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Qualifying for the Nebraska State Track & Field meet from Humphrey St. Francis are, front row, left to right, Lillie Beltz, Alexis Kuchar and Jayda Krings. Back row, Emerson Krings, Isabel Preister, Whitney Wegener and Kali Jarosz. Democrat photo

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The America Red Cross held a blood drive May 8 for the Espiritu and Coble families. Deco Espiritu and Riggs Coble, preschoolers at Platte Center Elementary School, have acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pictured are Carlos Espiritu, Karla Espiritu, Karina Espiritu, JenCarlos Espiritu, Joaquin Espiritu and Jessica Coble. In the front are Deco and Riggs. Democrat photos

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Caril Ann Fugate, left, and the mug shots of Charles Starkweather.

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Courtesy photo by Lisa Christianson Author and Nebraska native Harry MacLean said researching and writing his latest book, “Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree That Changed America,” was a more personal undertaking than previous works.

Revisiting Starkweather-Fugate was personal for author

MacLean dealt with own family upbringing

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Highway 81 looking north Saturday morning. The highway was closed from Platte Center to Columbus, and vehicles stuck in the snow were still lining the shoulders Sunday evening.

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Residents spent several days braving dangerously low temperatures, wind chills and moving snow after a blizzard hit the area. Democrat photos

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Humphrey city workers spent 15-20 hours each moving about 21-inches of snow from the two recent snowstorms that hit the area. Democrat photo

Bone chilling

Dangerous wind chills, snow hammer area

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