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On Jan. 25, Gov. Jim Pillen delivered his first State of the State address to the Legislature.

PONCA - The Wynot Lady Blue Devils travelled to Ponca to take on the highly rated Lady Indians Friday and were soundly defeated 51-29.

HARTINGTON – The Hartington- Newcastle High School speech team is hoping to talk its way to another title in 2023.

HARTINGTON – Cedar Catholic High School speech team members are ready and willing to wow with their words.

Wynot Public School students are now in the midst of preparing for this year’s speech season. Frankie Turschetto, Benjamin Dodge, Holden Merkel, Kailen Hanson and Justis Collins (top) practice their OID presentation, while (above left) Jed Nelson and Kallie Steffen practice their duet piece, and Jude Krie and Colin Wieseler hone their presentation.

HARTINGTON – The Cedar County Board of Commissioners received an informa- tion-filled annual update on Jan. 24 from local Nebraska Extension sta members.

HARTINGTON – A group of Hartington area residents are on the hunt for history.

LAUREL – An area family has been selected for the Laurel Area Farm Family of the Year Award for its leadership in the agricultural community.

Dale Lorenz OSMOND – Funeral services for Dale Harry Lorenz, 79, Osmond, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Feb. 3, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Osmond, with Pastor Scott Kirchoff officiating.

Ron Schieffer OMAHA – Ronald “Ron” Schieffer, 75, the son of Anton and Clara (Feldhacker) Schieffer, was born Oct. 30, 1947, in Crofton. He died Jan. 18, 2023, in Omaha.

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HARTINGTON – Margaret DeBlauw, 86, Hartington, died Jan

HARTINGTON – The Cedar Catholic Lady Trojans welcomed Pierce to the Monsignor Werner Activities Center Jan. 13 and the two teams arrived with identical 11-2 records.

WYNOT – The Wynot Lady Blue Devils continued their winning ways on Friday night as they beat a stubborn Plainview Lady Pirates club 42-34.

WAYNE – The Cedar Catholic Trojans had a pretty successful weekend as they outlasted Wayne 46-45 in a two-overtime thriller Friday and then drilled Guardian Angels Central Catholic 63-30 Saturday.

HARTINGTON – Frigid starts hindered Hartington-Newcastle in recent games as the Wildcats dropped a pair of games over the past week at Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 51-26 in Lewis & Clark Conference action and 45-41 to Crofton in non-league play at home.

It was a surreal moment for Jaxson Bernecker.

HARTINGTON – Just about two weeks ago, the Hartington-Newcastle girls’ basketball team was sitting at 6-5 on the season and had won four consecutive games.

HARTINGTON – The Cedar Catholic robotics program has seen much improvement in its second year – and the competition is not over yet for a couple of its students.