Laurel Advocate

EMERSON – What was once a promising season came to an abrupt end as the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge football team fell to Tri County Northeast 50-14 in what turned out to be the last game for the Bears in 2023.

PENDER – For the third consecutive year, the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge boys cross country quintet is heading to Kearney Oct. 20 for the Nebraska Cross Country Championships at Kearney Country Club.

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WAYNE – Laurel native Marc Manganaro was inducted into the Wayne State Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday evening during a banquet held at the Kanter Student Center.

LAUREL – Dan Kuhlman wants to do his best to help the community of Laurel continue to prosper and not just rest on its laurels.

WAYNE – A Laurel woman will spend months in jail and years on probation for using an elderly resident’s credit card without permission while working at a Wayne assisted living center.

WAYNE – Raptor, the United States Air Force Heartland of America Band’s rock group, will perform at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 20, at Wayne State College. The concert, free and open to the public, will be held in Ramsey Theatre, located in the Peterson Fine Arts Building.

LAUREL – The newest “branch” of Security Bank opened for business for the first time Oct. 3.

WAYNE – The Wayne Area Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will host its 19th annual Auction and Member Banquet fundraiser for wetlands and waterfowl conservation on Nov. 3.

WAYNE – The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Lady Bears golf team missed a second-straight trip to the Class C State Golf Championships this week, coming in one spot out of the top three teams at the C-3 District Golf Tournament held on Oct. 4 at Wayne Country Club.

LAUREL – Laurel-Concord-Coleridge dropped its fourth game of the football season Oct. 6 when Hartington-Newcastle came to town with a 2-4 record.

WAUSA – The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge cross country teams ran Oct. 6 in the Lewis & Clark Conference Cross Country Meet.

HARTINGTON – A Concord man has been arrested after he allegedly threatened a Laurel man with a knife and also exhibited stalking behavior toward a woman last week.

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WAYNE – The Laurel-Concord- Coleridge Lady Bears golf squad used the Richard Metteer Invitational at Wayne Country Club as a tune-up for this week’s district meet, which will be hosted again by the Lady Blue Devils.

LAUREL – The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Lady Bears volleyball team split a pair of matches last week with a sweep over Creighton in Lewis and Clark Conference action Sept. 28 and a 3-1 loss to Pierce Sept. 26.

WAKEFIELD – Mother Nature gave it her all as the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears traveled to Wakefield to take on the Trojans in district action Sept. 29.

STANTON – The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge cross country teams are winding down the fall season as they point toward district meets next week.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Cedar County News was one of just three Nebraska newspapers to pick up national honors at last week’s National Newspaper Association Foundation convention.