As you likely discovered on the front page of this edition, Jason Redding-Geu is no longer working for the Oakland Independent and Lyons Mirror-Sun. His departure is met with mixed …
An early outbreak of severe weather crossed the Midwest with tornadoes reported in Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa. The National Weather Service reported farms were torn apart and at least …
Teresa Linnea Kisicki was born to Arlyn “Ole” Olson and Victoria L. Strand at Oakland Memorial Hospital on September 24, 1970. She passed away on April 14, 2024, at Arbor Care …
Kaylene Bonita Swanson was born to Wilmer and Bonnie (Heise) Koehler on November 18, 1948. Kay always enjoyed telling the story of her birth, coinciding with the Blizzard of 1948. The …
Goldie Mae Mohr Stover, age 88, of Fremont died on Monday, April 15, 2024 at home.
Goldie was born October 10, 1935 in Pilger, Nebraska to William and Fern ‘Schulz’ Reil. …
The Cougar track teams went to Tekamah to compete in the Tiger Invitational held on Wednesday. The meet was scheduled for Tuesday but, due to weather conditions, the event was moved to Wednesday. The …
Hello! April is over half over and the days are flying by!
This past week we have received many donations and I wanted to recognize those people. First, we received two …
Donald H. Wiese, 98, of Lincoln, NE, formerly of Lyons, NE passed away on April 11, 2024. He was born on a farm in Cuming County to Henry and Martha (Suhr) on September 24, 1925 the second of …
Who hasn’t wanted to have more time each day? Unless you are staring at the clock hoping the work or school day would be over soon, you have likely found yourself wishing for a bit more …
Oakland’s Jason Redding-Geu has been hired by the Burt County Board of Supervisors to replace KC Bang as the new emergency manager. Redding-Geu looks to utilize his fire and rescue …
The transition from high school into secondary education and/or the workforce can be a daunting prospect. Burt County 4-H is doing their part to simulate the experience in a safe and fund …
