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– Mike Renning Laurel Advocate

LINCOLN – Guests at north-central Nebraska state parks will enjoy many improvements Plenty of improvements in Nebraska’s northcentral state parks await visitors this year. Projects completed in 2023 or to be finished in 2024 will appeal to an array of park users.

LAUREL – Dorothy Patefield has baked love into students’ favorite school meals for the last 19 years.

The Class of 2024

COLERIDGE – The annual Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Middle School Music Contest was held Friday at the LCC Middle School.

By May of 1943, World War II was approaching the half-way point.

Proper stocking is a cornerstone of proper grazing management and a healthy pasture. It’s tempting to take the easy route and keep using the same stocking rate year after year. After all, if it’s not broke, why fix it? But over time, could this approach do more harm than good?

Helping the program grow

WAYNE - Laurel-Concord-Coleridge played here in the Wayne High Mac Invitational at the Wayne Country Club on May 2 and ended up fifth in a solid field of 14 teams.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Landen Leonard was selected to represent Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School in KCAU 9 salute to the area’s top academic achievers in the 41st Annual “Best of the Class” program that was held on May 1. 

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Laurel native Sidney Groene recently graduated from Southeast Technical College.

WAKEFIELD – Northeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership will hold the Wayne WIC and Immunization clinic Tuesday May 14 at the Evangelical Covenant Church 802 Winter St. in Wakefield.

HARTINGTON – With just under a week until election day, nearly 25 percent of Cedar County’s eligible voters have already cast ballots.

RANDOLPH – Randolph will continue to be without local police service until its new police chief is certified.

RANDOLPH – Julie Loberg has been answering to the name “Nurse Julie” 100 times a day for the last 32 years as well as answering all health-related concerns and questions at Randolph Public Schools.

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RANDOLPH – Funeral service for Sharon L. Gubbels, 86, Randolph, will be at 10:30 a.m., May 10, at the Stonacek Funeral Chapel, Randolph. Pastor Ty Woznek will be officiating the service, with burial in the St. Frances Catholic Cemetery, Randolph.

75 Years Ago - May 12, 1949 RANDOLPH – The Community club began definite operations this week to start a garbage pick-up service in the city limits of Randolph. There has long been a need for this sort of service in Randolph, and the city council approves of the project and hopes that all the residents will avail themselves of this opportunity for garbage disposal.

WAYNE – Benjamin Benton has been named the new Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC) center director for the Northeast region. Based at Wayne State College, Benton will provide no-cost business consulting services for small business owners and entrepreneurs wanting to start, grow, or transition their companies in 30 counties in the northeast portion of the state. His role is part of NBDC’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program which provides a range of no-cost services for entrepreneurs and business owners including business plan development, financial projections, market research, and more. “I like to bring people together and find solutions to problems,” Benton said. “You don’t need to go all the way to Omaha, Lincoln, and the I-80 corridor for opportunities. They’re all right here in northeast Nebraska.” There are really exciting things happening in the business ecosystem in northeast Nebraska, said Tony Schultz, state director of NBDC’s SBDC program. “Benjamin is going to be an incredible resource to the business community and will add to that momentum,” Schultz said. “He’s great at helping business owners tackle challenges, and I’m looking forward to seeing the impact he will have.”

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Abbey Backer, Amy Graham, Brianna Jensen, Christina Junck and Peggy Leiting work on landscaping in front of the Lied Randolph Public Library Sunday night. Members of Randolph’s 4-H clubs helped as part of a community service project. Some plants were thinned, and new mulch and flowers were added. At right, Kody Dockhorn and Jackson Dockhorn survey progress.