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DAKOTA CITY – Two local candidates seeking to be the next county court judge in the region were not selected to move on to the next step in the process.

HARTINGTON – Hartington will soon have a new place that offers Mexican food.

HARTINGTON – The cost of school lunches is going up again, but only for adults who eat at the school.

LINCOLN – Nebraska Public Media digs into the state’s volleyball culture with a look at some of the powerhouse programs in “State of Volleyball: 2023 Fall Preview.” It premieres at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24 on Nebraska Public Media.

NORFOLK – The Northeast Community College volleyball team has a roster filled with 16 Nebraskans and has what they hope to be a perfect mix of newcomers and returners. The eight freshmen and eight sophomores will hit the court for the first time in a competitive game together at 9 a.m. Friday in Garden City, Kan. when they will take on Frank Phillips College in the Scooter’s Coffee Invitational.

COLERIDGE – The Coleridge Area Fund Advisory Committee recently awarded four grants from its Unrestricted Endowment Account to local worthy causes that are improving quality of life for those living in the Coleridge area.

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LAUREL – A year after a quadruple murder here shocked area residents, Cedar County is still collecting bills from the incident.

DAKOTA CITY - Two local candidates seeking to be the next county court judge were not selected to move on to the next step in the process.

NORFOLK – The Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors voted on July 27 to move forward and sign a contract with Houston Engineering to incorporate the Battle Creek Hydraulic Analysis Alternative into the Battle Creek Watershed & Flood Prevention Operations Plan.

COLERIDGE– Annette Sudbeck, Chair of the Coleridge Area Fund Advisory Committee recently announced four grants from its Unrestricted Endowment Account to local worthy causes that are improving quality of life for those living in the Coleridge area.

DIXON – Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company recognized the Village of Dixon, as a Smart Rural Community during a presentation Aug. 2 at the Dixon Fire Hall during an NNTC open house.

RANDOLPH – The Randolph City Council voted to close more street parking near the Cardinal Kids Learning Center due to concerns from a semi-truck driver who lives nearby.

DAKOTA CITY – Two local candidates seeking to be the next county court judge in the region were not selected to move on to the next step in the process.

CANOGA PARK, Calif. – Mass of Christian Burial for Robert Francis “Bob” Miller, 87, Canoga Park, Calif., will be 10:30 a.m., Aug. 17, at St. Frances de Chantal Catholic Church, Randolph.

NEWCASTLE – Leonard J. Hoesing, 70, Newcastle, died Aug. 8, 2023, at Faith Regional Hospital, Norfolk.

CROFTON – Charleen M. Kube, 89, Crofton, died Aug. 12, 2023, at the Bloomfield Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Bloomfield.

HARTINGTON – Charles J. “Chuck” Bruning, 70, Hartington, died Aug. 12, 2023, at Arbor Care Center, Hartington. Mass of Christian Burial will be Aug. 16, at 10:30 a.m., at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Hartington, with the Rev. Owen Korte officiating. Burial will be at St. Michael’s Cemetery, Hartington. Visitation was Tuesday at the Wintz Funeral Home, Hartington, and will continue Wednesday, one hour prior to services. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home, Hartington. Pallbearers are his nephews, Mike, David, Mark, Jeremy and Joel Bruning, Bryan Wortmann, and Jeff, John and Jamie Haag.

COLERIDGE – Kenneth M. Bach, 78, Coleridge, died Aug. 12, 2023, at the Methodist Hospital, Omaha.