A walk-through of the Humphrey Aquatic Center was conducted Thursday. No serious issues were noted. The Humphrey City Council approved the pool staff and hours during its April 15 meeting. Democrat photo

Humphrey Aquatic Center staff, hours finalized

Humphrey is getting closer to having a pool again. The Humphrey City Council approved hiring the Humphrey Aquatic Center staff and setting hours of operation during its April 15 meeting. Cole Wemhoff and Tessa Deets were hired as assistant managers...

Ethan and Angela Hathaway have purchased Alice’s Cedar Inn and renamed it The Rambler, a tribute to the mascot of the former Creston High School. They take over as owners April 29. Democrat photo

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They didn’t want their hometown to be without a restaurant, so they bought one. Ethan and Angela Hathaway purchased Alice’s Cedar Inn from Alice Long April 29. “When I was in college I worked at Alice’s, so I’ve been around, and when we moved back I...

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Brooke Bialas Springtime Sunrises are Pretty to watch when you are Roller Skating In the evening. Nature is so Gorgeous when you can see flowers like Tulips In My Extra flower garden. Kade Ransom Springtime Spring is cool when you have to plant...

St. Francis junior Andrew Kosch, right, shot a 78 and finished as runner up in the Patriot Invite. Freshmen Jacob Keller, left, carded an 86 and earned the 14th place medal. The team shot a 355 which placed them 5th in the 15 team tournament.

Brockhaus 9th, Flyers 5th at David City Invite

The St. Francis golf team traveled to David City to compete in the David City Invite April 17. The Flyers were led by sophomore Matthew Brockhaus who shot an 80, which was good for the 9th place medal. Freshmen Jacob Keller carded an 83 and junior...

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Gaspers promoted at Loup Public Power

Cindy Gasper has been promoted to Accounting Clerk at Loup Power District. In her new role, Gasper is responsible for paying District bills; filing reports; registering all District vehicles; and keeping inventory of office supplies for District...

Courtesy photos Alexis Kuchar runs a leg of the 4x100-meter relay, and St. Francis competed April 10 at the High Plains track meet in Osceola.

HSF girls 6th, boys 8th at Hgh Plains

The St. Francis girls placed 6th and the boys 8th April 10 at the High Plains Invitational in Osceola. Medaling for the Flyers are as follows: 100-meter dash — 3. Lillie Beltz; 5. Gavin Geilenkirchen 200-meter dash — 2. Lillie Beltz; 3. Gavin...

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Members of the Convoy Crew, which are fifth-graders, are front row, left to right, Izzy Tasa, Claire Wegener and Isaiah Slama. Back row, Emily Preister, Kolby Pfeifer and Jameson Dunn. Not pictured is Grant Keller.

Members of the Gamers are Brisa Reigle, Jameson Small, Daven Zach and Jadyn Olmer. Brisa and Jameson are fourth graders. Daven and Jadyn are sixth-graders. Courtesy photos

St. Francis robotics teams build state qualifiers

Wed, 01/26/2022 - 12:00am

St. Francis students hope to show they can build a better robot.

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The Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family bowling team competed here Saturday in the East Husker Conference meet. The girls won their second conference championship in as many years, and the boys were runner-up. Pictured, top, is the girls team, left to right, volunteer Coach Brian Behle, Isabella Behle, Schuyler Heesacker, Caitlynn Gronenthal, Paige Nolan, Morgan Hake, Ashley Pfeifer and Coach Dustin Christiansen. Members of the boys team are, left to right, Gunnar Kruid, Brendan Brooks, Noah Stone, Kade Magsamen, Logan Preister, Peyton Zach and Jarrod Abernathy. Courtesy photos

H-LHF girls win 2nd straight conference bowling title, boys 2nd

Wed, 01/26/2022 - 12:00am

The Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family Bulldogs bowling teams traveled to Dodge Saturday, January 22 for the East Husker Conference tournament.

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Pool bond issue set for $2.5 million

Wed, 01/26/2022 - 12:00am

The city will issue bonds for $2.5 million for the new pool.

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Right, a memorial honors the late Richard F. Wegener in the Village of Sabalpura, Rajasthan, India. A water well was built in his memory, a gift from Marilyn Marry, an aunt of Wegener’s wife, Robin. Left, villagers fill up their tin containers with water from the well built in Richard’s memory. Courtesy photos

Living tribute to Richard Wegener

Wed, 01/26/2022 - 12:00am

Every time the people of the Village of Sabalpura, Rajasthan, India, get a drink of water or fill their containers, they can thank the late Richard Wegener.

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The Humphrey High School

Wed, 01/26/2022 - 12:00am

The Humphrey High School speech team was runner up at the Boone Central Invite. Medalists and their events were as follows. Addison Schneider placed 4th in persuasive speaking with her speech about life after high school. Carson Schnitzler finished 3rd in humorous with a piece about Humpty Dumpty. Abilyn Schneider placed 5th in serious with her piece, The Care and Feeding of Baby Birds. Lexi Bohaty finished 6th in poetry with a presentation about the importance of speaking up for yourself. Natasha Dahlberg placed 4th in entertainment with her speech about dyslexia and Nora Bertrand placed 3rd with her entertainment about true crime. Nichole Korth placed 4th in JV entertainment with her speech over dinosaurs, and Barbie Korth was runner up with her speech about hating winter. In JV duet acting, Karley Vering and Bertrand placed 2nd with The Sole of the Matter. In varsity duet, Bohaty and Jenaya Wemhoff finished in 5th performing The Dependability of Yellow Jaundice, and Addison and Abilyn Schneider were champions with their script, Southern Comfort. Courtesy photo