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HARTINGTON - Wynot traveled to Hartington for the Wildcat Invitational on April 15 with the Lady Blue Devils and Blue Devils both placing sixth in the meet.

Cedar Catholic’s Will Steffen (above) fires the shot put into the air during action at last week’s Pierce Invitational. Hartington-Newcastle’s Olivia Grutsch (left) begins her wind up before launching the discus at Pierce Thursday afternoon. See more photos at www.hartington.net.

O’NEILL – Hartington-Newcastle headed west for a golf invitational April 18, when it traveled to O’Neill for the Eagles’ invitational.

Council approves asbestos abatement

LiteracyNightwasheldThursday,April18attheLCCschool. The theme this year was SuperHeroes. (above) SuperHero Teachers (back) June Koester, Julie Hart, Jean Granquist, SheriChristiansen,LisaWolfgram,KristinaSteinle,(front) Amy Gould, Denise Kinkaid, and Sue Koch helped out last week’s special event. (left) Denise Kinkaid, Finn and Nicole Dennis work on letters at the Literacy Night event. The elementary teachersplannedstationsthatincludedsuperhero activities that promote reading. There were Hero Photos using the green screen, a who would win Superhero style station, create your own Superhero, crack the code using black lights, a Superhero comic strip station and Superhero snacks. Students also had the opportunity to purchase books from the book fair, which was organized by the PTO.

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.