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Decatur, NE Recognized as a Smart Rural Community

Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company (NNTC) recognized the Village of Decatur, NE as a Smart Rural CommunitySM (SRC) on Tuesday, September 20th at Broadway Brothers in Decatur at the company’s …

Fall at the Senior Center

The changing of the season might just have you wondering what to do with your free time. The Senior …
Library Happenings

This week’s StoryWalk book is called Applesauce Day written by Lisa Amstutz illustrated by Talitha …
Drought conditions continue to worsen

As the growing season comes to an end, drought conditions continue to worsen. On a national level, the …
Secure Procedure just as a precaution at LDNE

New safety protocols and procedures got put into practice at Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools (LDNE) …
Lyons Fire and Rescue trains to help in many ways

Volunteer Fire and Rescue departments go through hundreds if not thousands of hours of training to help …

After the long wait, it is up and running

After years of planning, building, inconveniences, and waiting the LyonsWaterTreatmentPlant is …
Lyons-Decatur Northeast FFA Members Exhibit at State Fair

Members of the Lyons-Decatur Northeast FFA took the challenge and exhibited their SAE Programs at …
Cougar Culture

Lyons-Decatur students in PK-12 participated in the first “Cougar Culture” of the 2022-2023 …
Burt County round-up

The meeting of the Burt County Board of Supervisors was held on September 13th. The main …
Bed Turning and Luncheon to fund Quilts of Valor Project

Logan Valley Quilters will be hosting a bed turning and Luncheon on October 8, 2022 at …

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Lady Knights 7th of 14 teams at Blair Invite

The Lady Knight golfers placed sixth at the Blair Invite. There were 17 schools at the meet, with 14 of them submitting team scores. The Lady Knights came in 7th as a team with a team score of …

Runners Up the Tempo at Crofton

LDNE’s cross country teams sped to their fastest times when they competed at the Crofton Invitational on September 22. Crofton’s rolling course is set on the bluffs looking over the …

Mustangs Stampede the Cougars

The number 3 team in D-1 football, Stanton, came to Lyons and showed why they were ranked so high. The Mustangs scored 9 touchdowns from 30 yards or longer in an 83-16 rout of LDNE. “They …

Lady Cougars win one lose two during week

The Lyons-Decatur Northeast Lady Cougars went one and two for the week with a win over Tri County Northeast and losses to Winnebago and Wynot. Vs. Wynot LDNE 12-16-14 0 Wynot 25-25-25 …

Living

Rehbein’s Celebrate 50th

The family of Bruce and Debby Rehbein invite you to help make their 50thWedding Anniversary golden through a requested card shower full of memories, old photos, and well wishes sent to 483 …

Rehbein’s Celebrate 50th

The family of Bruce and Debby Rehbein invite you to help make their 50th Wedding Anniversary golden through a requested card shower full of memories, old photos, and well wishes sent to 483 …

Donna Willwok celebrates 90th

The family of Donna Villwok request a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday, August 29, 2022. Donna was born to Ben and Agnes Hirt in Waterloo, Nebraska in 1932. She married the late …

Couple plan September wedding in Oakland

Andrew Freudenburg and Kayla Lundry, along with their families, announce their upcoming marriage on September 03, 2022 at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oakland, NE. Kayla …

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Letters

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor- On any given night at Chatterbox, I will get to visiting with customers in from out of town, and so often the conversation turns to “what a great little town you have …

Dogs at large

Speaking as a person who has been attacked by a loose dog resulting in a hospital visit with stitches in my arm and the dog I was walking on a leash hurt horribly with months of recovery, I would …

Thank you for voting “FOR” Lyons-Decatur Northeast School Bond

There were several reasons my wife, Melissa, and I chose to makeLyons our home. Most important among them was that the school system allowed our three boys to attend pre-k through twelfth grade right …

School Bond election deadline, March 15

The Vote FOR LDNE committee would like to remind you to vote in the upcoming school bond election. Ballots need to be returned to your county election commissioner offices no later than 5pm on March …

Letter to the editor

The financial burden of the proposed bond levy on our rural neighbors appears to be understated. According to the Nebraska Dept. of Revenue Property Assessment Division, the agricultural real …

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Columnists

Reflections

Over the past summer we have met many interesting people. This past week we met a couple who havebeen traveling since 2019. As our conversation moved along, we asked where they were from. They told …

I know you didn’t ask but

My son asked me this morning what I do when I get angry with someone. It was for a school assignment that he was finishing up before he went off to school. The first thing I did was repress the …

Reflections

The first day of Fall 2022 is Thursday, September 22. The fluctuating temperatures have been moving in for the past couple weeks. As we move into October the warm days will be less and less. This …

I know you didn’t ask but

I don’t think that anyone would disagree with me when I say that we are overworked, and we bring it on ourselves. I have written about a work life balance before, and my thoughts on how …

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Editorials

- 100 Years of Chamber must continue
  
  Next year marks the 100th year of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce. As many clubs and organizations have ceased to exist, the Chamber must …
- Leave election signs alone
  
  Elections and our subsequent right to vote are part of our identity as United States citizens. Along with that comes our right of expression. …
- Coming together in Christ’s name
  
  Sitting in a coffee shop in Fremont on Sunday evening preparing for the coming week, I was intrigued by the people who came in. One woman …
- Show up, debate, make a good impression
  
  Part of being a high-profile politician is having the ability to voice your goals, plans and ideals in any setting. Another part of it is …
- Public notice database adds transparency
  
  One of the foundational jobs of newspapers is to constantly inform and update its readers on what's going on in their communities. Newspapers …

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