Riggs Coble and Deco Espiritu, Platte Center preschoolers, are battling leukemia. A Red Cross blood drive will be held May 8 in their honor at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall. Courtesy photo

Port buddies

Some friendships run a little deeper than others. Although Riggs Coble and Deco Espiritu don’t fully understand what they are going through, they know they are buddies — port buddies. The two preschoolers at Platte Center Elementary School have...

Emerson Krings, a senior at Humphrey St. Francis, signed a letter of intent last week for track at Southeast Community College. The SCC track team and Coach Phillip Duncan welcomed Emerson to his signing. Pictured, front row, left to right, are his mother, Ashley Krings, and Emerson. Back row, Emerson’s father Steve Krings, and SCC coach Duncan. Courtesy photo

Emerson Krings heading to SCC for track

Emerson Krings is heading to Southeast Community College. He earned the Walter Scott Pathway Scholarship, and will be in the auto collision repair program at SCC Milford. He also will be a member of the track team, which is based out of the Lincoln...

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Faith Korth picked for Girls State

Faith Korth has been selected to attend American Legion Auxiliary Cornhusker Girls State June 2-8 on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Korth was selected by the Foltz-Zuerlein American Legion Auxiliary Post 80 in Humphrey. She is the...

Tucker Czarnick, left, of St. Francis, and Gavin Groteluschen, of Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family, run the 4 x 800 relay April 23 at the St. Francis Invitational here. Courtesy photo

HSF girls 1st, boys 2nd at home invite

Three first place efforts led the St. Francis girls to first place in the St. Francis Invitational while the boys placed second April 23. Lillie Beltz earned a pair of first place finishes in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash, and Kali Jarosz won the...

Abi Schneider finished second in the discus April 23 at the St. Francis Invitational here. Courtesy photo

4 1st place efforts lead Bulldogs

Karley Vering, Briley Dohmen, Garret Durkop and the 4 x 800-meter relay all turned in first place efforts April 23 at the St. Francis Invitational here. The H-LHF boys finished 4th with 70 points, and the girls 5th with 69. Vering won the shot put...

St. Francis made itself at home, winning the Flyers Invitational Thursday. Pictured, left to right, are Tyson Wietfeld, Carson Wessel, Matthew Brockhaus, Andrew Kosch, Jacob Keller, Wyatt Brandl and Jett Dunn. Courtesy photo

Flyers win home invite

The St. Francis golf team participated in its own invite Thursday held at Steepleview Golf Course. Under windy conditions the Flyers were able to shoot a team score of 371 to finish 3 strokes ahead of Howells-Dodge and finish 1st overall in the 10-...

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The bronze statue of “Jesus and the Little Children” in front of the St. Francis Grade School. The statue was given for Dale Schumacher in memory of the M.J. Schumacher family and Karen Weidner in memory of her husband, Greg Weidner. Pictured, from left, are Karen Weidner, Nell Schumacher (Dale Schumacher’s widow), Jane Kurtenbach, Dale’s niece. More pictures on Page 7. Courtesy photo

Lasting memories

Wed, 04/20/2022 - 4:00am

A bronze statue donated by the Dale Schumacher family and Greg Weidner family sits proudly in front of the St. Francis Grade School.

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Sam Zach recently marked one year of his business, Zag Land Co LLC, which is land management, real estate brokerage and consulting services to landowners. Democrat photo

Zag Land Co. celebrates 1 year in business

Wed, 04/20/2022 - 4:00am

A year can fly by, especially when starting up a new business. Just ask Sam Zach and he can tell you all about it. Sam, son of Tim and Beverly Zach and grandson of Bob Zach, started his own business “Zag Land Company, LLC” in April 2021.

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Humphrey Rescue Unit members had simulation training April 11. Training on the infant are, left to right, Barb Lovercheck, Lynn Teply, Karen Wietfeld and Tom Olmer. Democrat photos

Training on a pediatric trauma are, left to right, Kim Sjuts, Nancy Bender, Michaela Small and Sarah Huettner.

Real life training

Wed, 04/20/2022 - 4:00am

Life-like training without life and death.

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Lindsay Area Development (LAD) has turned five years old, and has a list of accomplishments under its belt with more to come. Pictured, left to right are board members Calvin Frisch, Ken Kurtenbach, Amber Klassen, Jenny Korth, Aaron Reichmuth, Brian Wegener and Micaela Wegener. Not pictured are Tim Wiese and Tom Catterson. Democrat photo

Lindsay will have a medical clinic in August thanks to a partnership between Lindsay Area Investment Club (LAIC), and Columbus Community Hospital. The back half of the former 5Fers building is being renovated by Tanner Krings, left, and Blake Krings of Krings Custom Homes. Democrat photo

Imagining the future

Wed, 04/13/2022 - 4:00am

It takes everyone in a community to make it successful, but someone has to take the lead.

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Randal Gronenthal

Dalton Weidner

Gronenthal, Weidner chosen for Boys State

Wed, 04/13/2022 - 4:00am

The Foltz-Zuerlein American Legion Post 80 of Humphrey is pleased to announce Randal Gronenthal, of Platte Center, and Dalton Weidner, of Humphrey, will join nearly 225 other high school juniors from across Nebraska participating in the American Legion Cornhuskers Boys’ State Program June 5-11 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln downtown campus.