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OMAHA – The Cedar Catholic track and field teams made the annual trek to Omaha for the 2023 Nebraska School Activities Association State Track and Field Championships last weekend and walked away with a pair of gold medals and several other big accomplishments.

OMAHA – Chase Schroeder was a busy young man on his two-day trip to Omaha for Class D’s 2023 Nebraska School Activities Association State Track and Field Championships last weekend at Omaha Burke Stadium.

OMAHA – Cole Rosener took advantage of his qualification for Class C’s 2023 Nebraska School Activities Association State Track and Field Championships at Omaha Burke Stadium last weekend.

HARTINGTON – After qualifying as a team at last week’s D-2 District Golf Meet at Twin Creek Golf Course in Pender, the Hartington-Newcastle golf team was set to take the 270-mile trip across Nebraska for the Class D State Golf Championships at Lake Maloney Golf Course in North Platte May 23 and 24.

LAUREL – Three area boys were recently selected to attend Cornhusker Boys State in Lincoln.

LAUREL – As usual, area residents are planning some special events here for Memorial Day.

LAUREL – The city of Laurel and Cedar County have come to an agreement regarding the community’s outdoor warning sirens.

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LINCOLN – The months-long fight over the best flavor of voter ID for Nebraska spilled over onto the floor of the Legislature Monday, with State Sen. Julie Slama staging a one-woman filibuster against the proposal forwarded by the Government and Military Affairs Committee.

August brought more bad news on the railroad front. The first jolt came in June when the Minneapolis & Omaha announced plans to reduce train service on the Wakefield-Crofton branch to three days a week instead of six. Following a vigorous protest by the affected communities, the State Railway Commission delayed the plan until November 1942.

OMAHA - The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge track teams made the annual journey to Omaha May 19 and 20 to compete in the 2023 Nebraska High School Track and Field Championships here at Burke Stadium.

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RANDOLPH - The annual summer reading program is back at the Lied Randolph Public Library this year and it's themed "Read O the Beaten Path." 

RANDOLPH - Kayla Korth has always been grateful for the local EMS squad, but as the newest member she has a newfound admiration for those she serves alongside. "Each of the members on the squad are very helpful and give advice when needed and teach as we go; I cannot thank them enough for accepting me and leading by example," Korth said. "It has been a great experience to help the people of our community or those traveling through in their most critical times of need." Korth already works in the medical field as a speech language pathologist so it wasn’t too large of a leap to EMT. A lifelong resident of Randolph, she also isn't shy about helping her community. "It is a joy to assist the people I have known my whole life and also new members to the community and be a person they can feel comfortable with," she said. Korth attended an online, accelerated EMT course through the School of EMS with hands-on skills days hosted by her employer, Providence Medical Center in Wayne. After the four-month course, Korth passed a written exam and a skills assessment. She was also required to complete 120 hours of "ride time" on the ambulance to practice skills and training with assistance from other licensed EMTs.

HARTINGTON - The case of a Louisiana man accused of murder continues through Cedar County District Court.

OMAHA - The track and field season has ended for the Randolph Cardinals and the individual career of senior Bailey Beal has also wrapped up.

LINCOLN - With Memorial Day weekend and summer coming up, campers should think ahead to find their perfect site.

RANDOLPH - The Cardinals were hoping to go back to state as a team for the second straight season but fell short after a disappointing district performance.

RANDOLPH - The grandstands at the Randolph Area Veterans Memorial Park were full of spectators who took in the sights and sounds of the season Monday night.

HARTINGTON – Since the 2017 track season, Hartington-Newcastle Schools has been the proud owner of a Fully Automatic Timing system (FAT) to assist in timing and recording track meets for....