Laurel Advocate

LAUREL – The Laurel City Council heard an update on July 10 about potential options to improve the community’s drinking water supply.

The Cedar County Fair wrapped up a fun-filled fiveday run Sunday with fans (below) getting a close-up view during the Cooper Alan concert. Hadley Nordby (top, right) was one of the many participants taking part in Saturday’s annual 4-H horse show. (top, left) Easton White discovered there was plenty of good food on hand during the Fair. (left) Myrtle McCorkindale competed in the bucket calf show at the Fair.

LINCOLN – The nomination process for the 2023 Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Awards is open now through Sept. 29.

COLERIDGE MEALS ON WHEELS Wednesday, July. 26: BBQ Pulled Pork/Bun, Cheesy Hasbrown Casserole, Buttered Parslied Cauliflower, Blueberry Crumble, Milk.

RANDOLPH – A Wausa man died in a three-vehicle crash July 20, near Randolph.

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LINCOLN – The destructive emerald ash borer has been detected in two more Nebraska counties – Lincoln County, home of North Platte, and in the Shubert area of Nemaha County.

Chelsea Potts

COLERIDGE – The Coleridge Community Club invites everyone to pig out for a good cause.

On the east side of the highway just north of Laurel stands a monument to the 17 airmen who were killed when two B-17 bombers collided and crashed to the earth in August 1944. This was not the only crash in Nebraska. All told there were 56 crashes in Nebraska during World War II. The most deadly crash occurred in August, 1944 in Boyd County when 28 men were killed.

LINCOLN – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting offers for nearly 2.7 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners through this year’s Conservation Reserve Program Grassland signup.

CONCORD – A special family event is being planned at the Haskell Ag Lab.

DIXON – Several 4-H youth who participated in the Dixon County Fair will now be heading to the State 4-H competition in Grand Island. They include, Coleridge Karson Brummels, 13, Coleridge, Dad>s Helpers 4-H Club: Accessory-Outdoor Living • Fire Prevention Poster Maya Brummels, 10, Coleridge Dad>s Helpers 4-H Club: Babysitting Kit • Accessory-Original Floral Design • Accessory-Original made from Wood • First Aid Kit • Foliage Potted Plant Concord Madison Borg, 18, Concord, Pop>s Partners 4-H Club: Accessory-Original Needlework/ Stitchery • Fruit Exhibit - 1 Jars-Unit 3 • 3 Jar Tomato Exhibits-Unit 3

HARTINGTON – More than 30 people concerned about election integrity attended the July 11 Cedar County Board of Commissioners’ meeting.

Two area 4-H members, Harrison Winkelbauer and Luke Schmit, were among dozens of

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.

OMAHA – U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., hosted two roundtables Monday highlighting legislation he is proposing that would offer other states a chance to mimic a Nebraska program offering skilled job training to people on food stamps.