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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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Karen L. Weidner

Karen L. Weidner

Wed, 06/02/2021 - 4:00am

Karen L. Weidner, 80, of Humphrey, Neb., died Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, after a short battle with cancer.

Mass of Christian Burial was held on Friday, May 28, at 10 a.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church and Father Eric Olsen celebrated the Mass. Interment was in the parish cemetery. Visitation was on Thursday, from 4-7 p.m. with a Christian Mothers Rosary at 4 p.m. and a vigil service at 7 p.m., all at the church. Visitation continued on Friday, from 9 a.m. until service time. The funeral mass may be viewed live on the Gass Haney Facebook page.

Karen was born Dec. 28, 1940, on the family farm in Lindsay to Raymond and Mildred (Solso) Oberhauser. She graduated from Holy Family in Lindsay in 1959. On June 10, 1961, she married James J. Weidner at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lindsay. Jamie and Karen were blessed with five children. They made their home northwest of Humphrey where she was a farm wife, mother, and homemaker.

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