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Artrageous! Art students get creative at EM

We are being “artrageous” in the art room this year. From kindergarten to fourth year high school artists, I love to see all the creative ideas when they walk into the art room. …

Milligan Czech Brass Band honors polka legends at Hall of Fame event

The Milligan Czech Brass Band helped honor esteemed local polka musicians with its feature performance at Sokol Omaha’s Polka Hall of Fame event on Sept. 8. The event honors inductees who …

Friend sophomore history students study ‘Westward Movement’

The sophomore American History class from Friend High School recently completed a unit of study on westward movement. The class on Sept. 25 visited Homestead National Monument near Beatrice and …
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Dorchester defeats Jets, drops three straight in week

The Dorchester volleyball team had a good start to the week by defeating Sterling 3-0 (25-22, 25-12, 25-8), but lost three straight, losing to Diller-Odell 2-0 (25-20, 25-19), Meridian 2-0 (27-25, …

EMF runner-up in tourney

After a tough start to the week, the Exeter-Milligan-Friend volleyball team had a better day at the Bertrand Invitational Sept. 28. EMF started with a five-set battle at Sutton Sept. 24 and fell …
Dorchester's Owen Vyhnalek returns his interception after Dorchester's Chase Tachovsky pressures the Harvard quarterback during the Longhorns' 58-12 victory Sept. 27.

Longhorns win first of season for homecoming

The Dorchester football team picked up its first win of the season after dominating Harvard 58-12 on Sept. 27 on homecoming. The Longhorns got out to a blazing fast start, scoring 16 points in …

If true, thank you

I saw online the other day a headline that said the Nebraska athletic director was asking the Big 10 to stop Friday night football games. Thank you, Troy Dannen. Ever since the NCAA decided …
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Dale Rigby of Crete will celebrate his 85th birthday next week. He was born Oct. 15, 1939, on a farm, in Fillmore County. His family members include children, Doug (Laura) Rigby of …
Myrtha Wolverton of Crete will celebrate her 100th birthday next week. She was born Oct. 15, 1924, in a home near Kramer. Her family members include her children, Mike Wolverton, Kathy …
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Genie and Terry Dittmer of Crete will celebrate their 50th anniversary later this month. They were married Sept. 28, 1974, in Columbus. Their family members include, daughter, Staci and …
Milo “Mike” and Mari-Ann Pesek of Swanton will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary this week. They were married June 27, 1959, in Swanton. Their family menbers include …
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