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Jan. 28, 1949

HARTINGTON – The Hartington Chamber of Commerce elected new officers and board members and announced dates for some annual community events during its annual Chamber banquet Sunday night.

NORFOLK – Northeast Community College, Norfolk, has released the President’s Honor List and Dean’s Honor List for both full– and part– time students for the Fall 2023 semester.

HARTINGTON - The Omaha Archdiocese Council of Catholic Women will hold its Winter Meeting Feb. 13, at the Heine Learning Center in Msgr. Cyril J. Werner Activity Center, with parking lot and entrance on south side of Holy Trinity Elementary School, off S. Summit St., Hartington, hosted by RNC Deanery.

Thinking Out Loud

Jan. 27, 1999

Jan. 26, 1939

WYNOT – A fire on the roof of the Wynot Public Schools building led to the evacuation of students and staff Jan. 26, though the blaze turned out to be minor and no one was injured.

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Chemigation Act was passed in 1987 to help ensure that the backflow of chemicals would not contaminate the ground and surface waters of the state from irrigation water application systems used to apply crop nutrients and pesticides (chemigation). The law requires producers who plan to apply fertilizer or pesticide through an irrigation system to be certified by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEE). Certification is valid for four years, and training is provided through UNL Extension.

NORFOLK – The Hartington Newcastle FFA Chapter traveled to Northeast Community College,, Norfolk, Jan. 23 to compete at the FFA District Livestock Judging competition. Eighteen students took to the challenge to judge eight classes of beef, sheep, goats, and swine.

HARTINGTON – Lewis and Clark Natural Resources District held the second annual LCNRD Amateur Photography contest, which encouraged residents to get out and capture the natural wonders of the district.

HARTINGTON –The Lewis and Clark Natural Resources District (LCNRD) provides two $1,000 scholarships to outstanding high school seniors living within the LCNRD boundary.

HARTINGTON – The static water level of 34 irrigation wells from selected locations throughout the Lewis and Clark Natural Resources District is measured in the fall and spring each year. The summer of 2023 was the second season of higher than usual irrigation demands and lower than usual rainfall amounts. Many of the wells measured in local aquifers showed average water levels higher than the fall of 2022 with 21 of 34 wells indicating moderately higher water levels. Spring water levels are the primary gage for evaluating aquifer response because water levels have recovered from the pumping season the prior year.

HARTINGTON – Area residents will be able to voice their opinions on the future of the historic Skylon Ballroom next month.   false

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HARTINGTON – Defense lawyers for a Laurel couple accused of murdering four people intend to file a motion for a change of venue for the upcoming trials.

HARTINGTON – A Hartington- Newcastle School Board member has decided to seek another term in office, while a Cedar County commissioner who initially filed for re-election has decided not to run after all.

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HARTINGTON – The 2024 Bow Creek Winter Workshops will focus on successfully implementing popular conservation farming and ranching practices by overcoming concerns that are often associated with them. Each workshop will feature a regional producer who is making these practices work.

HARTINGTON – The Cedar Catholic High School robotics program has rolled to the end of its 2023-24 season.

The City of Randolph is searching for a new police chief.