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Agriculture celebrated at 112th Annual Burt County Fair

Tradition continued as Burt County gets Back to Your Roots with the 112 th Annual Burt County Fair over the weekend.  The 6-day event featured 11 4-H animal shows, entertainment galore, great …

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5-2 record earned in State Tourney by Rockets 18s

Homeruns aplenty from the Rockets 18s.  Bailey Pelan, Shae Johnson and Larin Johnson were powerhouses at the plate.  The team went 5-2 at the State Tournament.  The Rockets 18s are: back from left, Emma Johansen, Bailey Denton, Madeline Pearson, Adi Rennerfeldt, Morgan Ray, Bailey Pelan (homerun ball not pictured), Anisten Rennerfeldt; front from left, Halee Pufferm Shea Johnson with homrun ball, Laryn Johnson with homerun ball, Briar Ray and Kara Selken.
Hastings was the destination for the Rockets 18s in the USA Class C State Softball Tournament July 5 th -7 th .  The girls competed hard for a 5-2 record.   Game 1- Jr. Belles …
Congratulations to the Rockets 14s in going 4-2 at the State Tournement  - back from left, Avery Christensen, Brinley Burton, Ava Mahnke, Marynssa Moseman, Kaden Knaak, Lily Petersen; front from left, Sabrina Rost, Ella Claybaugh, Brinley Erkisen with her homerun ball, Hillary Ray, and Cadence Johansen.
Rockets 14s remain flexible at State Tourney going 4-2
The Rockets 14s travelled to Hastings for Class C State Softball on July 5 th , 6 th , and 7 th .  The Rockets finished with a tournament record of 4-2 with loses coming to the champions and …
Destination KC leads Rockets to new experiences
The Rockets 18s traveled to Kansas City to play in the OSGA Strikeout Cancer tournament during the weekend of June 29-30. The team ended up in the top 8 overall with a record of 3-2 for the weekend. …
Briar Ray tags the base and throws to first to try for the double play as Anisten Rennerfeldt and Kara Selken look on.
18s find their rhythm as they look to State Tournament
Wakefield The Rockets 18s scored 7 runs in the third inning en route to an 8-0 drubbing of Wakefield last week in Oakland. Laryn Johnson was 2-2 with a single and a triple to go along with two …
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Brittney (Petersen) and Mike Creekmore welcomed daughter June Mary Creekmore to their Elkhorn home on May 23 rd .  June Mary weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces and was 20 inches long at birth.  She …
The family of Gary and Jo Ina Slaughter of Lyons would like to announce their 50 th wedding anniversary. Gary and Jo were married in Holdrege on June 3, 1974.  After moving out of state the …
Happy 85 th  Birthday to Joyce Uehling!  If you’d like to send birthday wishes, please mail them to:  2525 N. Birdie Ave., Fremont, NE 68025
Kade Wyatt Smith was welcomed into this world by his parents Colton and Elizabeth Smith of Craig on March 19 th at the Memorial Community Hospital in Blair. Kade Wyatt weighed 6 pounds 13 ounces and …
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