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BRANDON, S.D. – The Hartington Pony baseball squads are still rolling through their respective summer schedules, but the tournament team suffered its first setback of the season, losing 12-11 in heartbreaking fashion in the finals of a tournament in Brandon, S.D., to the Marshall Black team from Marshall, Minn.

WYNOT – The Wynot Expos dropped an extra-inning game to the Crofton Bluejays, 3-2, on June 18.

LINCOLN – Nebraska’s unemployment rate has dipped to 1.9%, tying with South Dakota and New Hampshire for lowest in the country.

CROFTON – Two Bow Creek Watershed events are scheduled to be held at the end of June in Crofton.

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved changes to sport fishing regulations concerning paddlefish at its June 9 meeting.

LINCOLN – A push for the nation’s next farm bill came Monday to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, as part of a rare joint visit by the entire state congressional delegation.

Ag Days

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Judicial Resources Commission decided Friday that a judicial vacancy exists in the Sixth Judicial District and should be filled after the retirement of Judge Doug Luebe.

LAUREL – The building blocks for a new daycare center are starting to stack up and take shape.

LAUREL – The Laurel City Council received an update on the Community Center project on June 12.

Eldon Larson was the second Laurel serviceman to be killed in action in World War II.

HARTINGTON – The rapid growth of Cedar County Transit has led to an increase in the salaries of two of its employees.

RANDOLPH – A woman has taken her case against the City of Randolph to the next level - federal court.

RANDOLPH – The Randolph Area Veterans Memorial Park has benefited this year from new playground equipment.

Josh Rayford takes money from customer Sophie Kuchta at the baseball concession stand Monday night. In the thick of ball season, many families may find themselves eating dinner at the field or just getting a snack inbetween games. Randolph Area Veterans Memorial Park was packed with games both at the softball and baseball fields Monday night. Under the purview of the Randolph Park Board, volunteers - mostly players’ parents - help run the concession stands each season. At top, Dexton Korth cools off with a frozen treat and (right) Vicki Bermel makes up an order of nachos.

Judicial vacancy declared

ATKINSON – Randolph’s Senior Legion baseball team lost a close contest at Atkinson last week.

SILVER CREEK – Randolph’s Junior Legion baseball team lost in a four-inning, run-rule against Twin River by a score of 16-0.

RANDOLPH – June 11 was a big day at Norma Stueckrath’s home in Randolph as she and her entire family hosted a “mini” Meyer family reunion of 44 attendees at her home. Relatives including her sister Delores Sattler from Boise, Idaho, along with family from Texas, Georgia and Oregon, were present.

HARTINGTON – Brittni Benscoter is in a good position to get to know the rural community she will soon call home.

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