Days Gone By
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Farwell’s sports history will be honored in a special exhibit at the Nebraska Sports Hall of Fame in Lincoln during the month of March as part of March Madness. Sixty years ago in March of 1956, undefeated Farwell valiantly but unsuccessfully, dueled it out 50-38 with undefeated Holstein, for the Class E Nebraska Boys State Basketball Championship. The school year of 1955-56 for Farwell produced a varsity team of 13-1, a reserve team of 12-2, and a girls volleyball team of 11-0.
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The family of Vange Markvicka Obermiller would like to thank everyone for their kind words of support at our time of loss. A big thank you to those who dropped food by and for the beautiful flower arrangements for her funeral. We would like to thank the altar society and American Legion Auxiliary Society ladies for their programs. Mom was honored to be a member of both. Lastly, a huge thank you to all the church ladies for the desserts and salads and for serving a wonderful meal.
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Howard County Senior Citizens want to thank everyone who attended or helped support our recent soup luncheon. We considered it a great success. Thanks to all who donated or helped in anyway. We are truly blessed to be in such a great community.
Cotesfield News
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Reminder: Mass will be held Saturday February 21st at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at 6:30 p.m.
Area students named to dean’s list at Wayne
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Wayne State College included 1,300 students on the dean’s list for exemplary academic achievement during the Fall 2025 semester. Students listed on the dean’s list are full-time undergraduate students who have achieved a GPA of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale for the semester. An asterisk (*) denotes a 4.0 GPA for the term.
Elba News
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Reminder: Mass will be held Saturday February 21st at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at 6:30 p.m.
A KWIK 20 YEARS
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O’Neills have owned convenience stores for two decades Kwik Stop, a series of gas stations operating throughout the Cornhusker State, officially turns fifty this year, its articles of incorporation having been filed in spring of 1976. The store, which began with a single location in North Platte two years prior, in 1974, now encompasses twenty-seven locations, with a twenty-eighth under construction.