Wayne County, NE

Nelda “Rae” Kugler, 86, of Wayne, died Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Countryview Estates in Wayne. Services will be held at Thursday, July 1 at 11 a.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Wayne. Burial, at a future date, will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Wayne. Memorial visitation will be Wednesday, June 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church Wayne with family present.

Shirley M. Tietgen, 90, of Wayne, died Sunday, June 20, 2021 at Countryview Care & Rehabilitation in Wayne. Services will be held Tuesday, June 29 at 10:30 a.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Wayne. The Rev. Deb Valentine will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Wayne. Visitation will be Monday, June 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Wayne.

CARROLL, Neb. -- A driver was killed Thursday evening in a rollover in Wayne County, Nebraska. The Wayne County Sheriff's Office was called to a vehicle accident about a mile and a half east of Carroll on 859th Road Thursday evening, according to a statement posted on the Wayne County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.

A man was killed in a crash Thursday night in Wayne County when he lost control of his vehicle and rolled into a ditch. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office was called to the scene of a single-vehicle accident on Thursday night about 1½ miles east of Carroll on 859th Road, according to a press release.

WAYNE COUNTY, Neb. — One man was killed in a single-vehicle accident Thursday night near Wayne, Neb. The Wayne County Sheriff says that they investigated a vehicle accident located approximately 1 1/2 miles east of Carroll on 859th Rd. A vehicle driven by Jacob Hurt lost control, entered a ditch,...

WAYNE – A Wednesday morning accident in Wayne drew several first responders. The incident happened around 9 a.m. near Centennial Road and East 7th Street (near Wayne East) where a sedan and a semi-truck collided. The driver of the sedan was taken to Providence Medical Center. Dispatch stated they were...

The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office was called to investigate a one vehicle accident at approximately 5:30 p.m. on June 17. The accident occurred approximately 1 1/2 miles east of Carroll on 859th Road. A vehicle driven by Jacob Hurt lost control, entered a ditch, and rolled. The driver was ejected...

Considerable discussion on several agenda items resulted in a lengthy meeting for the Wayne City Council on Tuesday. Among those items was whether or not to adjust the sewer rate charge for Patty Wieland. Wieland told the council that a water faucet on the outside of her house was turned...

WAYNE – Several individuals were in attendance during Tuesday morning’s regularly scheduled Wayne County Board of Commissioners meeting. From the Public Safety Annex, the completion of the courthouse restoration project was further detailed by the architect and contractors. Jerry Berggren and Doug Elting with Berggren Architects along with a representative from Kingery Construction went over each of the final punch list items.

WAYNE – Important information is being passed along by University of Nebraska Extension with the deadline in mid-June. According to a release from the Wayne County Extension office, this would be for Wayne County 4-Hers and FFA members. A deadline of Wednesday June 15 has been set for several items...

WAYNE – As the monthly fair meeting was recently held, remember to purchase your Wayne County Fair passes early. According to a release from the Wayne County Fair, the Wayne County Agricultural Society held their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, June 10 at the Wayne County Fair office located at 301 Pheasant Run.

WAYNE/TEKAMAH – Five of the six youth baseball teams from Wayne took part in Tri County League regular season competition Monday evening. From the Summer Sports Complex in Wayne, Wayne Blue hosted Tekamah-Herman in the Ponies division where the team won 15-2; the Wayne Blue Didgets and Broncos visited Tekamah-Herman where the Didgets won 6-1 while the Broncos suffered a 12-3 loss as the Wayne White Didgets and Broncos hosted Stanton where the Didgets won 11-1 and the Broncos won a high scoring game, 21-12.

WAYNE – This week will mark the official start of the 2021 Wayne Farmers Market from the Wayne County Courthouse on Wednesday, June 9. According to a release from Wayne Area Economic Development, regular market hours will be each Wednesday from 4 until 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon.

WAYNE – A museum in a northeast Nebraska community recently opened for their 2021 summer tours. According to a release from the Wayne Historical Society, the Wayne County Museum is open on Sunday’s now through Labor Day from 2 until 4 p.m. The museum is located at 702 Lincoln Street in Wayne.

WAYNE – County Commissioners in Wayne County took action on the lone quote they received for the partial courthouse sidewalk and curb replacement project along with discussing completion of the courthouse restoration project during Tuesday morning’s regularly scheduled meeting. From the Wayne County Courthouse courtroom, the board amended their regular...

Robyn Isom was surprised and overcome with emotion when members of the Wayne Ambassdors arrived at Pac 'N' Save on Wednesday afternoon. Brandon Hall, chair of the Ambassdors, presented her with the Quarterly Congeniality Award. He read information from her nomination letter, indicating her friendliness and effort to call customers by name when they visited the store.

After a year of having only a limited number of in-person programs, the majority of area communities are planning Memorial Day programs for the weekend of May 30-31. The Memorial Day program at St. Anne’s Cemetery at Dixon will be held following current health directive guidelines for outdoor events. The program will take place, weather permitting, on Sunday, May 30 at 2:30 p.m. at the cemetery one-half mile east of the Dixon Post Office.

Lanora C. Sorensen, 87, of Wayne, died Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Countryview Care and Rehabilitation in Wayne. Visitation will be held Thursday, May 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Wayne. A Celebration of Life church service will be held Saturday, July 3 at 10 a.m. with a reception to follow. It will be held at Grace Lutheran Church in Wayne.