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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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For the folks who know my wife of 36 years, this next statement won’t come as much of a surprise.

Warm weather has returned and with it, the possibility for heat stress in animals. At especially high risk are animals on feed, like feedlot cattle, that are near harvest weights. While long lasting heat events can be deadly, with appropriate action, warm weather can be handled without too much issue.

HARTINGTON – A man is back in jail three months after a judge gave him probation - again with allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct.

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 – The static water levels of 34 irrigation wells located throughout the Lewis and Clark Natural Resources District (LCNRD) are measured in the spring and fall each year. Groundwater levels measured this spring indicate that the levels have decreased on an overall comparison by 0.7 feet from the spring of 2022 with 22 of the 34 wells monitored showing a decrease.

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.

HARTINGTON – The region has been experiencing lower-than-average rainfall over the last several months and one heavy irrigation pumping season could result in significant declines in groundwater levels.

With the asbestos removal completed recently at the Laurel- Concord-Coleridge School, the last area of demolition was set to begin. The demolition of the area of the classrooms leading to the kitchen and the hall that ran parallel to the kitchen has now begun. As Detlefsen Construction began the work, a couple of discoveries were made in the process – a green wall and a tunnel. Initial contacts to LCC alumni were made to see if answers could be found. Consensus was that the green wall was part of a storage closet off the old shop/old gym in the 1908 building. The tunnel where pipes were found was more than likely a tunnel that could be used for maintenance purposes.

A pivot with sections flipped from the storm that came through the area early Saturday is seen in a farm field to the southwest of the Highway 81 and Highway 84 junction near Randolph. Weekend weather brought high winds, hail and quite a bit of rain to most parts of the county. Hartington recorded nearly two-and-a-half inches of rain over the weekend.

HARTINGTON – The city of Hartington has a year to decide the fate of the historic Skylon Ballroom.

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OMAHA – Nebraskans who work in businesses large and small would earn at least some paid sick leave under a new ballot initiative petition drive being pushed in the state.

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