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HARTINGTON – A Laurel man accused in a quadruple murder case won’t appear in court during his trial this fall.

James Meyer BOZEMAN, Mont. – James R. Meyer, 38, Bozeman, Mont., died June 23, 2024, at his residence.

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Patrick Hoesing HARTINGTON – Patrick Alan Hoesing, 36, Hartington, died unexpectedly June 27, 2024, at his cabin in the Brooky Bottom area, northeast of Wynot.

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CENTER – A Bloomfield woman has been charged with an additional felony stemming from the double murder at a Bloomfield business in February.

Among my prized possessions was a Willie Mays home run ball, clubbed into a summer night where it stopped next to Walt Horn’s car. Horn made annual trips to watch baseball.

Washington Report

Back in the day, a small, “trial balloon” would be sent aloft to discern wind speed and direction before a balloon carrying people was launched.

HARTINGTON - The last individual involved in a thefts of center pivot wiring at five separate farms in Cedar County has been sentenced in Cedar County District Court.

FORDYCE – LifeServe Blood Center held a blood drive in Fordyce June 18, and had a great turnout, with 12 donors registered to donate and 15 units of life saving blood collected. The units donated at the blood drive can help save up to 45 lives.

OMAHA–Three area students were named to the University of Nebraska Medical Center spring 2024 dean’s list.

WAYNE - Wayne State College has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for the creation of a new interdisciplinary minor.

Animals bunching in the summer months due to fly pressure goes beyond making cattle uncomfortable, it can lead to economic losses due to decreased gains, milkproduction, and weaning weights. Making control difficult, three fly species are the main culprits when it comes to pestering our animals.

YANTKON, S.D. – The Yankton Regional Aviation Association Pilot Training Scholarship is for $1,000 and was established in 2005. It is one way the YRAA promotes general aviation in southeastern South Dakota and northeastern Nebraska. Past winners have come from Beresford, Elk Point, Vermillion, and Yankton, S.D.; and Bloomfield, Creighton, Crofton, Hartington, Laurel and Wynot. The YRAA has 95 members from towns in South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska.

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