Laurel Advocate

Area residents celebrated the 100th birthday of Belden’s swimming pool Saturday and Sunday with a wide range of activities for all ages. Mason Dickens (right) takes a slide into the festivities Saturday. The slide and the pool weren’t the only things to provide water fun over the weekend, though. The skies opened up, dropping rain on the events Saturday night. Anthony Caligiuri (below) of Des Moines, Iowa, takes a break from activities at the Belden fire hall to watch the heavy rain outside. He was attending the pool’s 100th birthday celebration with a friend. Belden’s pool is thought to be the oldest continuously operated pool in the state and the third oldest, opening July 23, 1923. Those attending the birthday bash enjoyed cake, live music, free swimming, a car and a tractor show. The planning committee hoped to raise $100,000 for pool upkeep and repairs through freewill donations and raffles during the celebration. An anonymous donor also agreed to match $25,000 raised at the event.

LINCOLN – Public school districts across the state will benefit from a new state aid-to-education formula approved this year by the Nebraska Legislature.

WAYNE – A Laurel woman accused of using a credit card without permission has pleaded guilty to some charges as part of a plea agreement.

LINCOLN – From the original 1923 stands to today’s 90,000-fan venue, Nebraska Public Media’s newest local sports documentary reveals the storied history, evolution and significance of the stadium that is synonymous with Saturdays in Nebraska.

Aug. 15, 1963

Aug. 9, 1923

Aug. 21, 1928

Aug. 21, 1913

Aug. 17, 1983 Aug. 17, 1983

Monte Hefner and his grandson

Nothing like a good war to pump up the economy. But, as we have found out again and again, pumping up the economy often leads to inflation.

LINCOLN - A Randolph native’s example of selfless service and unhesitating decisive actions in response to a 2019 fatal vehicle crash earned her the first Nebraska National Guard Heroism Medal.

LINCOLN – In the winter of 2022, the Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) and Nebraska Corn Growers Association (NeCGA) began joint strategic planning efforts for the Nebraska corn industry to update the strategic plan that was established for 2017-2022.

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LINCOLN – Public school districts across the state will benefit from a new state aid to education formula approved this year by the Nebraska Unicameral.

HARTINGTON – Cedar County does not have an office that promotes economic development on a countywide scale, but that could change.

BELDEN – The town of Belden is diving into a birthday celebration 100 years in the making.

BELDEN – A widespread power outage left people across northeast Nebraska in the dark for several hours July 26-27.

HARTINGTON – Laurel-Concord-Coleridge has farmed out some pretty good baseball players to the area American Legion baseball programs.