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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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Donna Uher

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 5:00am
Donna Uher, 71, of Dodge, Neb., died Monday, July 24, 2017, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Funeral Mass was Saturday, July 29, at 9:30 a.m. at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church with Fr. An Duy Phan as celebrant. Burial was at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery with lunch following at the Dodge Veterans Club. Visitation was Friday from 1-5 p.m. with a Vigil Service at 5 p.m. all at church. Donna Rae Uher was born on Nov. 3, 1945 to Wilfred and Ann (Brandl) Sand in Humphrey, Neb. She was raised in Humphrey and graduated from Humphrey St. Francis High School. Donna then continued her education at the St. Joseph’s School of Nursing in Omaha. On Aug. 9, 1969, Donna married David Uher at St. Francis Catholic Church in Humphrey. She worked at Parkview Nursing Home for 44 years before retiring in 2014.

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