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...

Emma Classen

Classen, Schneider earn Legion Auxiliary $500 scholarships

Two students are recipients of the American Legion Post 80 Humphrey American Legion Auxiliary scholarships for $500. The scholarships have been awarded to St. Francis senior Emma Classen and Humphrey High School senior Abilyn Schneider. Emma is the...

The Humphrey Public School FCCLA sent 19 to the State Leadership Conference April 7-9 in LIncoln. Courtesy photo

19 HPS FCCLA members compete at State Leadership Conference

Humphrey FCCLA had 19 members from Humphrey Public Schools attend the State Leadership Conference in Lincoln April 7-9. The students went to breakout sessions, presented their STAR projects and attended a dance. The Humphrey FCCLA Chapter received a...

St. Francis students are interviewed by local business people as part of a lesson in business communication skills. Courtesy photo

St. Francis students get first-hand experience with job interviews

St. Francis business teacher Katelynn Micek has been working with the sophomores on business communications skills. They have looked into careers and created resumes. On April 8, eight adults from the community, who are or have been involved in...

Summit Pork opened its 6,250-head swine finishing operation in Gage County's Hanover Township in 2023. Summit Pork’s owner, Bruce Rastetter, gave $50,000 to Gov. Jim Pillen’s 2022 gubernatorial campaign, according to state campaign finance records. Photo by Eric Gregory for the Flatwater Free Press

Pillen, livestock groups shape legislation

At a February legislative hearing, a seemingly mundane bill reforming county zoning procedures drew testimony from a big name: Gov. Jim Pillen. For those seeking to build projects such as livestock operations, Pillen said, applying for a permit from...

Medaling for St. Francis at the Osceola Invite April 2 are, left to right, Jacob Keller, Carson Wessel, Matthew Brockhaus and Andrew Kosch. Courtesy photo

Flyers medal at Osceola

The St. Francis golf team participated in its first meet of the season at the Osceola Invite April 2. The format was a 2-person scramble as each school could bring up to 3 2-person teams. The conditions were very difficult with strong north winds...

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Additional concrete has been added to the RCUT (Restricted U-Turn Crossing) at Highway 81/91 to help truckers maneuver through the turn-arounds and at the intersection. Here workers smooth out the fresh cement in the right turn lane from Highway 81 onto Highway 91. Democrat photo

The RCUT is designed to eliminate right-angle crashes by implementing U-turns on Highway 81.

Learning curve

Wed, 11/25/2020 - 4:00am

A few tweaks are being made, and then the RCUT will be complete.

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Cornhusker Power Goodwill Fund Trustee Cody Luchsinger, left, presents $650 to Creston Rescue Unit for a defibrillator. Accepting the check is Equipment, Supply and Training Leader Linda Bachman. Courtesy photo

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The RCUT (Restricted U-Turn Crossing)

Wed, 11/25/2020 - 4:00am

The RCUT (Restricted U-Turn Crossing) at the intersection of Highways 81/91 is essentially complete. The RCUT has been in use for a few weeks, but recently, striping was added to the right turns and concrete added to the turn-arounds to give vehicles more room to turn. This is an aerial view of the RCUT, showing how traffic flows and the elimination of left turns. For the story on the RCUT, turn to Page 3. Photo by Dan Ellsworth

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Hunter safety

Wed, 11/18/2020 - 4:00am

Vernon Schaecher, age 90, has taught hunter safety for more than 30 years. Over the past 30 years he has taught hunter safety to his son, Dale Schaecher, and grandchildren, including Ashley Sass and now his great-grandchild Cyris Sass, age 12. Gene Werner has also dedicated more than 25 years to teaching hunter safety as well. On Aug. 15, hunter safety field day was completed in Lindsay, teaching all aspects of safety with firearms in real life situations. After all boys passed the field day a blue rock shoot was held to complete the course to give the boys an opportunity to practice aim and proper safety. Pictured, above left, from left to right, Vernon Schaecher, Cyris Sass, Braxton Busselman, Dylan Luetkenhaus, Nate Fowlkes and Gene Werner. Above right, front left to right, Vernon Schaecher, Dale Schaecher, Ashley Sass and Cyris Sass. Courtesy photo