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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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Kurt Daniel Hellbusch

Wed, 05/31/2017 - 4:58pm
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Kurt Daniel Hellbusch, 36, of Shelton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 25, 2017, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha after a long courageous battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Mass of Christian Burial was at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at St. Peter Catholic

Church in Fullerton, and Reverend Richard Whiteing officiated. Burial followed at St. Peter Catholic Cemetery in Fullerton. Visitation was from 5-8 p.m. with a 8 p.m. wake service Monday, May 29, at the church. Palmer-Santin Funeral Home of Fullerton is serving the family. Kurt was born Sept. 20, 1980, to Dennis and Marilyn (Schaad) Hellbusch in Fullerton. He graduated from Fullerton High School in 1999. He received his Associate’s Degree from Northeast Community College in Norfolk. After college, he worked for Marley’s Electric in Columbus and, later, Commonwealth Electric, where he worked until his passing. On April 10, 2010, he married Kristina Frauendorfer of

Humphrey at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. In July 2014, Kurt began his battle of cancer. He underwent many different types of chemotherapy treatments and was in remission until September 2016 when he relapsed. Even though the odds were against him, Kurt fought until the very end. He was surrounded by a lot of family and friends who supported him until his passing.

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