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Hartington-Newcastle wins another Class C2 State speech team title

The Hartington-Newcastle High School speech team claimed yet another State speech title last week in Kearney. HNS senior Alexus Hans (above) took home second-place honors at State in the Persuasive Speaking category. Junior Ryell Haug competes in a warm-up to State. Hartington-Newcastle sent 11 of its school-record 18 entries to finals and had three event State champions to score 176 points to win the team title.

A proposal to sell water from the city of Hartington to Cedar-Knox Rural Water Project could be a win-win for everyone involved.But did the proposal come too late? 

CROFTON – Geraldine “Gerry” Schumacher, 85, Crofton, died March

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Norman “Doc” Sudbeck HARTINGTON – Norman Gerald “Doc” Sudbeck, 92, Hartington, died March 23, 2024, at Arbor Care Center, Hartington.

HARTINGTON – Karlyn E. “Connie” Lewis, 100, Hartington, died March 25, 2024, at Arbor Care Center, Hartington. Her husband was Walt Lewis.

HARTINGTON – Steve Shank, 71, Hartington, died March 24, 2024, at Arbor Care Center, Hartington, following a stroke a couple weeks ago.

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MITCHELL, S.D. – Kevin Paul Kruger, 62, son of Helen (Dickes) and Lawrence, died of cancer Feb. 21, 2024, while under the care of hospice.

KEARNEY – Isabelle Heimes has talked her way to an individual State speech title.

WAYNE – Wayne State College’s Fred G. Dale Planetarium is set to present special Easter showings of “The Sistine Chapel” March 29-31.

KEARNEY – Even though the Cedar Catholic High School speech team was disappointed with its State meet showing, it was still proud of its overall season.

Dear Editor: Gov. Pillen is pushing legislative bill 1375 which must be opposed. It will take regulatory power away from locally elected County Supervisors.

I was entrusted with a big responsibility about four years ago. A long-time friend came into the office, and I gladly put away the paperwork I had been trudging through as I waited for him to pick up where we’d left off the last time we chatted.

– Trisha Benton Cedar County News

HARTINGTON – Cedar Catholic welcomed a new track coach this spring in Blair Kalin.