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

On July 18, Kassydi Anderson, a sophomore at Hartington-Newcastle Public High School, participated in the 2023 Nebraska 4-H State Horse Show Expo at Fonner Park in Grand Island. She competed on her horse Nine Bars Cisco “Sis” in two events, Jr. Pole Bending and Jr. Barrel Racing. After competing in the prelims against girls and boys from around the state, Kassydi made it to the finals in both of her events. She had really good runs in the finals and was able to bring home two top five finishes for her efforts. She placed fourth in the Jr. Pole Bending and she placed fifth in Jr. Barrel Racing.

HARTINGTON – August is National Water Quality Month; it was founded in 2005 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and backed by the United Nations. It is an effort to trigger conversations on what we can do in our own households and communities to ensure that we all have access to safe, clean drinking water for generations to come.

NeRAIN is a network of volunteers who report rainfall from across the state of Nebraska.

HARTINGTON – Regularly testing the water quality of your private well is important to maintaining a safe and reliable water source. Test results allow you to properly address specific problems with your water supply. Help ensure the water source is properly protected from potential contamination, that appropriate treatment is selected when needed, and that the well is operating properly.

Sights and Sounds from the Cedar County Fair

HARTINGTON – The case of a Laurel woman accused of murder has been continued until November.

LINCOLN – The city attorney for both Laurel and Randolph, and the Cedar County Attorney are among seven applicants for county court judge based in Hartington.

HARTINGTON – An Omaha man faces a felony forgery charge after a Nebraska State Patrol investigation into his cashing of fraudulent checks in the area.

LAUREL – Donations are still being sought as plans start formalizing to move forward on greenhouse construction at Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School’s Laurel campus.

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.

Law log

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.