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Albion’s Cornerstone Legion Baseball Juniors and Seniors were sharp on the mound and at the plate on a beautiful Wednesday night at Leon Nelson Memorial Field (Albion Sports Complex). So sharp, in fact, that it took just 10 innings for the local nines to chalk up two victories over...

Here is what panelists had to say during a Journal Live discussion about what can be learned from a heartland community’s efforts to embrace entrepreneurship. Collaborate. Build relationships. Acknowledge the naysayers but don’t let them derail you. Envision your goals and work to achieve them. Those are some...

BROKEN BOW – Taking center stage at June’s final Custer County Board of Supervisors meeting was allocation of county money everywhere under the sun, and several places underground; the board met at 9 a.m. Tuesday to divvy a few dollars and pinch a few pennies. All representatives were present.

BROKEN BOW – Before kicking up dust and gravel on the way to Ord, the Tour de Nebraska (TDN) had a chance to kick up their feet for two nights in Broken Bow. Melham Park and Kinkaider Brewing Company played host and oasis to the gathering of nearly 400 bicyclists as they stretched their legs on the first leg of their journey through the Sandhills.

SARGENT – The Sargent Fair and Chokecherry Jamboree is slated to begin Saturday, June 25, capping the final full weekend before July. This year’s theme is “Only in a Small Town,” and features the perennial Little Miss Chokecherry and Pit Spitting contests sandwiching a Saturday of what has historically been a weekend of wonderful fun.

ORD, Neb. — An Ord man has been charged after thousands of dollars in tools were reported stolen from storage units in Ord. Steven Wamsley, 42, is charged in Valley County Court with theft by receiving stolen property - $1,500 to $5,000 and habitual criminal. Court records say Ord...

ORD, Neb. (KSNB) - A Burwell woman will go to state prison for a 2019 car crash which killed an Ord woman. Kelsie Privoznik-Bloom, 30, was convicted in March of manslaughter. She had originally been charged with motor vehicle homicide and three other charges related to the September 2019 death of Sandy Psota, 52, of Ord. Those charges were amended or dropped in exchange for a guilty plea on manslaughter.

Laurie A. Rudnick, age 54, of Sargent, NE died Thursday, June 16, 2022, at her home in Sargent, NE. Funeral services will be Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. in the Taylor Events Center in Taylor, NE with Reverend Don Schauda officiating. Inurnment will be in the Taylor Cemetery. Memorials in lieu of flowers may be made to her sons for expenses.

LOUP CITY – The 34th annual Tour de Nebraska pedals its way through the Sandhills starting Wednesday, June 22, and concludes Sunday, June 26. The bicycle tour, which covers 235 miles over varied elevations, inclines, and terrain, features routes and rides for cyclists of all skill levels. The Nebraska...

Faye Callahan, 80, passed away peacefully June 17, 2022, at her home in Salina, Kansas. Faye- beloved wife, mother and grandmother, was born in Fairfax, South Dakota in 1941 to Fred and Audrey (Baumeister) Weidner. She graduated high school in Butte, Nebraska and when on to study at Wayne State College. After college, Faye worked for the assessor’s office in O’Neill, Nebraska.

BARTLETT – Glenn Allen Tetschner, 68, of Bartlett, formerly of Burwell died on Thursday, June 9, 2022, with his family and Pastor Alan Petersen by his side at Bryan East Medical Center in Lincoln. Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 15 at the First Congregational Church in Burwell. Burial...

Laurie A. Rudnick, age 54, of Sargent, NE died Thursday, June 16, 2022, at her home in Sargent, NE. Funeral services will be Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. in the Taylor Events Center in Taylor, NE with Reverend Don Schauda officiating. Inurnment will be in the Taylor Cemetery. Memorials in lieu of flowers may be made to her sons for expenses. Govier Brothers Mortuary are in charge of arrangements. An online guest book may be signed at govierbrothers.com.