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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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Harry Korus

Harry Korus

Wed, 04/14/2021 - 4:00am

Harry Korus, 92, of Lindsay, Nebraska, died Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at the Boone County Health Center in Albion, Neb.

A private family only service will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lindsay with Father Eric Olsen celebrating the Mass. Interment will be in the Holy Family Cemetery with military honors by the American Legion Rotherham Post 261 Honor Guard. There will be a private family only visitation. The funeral service was viewed on the Gass Haney Funeral Home Facebook page on Saturday, April 10, at 10:30 a.m. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Jerome Harry Korus was born Sept. 1, 1928, in rural Monroe, Neb., to Alois “Slim” and Josephine “Josie” (Zabawa) Korus. He attended Rural District School near Platte Center. On Feb. 6, 1951, Harry entered the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War. He was honorably discharged on Jan. 23, 1953. On April 20, 1954, Harry was united in marriage to Diane Schmidt at St. Anthony Catholic Church in rural Platte Center.

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