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You just never know how the people you meet will have an impact on your life.

OMAHA – Nebraskans who work in businesses large and small would earn at least some paid sick leave under a new ballot initiative petition drive being pushed in the state.

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HARTINGTON – With a few weeks to ready themselves for the Class D state tournament, the Hartington Penguins 18U softball team has plenty of data to look at in preparation for the big show.

LINCOLN – Laney Kathol, Jaxson Bernecker and Makenna Noecker were all selected to play in the Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star games next month in their respective sports.

HARTINGTON - After seemingly cruising along with five straight wins over the previous week, the Hartington Post 4 Senior American Legion baseball team lost a couple of games including the opening round of the Ralph Bishop League Tournament.

Pony action

HARTINGTON – The Hartington Post 4 American Legion Juniors baseball team posted a couple of wins last week and now move on to the North Division finals of the Ralph Bishop League Tournament against Wayne June 29 in Hartington, with the first pitch set for 7 p.m.

WAKEFIELD/WAYNE – The Hartington Pony League tournament baseball team rolled to a title in the Mid-Summer Classic over this past weekend with wins over the Wayne tournament team 11-5 on June 23; the UBA Gladiators 6-5 on June 24; the Lincoln Cyclones 11-10 on June 25; and Ponca 9-1 on June 25.

MENNO, S.D. – The Wynot Expos scored early and often to take care of the Menno Mad Frogs 9-1 on June 25 to improve to 4-5 in South Central South Dakota League action.

Helping Out

HARTINGTON – Becker Flying Service Inc. is now celebrating 75 years of service to the northeast Nebraska area.

Dixon County Fair begins July 5

LINCOLN – As part of the Nebraska Press Association’s 150th anniversary, Gov. Jim Pillen proclaimed June 26-30 as Nebraska Community Newspaper Week.

LAUREL – The Laurel Catholic church will no longer have weekend Mass under an Archdiocese reorganizational plan that will take affect this week.

LINCOLN – The process to fill the vacancy left by Judge Douglas Luebe’s retirement continues with an application date set for July 19.

As part of the Nebraska Press Association’s 150th anniversary celebration, Gov. Jim Pillen proclaimed June 26-30 as Nebraska Community Newspaper Week.

You just never know how the people you meet will have an impact on your life.

Harold R. Anderson was the third Laurel boy killed in action in World War II.

CROFTON – The annual emergence of mayflies at Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area near Crofton means the insects soon will be plentiful near and around the lake as they swarm to lights from the marina, cabins, facilities and campers.

PLATTSMOUTH – Invasive zebra mussels recently were found in Beaver Lake, a private water body near Plattsmouth in eastern Nebraska.