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The Oakland City Council met on Monday evening for their regular July monthly meeting.
Visitors included Ben Murray, Harold Van Folken, Sandra Anderson, Dan Jacobs, Burt County Board of …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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7/20/22
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Robert Cormier, mid-century journalist and author once said, “All the stories I'll ever need are right here on Main Street.” No doubt, many a conversation has been had on Oakland …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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7/14/22
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“Does the fair get earlier every year?” someone asked after the Oakland Independent’s fair preview edition came out last week. Earlier? Not really. Better, the …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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7/14/22
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As the Oakland-Craig Board of Education came into session on Monday evening, the June treasurers report had some encouraging news.
“When we look back to this time last year, we are …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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7/14/22
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The Oakland-Craig Rockets 14s and 16s competed at the Class C State tournament for 16s/18s (High School). They performed extremely well considering many of the teams at the tournament have high …
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By James Schrock
Sports Editor
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7/14/22
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Local Lyons' business owner found a way to service the community and his family.
Josue Mendez is well known for his construction business, and about four years ago he …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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7/14/22
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The Lyons City Council held their monthly meeting on Tuesday July 5th at 5:30 p.m.
The first thing on the agenda was an update from Matt Smith of Olsson regarding the water treatment plant …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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7/14/22
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Yesterday during our weekly story time we read the book Animals of the High Mountains by National Geographic. In this story we learned about animals all over the world that live in the mountains such …
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By Mrs. Hollman
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7/14/22
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“God offers us so many choices when we are young—and, sometimes, the smallest decision will change the course of one’s entire life.” Marlene Anderson would write in the …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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7/7/22
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Fifteen years have passed since the Oakland Chamber of Commerce hosted its inaugural July 3 rd Party in the Park. Sunday’s event was among the best of them as the weather was agreeable …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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7/7/22
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On March 1st, about 60 individuals came together to discuss the benefits of small-town living and the needs facing the Oakland community. From that discussion, four areas of focus are being …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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7/7/22
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This year’s Craig American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Poster winners are Haley Olson – 1st Place, Chloe Selk - 2nd Place, and Paisley Peterson – 3rd Place.
The …
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Curt Hineline
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7/7/22
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On June 7th-10 th , forty-six Nebraska Girl Scouts and adult leaders headed to Savannah, Georgia, the birthplace of Girl Scout Founder Juliette Gordon Low. There were 7 girls and 5 adults from …
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Terri Hoeneman
Logan View Girl Scouts
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7/7/22
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The 4th of July events in Lyons allowed for some well deserved youth to showcase what they can do with Legos and likewise materials.
As part of the Lyons car show, held in the soldier memorial …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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7/7/22
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Brink Park was full of people on the 4th of July. They were there to celebrate with games, food, and just a sense of community.
“ The 4th of July was a great success,” Community Club …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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7/7/22
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Last week was our last week for our Summer Reading Program. Our theme was sharks and whales. We read the books Wild Orca, written by Brenda Peterson with paintings by Wendell Minor . It is a …
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By Mrs. Hollman
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7/7/22
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The Oakland Ball Association received a grant from the Donald E. Nielsen foundation for facility improvements to the tune of $80,000. Jeff Rennerfeldt of the Ball Association said the grant was …
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Curt Hineline
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6/30/22
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Returning from a 4-day dance camp at Embassy Suites in Lincoln, the Oakland-Craig Dance Team couldn’t wait to share their success with their hometowns. At the end of the camp designed to …
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Curt Hineline
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6/30/22
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Who’s ready for a pony ride!
The Oakland Chamber of Commerce is pleased to offer a new attraction to this year’s Independence Day celebration with the Annual July 3 rd Party in …
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6/30/22
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The Oakland Independent reported in last week’s Oakland City Council article that the city had passed a new ordinance limiting Oakland Avenue residential housing to second floor apartments …
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Curt HIneline
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6/30/22
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The Oakland-Craig Rockets 12’s hosted BRLD leading up to the conference tournament coming up on the coming weekend.
BRLD went down in order the first two innings. In the bottom of the …
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By James Schrock
Sports Editor
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6/30/22
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When the 2022-23 Lyons-Decatur Northeast (LDNE) school year starts it will be a bit different than past ones.
The sports and activities co-op that they had with Bancroft-Rosalie (BR) will be …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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6/30/22
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The 4th of July is our country’s way of celebrating our Independence. It is when we declare that we are our own s overeign state.
The residen ts and organizations of Lyons celebrate it by …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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6/30/22
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A follow up from last week’s Decatur River Front Days.
Linda Dunning provided information about the parade saying there were 40 entries. Dunning also shared the names of the winners in the …
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Debbie Krutilek
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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6/30/22
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When it comes to fire and rescue services in small towns, it is important for multiple towns to work together. This is why Lyons Fire & Rescue training officer Scott Burgett set up a mutual aid …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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6/23/22
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