Laurel Advocate

LAUREL – After nearly 40 years as an employee of the city of Laurel, Mark McCoy has announced plans to retire on Feb. 29.

CROFTON – People planning to launch boats in Nebraska this spring should beware of low-water conditions.

NIOBRARA – People may experience the sharp-tailed grouse mating dance from a new viewing blind at Niobrara State Park.

HARTINGTON – The LCC Bears showed Thursday they never give up – no matter how bad things look.

LAUREL – The decision by Laurel-Concord-Coleridge and two other area schools to leave the Lewis and Clark Conference is causing a bit of a domino affect.

Staying busy

LAUREL – The next Laurel Community blood drive is scheduled for Tuesday, March 19.

Shortly after the first of April 1943, people living along the Missouri river in Cedar county were facing what was predicted to be the worst flood since 1881. Water was flowing over Homewood Park north of Wynot and a number of families living on low ground were forced to evacuate.

LCC students came out in force last week to root on the Bears during Sub-District basketball action in Hartington

HARTINGTON – With only a few days left to file, only one person has put his name in to succeed Craig Bartels as the District 2 Cedar County commissioner.

KEARNEY – The 66th Nebraska Agri-Business Exposition was held recently in Kearney.

HARTINGTON – Lawyers for a Laurel woman accused of murder are seeking to suppress statements she made to law enforcement.

LAUREL – Days off, early dismissals and late starts due to winter weather in January forced the incorporation of another school day into the calendar and the approval of remote learning in the future.

WAYNE – Several Laurel area students were recently named to the Wayne State College Dean’s List.

WAYNE – Wayne Public Schools won the Wayne State/Wayne High Invitational Speech Tournament held Feb. 3 on the Wayne State College campus. More than 320 entries from 19 schools competed in the event. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge took part in the event, finishing 39th.

WAYNE – Laurel-Concord-Coleridge’s Kassidy Koch was one of more than 250 high school vocal students representing 50 high schools from Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota to showcase their talent during Wayne State College’s Honor Choir concert held Feb. 2.

2024 State Cheer and Dance

OAKLAND – Laurel-Concord-Coleridge traveled south to Oakland for the C2-6 SubDistrict Tournament Feb. 13 and 15.

LAUREL – Laurel-Concord-Coleridge slipped to .500 with a 56-41 loss to Class D2 powerhouse Wynot here on Feb. 16 in LCC’s regular-season finale as they head into sub-district action this week.

LAUREL – LCC’s Dylan Taylor has decided to continue his football career with the Mount Marty University Lancers.