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COLERIDGE – A well-known Coleridge man is behind bars, accused of a sexual crime against a child.

HARTINGTON - Lawyers defending a Laurel couple accused of murder say they need more time to process the volume of discovery documents.

NORFOLK – Angela Johnson, EdD, has been named assistant dean at the UNMC College of Nursing Northern Division in Norfolk after serving in the position on an interim basis for the past six months.

WAUSA – Cedar-Knox Public Power District crews have had to keep energized as they have worked to help northeast Nebraska recover from storms that swept through the area on July 10 and 12.

CONCORD – The Haskell Ag Lab Soil Health School is a collaborative event with Nebraska Extension, North Central Region’s Soil Health Nexus, and the Nebraska NRCS. Anyone is welcome to attend this free event!

LINCOLN – State tax receipts finished the fiscal year in the black, barely beating the projections of a state advisory board and sending an extra $3 million to Nebraska’s rainy day fund.

LINCOLN – The State of Nebraska has $4 million remaining in a $5 million program to provide scholarships for nurses and is seeking more applicants.

HARTINGTON – More than 200 4-H members will participate in an abundance of activities at the Cedar County Fair this week in Hartington.

Up-and-coming singers to entertain at fair's CedarStock Music Fest

LINCOLN – Two Nebraska efforts aimed at grassland and wildlife conservation through conservation assistance for farmers, ranchers and tribes will benefit from a financial boost recently announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

HARTINGTON – Some drainage issues surfaced in Hartington after last week's three-inch rainfall.

OMAHA - The federal lawsuit regarding a pitbull in Randolph’s city limits continues........

WAUSA – The village of Wausa has declared a state of emergency.....

The Miss Cedar County Rodeo Queen contest was held July 8

HARTINGTON – Some Hartington area residents thought Jim and Jeaneen Kuehn were crazy when they launched a new business 50 years ago this week.

HARTINGTON – The competition takes place Saturday to see who will represent Cedar County as its Rodeo Queen.

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CROFTON – More than 50 farmers, gardeners, crop consultants, and others interested in conservation convened June 29 at the Crofton City Auditorium to learn about the importance of soil biology and practices that can be implemented to promote soil health as part of the 2023 Bow Creek Field Day. A dynamic group of speakers addressed the group, featuring Dr. Elaine Ingham, founder of Soil Foodweb Inc., Jimmy Emmons, a regenerative farmer from Oklahoma, and Doug Steffen, a local producer, who is implementing best management practices to promote healthy soil biology.

RANDOLPH – Ten years ago, Chelsea Kuchta clutched her business degree in one hand and set off to find a job in banking.