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HARTINGTON – Plans for the Aug. 3 Hartington Dayz event are quickly coming together.

Wednesday, July 10: Catholic Communal Services, Garden Club, Current Events, Open Centers, Puzzle Time.

Back in the day, a small, “trial balloon” would be sent aloft to discern wind speed and direction before a balloon carrying people was launched.

OMAHA – Students entering Nebraska and Iowa Western Community Colleges to study high-skill, high-wage, high-demand “STEM” courses (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) are eligible to apply for a newly announced, statewide Aksarben Foundation Scholarship.

OMAHA–Three area students were named to the University of Nebraska Medical Center spring 2024 dean’s list.

Animals bunching in the summer months due to fly pressure goes beyond making cattle uncomfortable, it can lead to economic losses due to decreased gains, milkproduction, and weaning weights. Making control difficult, three fly species are the main culprits when it comes to pestering our animals.

July 3, 1904

COLERIDGE - The Coleridge grocery store is scheduled to shut down permanently in August.

HARTINGTON – A Laurel man accused in a quadruple murder case won’t appear in court during his trial this fall.

HARTINGTON - The last individual involved in a thefts of center pivot wiring at five separate farms in Cedar County has been sentenced in Cedar County District Court.

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July 3, 1979

FORDYCE – LifeServe Blood Center held a blood drive in Fordyce June 18, and had a great turnout, with 12 donors registered to donate and 15 units of life saving blood collected. The units donated at the blood drive can help save up to 45 lives.

HARTINGTON – Cedar County is searching for a new company to take aerial photos of properties throughout the county.

CENTER – A Bloomfield woman has been charged with an additional felony stemming from the double murder at a Bloomfield business in February.

HARTINGTON – If these walls could speak, there would be chatter about brides in exquisite white lace and grooms in traditional black and white suits with bow ties.

WAYNE - Wayne State College has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for the creation of a new interdisciplinary minor.

July 6, 1939

Washington Report

HARTINGTON – Charleen (Feilmeier) Meyer is a longtime homemaker who has worn many hats – mother, grandmother and author.