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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.

Dan Gildersleeve

Larry Nelson

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.

HARTINGTON - It was a quiet week for the Hartington-Newcastle bowling team, but don’t be fooled because it’s all about getting ready for the big push.

HARTINGTON – A Norfolk man is wanted in connection to a jewelry theft from a Magnet couple.

HARTINGTON – The case against a Laurel couple charged with murder progressed in Cedar County District Court here Monday.

Emogene Andrews MOORHEAD, Iowa–Emogene Faye Andrews, 82, Moorhead, Iowa, died Jan. 5, 2023, in Omaha, with family by her side.

Daniel Gerald Wiedenfeld

Jeaneen Kuehn

Barbara Bach COLERIDGE – Barbara Jean Bach, 78, Coleridge, died Jan. 20, 2023, at Arbor Care Center, Hartington.