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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

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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

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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

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Courtesy photo COVID-19 has had a profound impact on the livestock industry. Local hog producers have been hit hard as processing plants have reduced capacities, forcing producers to find alternative outlets or even euthanize pigs.

Tough times in pig business

Local operations doing what they can as coronavius hits industry hard

Terry Sjuts never thought the Internet would be part of his business plan, but now it’s making a bad situation a little less painful.

The Humphrey hog farmer, like livestock producers everywhere, is dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on his operation.

“Never in my life would I have dreamt this,” he said. “We’ve just had a lot of good people respond.”

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