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HARTINGTON – The Cedar County Clerk’s Office mailed ballots for the May 14 primary election to registered voters April 24.

LAUREL – Registered Laurel voters will have a local sales tax referendum to look out for after they receive their 2024 primary election ballots in the mail this week.

STUART–MemorialServicesforMikeBebee, 72, Stuart, formerly of Wayne, will be 10:30 a.m., May13,atImmanuelLutheranChurch,Atkinson, with Rev. Leif Hasskarl officiating.

Area residents (back row) Shane Kinkaid

PONCA – Anglers can learn the basics of fly-fishing and fly-tying at a workshop April 27 at Ponca State Park.

LAUREL - Mother Nature delayed the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Invitational by a couple of days but the meet went on without a hitch, April 18 here at Haskell Field.

Dr. Betsy Becker is first individual to receive the designation from the UNMC Interprofessional Academy of Educators

CONCORD – Have you considered growing cover crops, tried and failed but want to succeed, or had success but want to try something new?

Library open house

RANDOLPH – A steering committee continued to discuss Randolph Public Schools’ facility needs and the possibility of a bond issue to pay for some of those needs at a meeting last week.

HARTINGTON – Nebraska’s statewide primary on May 14 will be the first election in Nebraska requiring voters to show proof of identification.

HARTINGTON – The Cedar County Board of Commissioners recently questioned the out-of-state trips Cedar County Transit Manager Nikki Pinkelman has been taking for training.

District Music Contest

RANDOLPH – The Randolph Woman’s Club discussed the book, “Dear Edward,” during their regular meeting last week.

Flood control

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) is taking a stand againstspeeding. Agencies and organizations across the state are asking motorists to watch their speed by joining their voices together in a public education campaign to emphasize how following posted speed limits is critical to driver, passenger, pedestrian and cyclist safety. Messages related to Speeding Awareness Week started to be released Monday on social media and dynamic message signs throughout the state.

LAUREL – The Randolph track team competed at the LCC Bear Invitational Thursday amidst a cold and windy day with the following results: Girls results

OSMOND – Randolph golfers took to the Rolling Hills Country Club on Saturday for an invitational at Osmond against 12 other teams.

(above) Kennedy Gotch (bottom, center) dances with other girls at the Hartington-Newcastle Prom on Saturday night. (left) Hartington- Newcastle Prom Prince Dalton Rice and Princess Kaylee Ptak pose for photos as they dance on Saturday night. For more photos, check out the page inside this week's Cedar County News, and the photo gallery at www. hartington.net.