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Oakland Chief of Police Terry Poland has been placed on administrative leave following the results of an audit conducted by Craig Kubicek, CPA, CFE Deputy Auditor of Public Accounts for the State of …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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6/16/22
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The Oakland-Craig Rockets 16s traveled to Scribner to play the Logan View 18’s.
Game One
The Rockets led off with a single by Laryn Johnson, an RBI single by Briar Ray, a single by …
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By James Schrock
Sports Editor
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6/16/22
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The Northeast Nebraska All-Star Football Classic was played this Saturday with the White team prevailing in overtime on a field goal to win 24-21. The game was played at Memorial Field in Norfolk.
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James Schrock
Sports Editor
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6/16/22
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Vs. West Point
The Oakland-Craig Senior Legion traveled to West Point and fell short on the scoreboard.
West Point led off the third inning with a walk which came around and scored to go up …
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By James Schrock
Sports Editor
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6/16/22
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OC Junior Legion win two and lose one
By James Schrock
Sports Editor
Vs. West Point
The Oakland-Craig Junior Legion traveled to West Point and came out on the short end of the …
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6/16/22
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The Oakland-Craig Rockets 12s traveled to Blair for their district tournament. They suffered a disappointing loss in the first-round game against the host team Blair. It was a low scoring defensive …
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By James Schrock
Sports Editor
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6/16/22
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The Oakland-Craig Rockets 14/16s Competed in the 16/18s District Softball Tournament held in West Point Friday to Sunday. The Rockets got a bye in the first round and played their first game on …
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By James Schrock
Sports Editor
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6/16/22
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Editor’s note: Oakland Mayor Ted Beckner has asked for the Oakland Independent’s assistance in sharing updates on two important developments in the community – the …
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6/16/22
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Margaret Grotelueschen, will be 90 on June 23 rd and her family is requesting a card shower in her honor. All correspondence can be mailed to Oakland Heights, 207 S. Engdahl Ave., Oakland, NE …
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6/16/22
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We all face times of acute stress that leave us with the belief that there are only two ways to move forward – fight or flight. The fight or flight response was originally described …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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6/16/22
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Kenneth Dale Dixon was born Jan. 28, 1937, to Orval and Marie (Jensen) Dixon in rural Lyons Nebraska. He passed away May 15, 2022, at Oakland Heights in Oakland.
Kenny graduated from Lyons High …
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6/15/22
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It wasn’t too many years ago, the Swedish Heritage Center doors remained closed, and Oakland’s collective history was buried under a small coating of dust. Thanks to the hard work …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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6/10/22
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When a firefighter is diagnosed with cancer, it has been described as finding out your brother or sister has the dreaded disease. That reality hit home for the Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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6/10/22
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The 38 th Annual Tory Baldwin Memorial Golf Tournament was held in Oakland on May 28 th . Always sure to draw stiff competition, the tournament …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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6/10/22
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Everyone is invited to come and bring a friend to Elim’s Midsummer Festival on Friday evening, June 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the air-conditioned Elim sanctuary. It is great to be back …
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Judy Johnson
Elim Lutheran
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6/10/22
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Carson Thomsen (Oakland-Craig) and Logan Booth (Logan View) played in the 64 th Annual Shrine Bowl All-Star Football game on Saturday. Carson played Safety and Wide Receiver and Logan played at …
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By James Schrock
Sports Editor
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6/10/22
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Vs. Howells-Dodge/Wisner-Pilger
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O-C 0-0-0-0-3-0-x 3
The Oakland-Craig Sr. Legion baseball …
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By James Schrock
Sports Editor
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6/10/22
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By James Schrock
Sports Editor
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6/10/22
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The Oakland-Craig Rockets 16’s hosted West Point Wednesday in a double header and came away with two more wins. They are a team composed of 14s and 16’s playing in the 18’s league …
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By James Schrock
Sports Editor
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6/10/22
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Vs. Wahoo
The Oakland-Craig Rockets 12s traveled to Wahoo for a single game on Tuesday. They came away with the win.
The Rockets started the top of the first inning scoring …
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6/10/22
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The annual Confirmation Jubilee at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of rural Hooper will be Sunday, June 12, with a worship service at 10:30 a.m., followed by a luncheon in …
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6/10/22
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The upgrades to the Lyons water treatment plant have been years in the making. According to Lyons Utility Superintendent Terry Ueding, due to unforeseen setbacks and red tape, the project is going …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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6/9/22
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The weather outside may have been rainy, but it has been warm and rainy. The warmth is all that is needed for the Lyons Public pool to open its doors for the season.
The pool had its first day …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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6/9/22
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Last week’s Summer Reading Program was a success! The children decorated an ocean art mural together as a group and the older kids had fun doing an ocean word search. We then read the stories …
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By Mrs. Hollman
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6/9/22
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One of my favorite sayings is “Camping is just spending hundreds if not thousands of dollars to act like you are homeless.”
Our family starts off our vacation season on M emorial …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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6/9/22
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