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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...
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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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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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Social media: The good, the bad, the ugly

Wed, 04/19/2023 - 4:00am

There are nearly 5 billion social media users across the globe. That means 60 percent of the global population has an account on at least one social media platform. In 2022, the average time spent on social media was two hours and thirty minutes a day. However, when Tech Jury, an online research company, looked deeper into app usage, they found some interesting data.

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Matt Bertrand, third from left, received the Nebraska Rural Community School Association (NRCSA) Gary Fisher Memorial Music Teacher of the Year during a ceremony at Kearney. On hand for the ceremony were his family, left to right, daughter Nora, his wife Peggy, sons Paxton and Zane, and his mother, Jae Bertrand. Courtesy photo

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Matt Bertrand doing what he loves doing, teaching music. Sam and Rebekah Abbott learn a few songs from Bertrand. Courtesy photo

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Matt Bertrand, left, accepts the award from Chris Kuncl, superintendent of Mullen Public Schools. Courtesy photo

Music Man

Wed, 04/12/2023 - 4:00am

Humphrey Public School band instructor Matt Bertrand named music teacher of the year

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