two Hartington Cedar Catholic High School students, Ella Bowers and Annika Kuehn, have been chosen for the highly selective Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) for the Fall 2024 semester.