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New Dairy Queen location in Holdrege to open this month
HOLDREGE — The new Dairy Queen location in Holdrege is set to open this month after construction began in April. Per the Phelps County Development Corporation (PCDC), the new location on Burlington St. will allow for better traffic flow, will feature a more modern look and have double the seating capacity – increasing to 60 people.
Two arrested after drugs and weapons located during traffic stop
YORK COUNTY- York County Sheriff’s Office located methamphetamine and weapons during a traffic stop last week. According to the YCSO, on May 9, at 11:21 p.m., a YCSO sergeant performed a traffic stop on a vehicle on Interstate 80 near York for several traffics violation. During the stop the sergeant developed a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. A Police Service Dog was deployed and indicated the odor of controlled substance. A vehicle search revealed two pounds of methamphetamine, several knives and drug paraphernalia.
Work will begin on N-23, from Loomis to Holdrege
HOLDREGE — Weather permitting, work is scheduled to begin May 22 on N-23, from reference post 152.68 to reference post 159.64, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Paulsen Inc., of Cozad is the contractor for this project. Work will include extending culverts, asphalt milling, asphalt overlay and guardrail...
Lonowski, Smith moves forward in District 33 race
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - Hastings Senator Steve Halloran has reached his term limits and after the Novemeber election there will be a new senator for District 33. That race was in the spotlight during Nebraska’s primary election, as Dan Lonowski, Michelle Smith, Paul Hamelink, and Joshua Frederick ran to represent the district in Lincoln.
Elwood man accused of injury deputy with knife arraigned after multiple psychological evaluations
LEXINGTON — A Elwood man accused of injuring a deputy with a knife has been arraigned in Dawson County District Court following multiple psychological evaluations. Jeremy Bendler, 36, has been charged with assault of an officer, a Class 2 felony, use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, Class 2 felony and a second subsequent offense of resisting arrest, a Class 3A felony.
Broncos qualify in three events at record-setting district
Wednesday’s D-7 district track meet left its mark for its performance and uniqueness. The girls 100-meter dash not only saw a state record set by Cambridge’s JoLie Farr, but also had all eight finalists qualify for the state meet, including Wauneta-Palisade’s McKenna Doetker. Besides the two automatic qualifiers, the other six runners in the final claimed all six of the Class D additional qualifiers.
Falcons Place Two in Top 15 at Franklin Meet
Wilcox-Hildreth’s golf team has had a consistent season featuring multiple golfers placing in the top 15. With one final week of golf to improve on their golf game before districts, the Falcons traveled to Franklin Golf Course on May 7. Eli Pistulka continued his strong season with a twelfth...
Ethan Morgan Places Eighth at Bertrand Inv
The Wildcats of Axtell traveled to Bertrand Golf Course on May 9 aiming to improve on their golf game with districts beginning this week. While Axtell might not have a full team, that has not prevented the Wildcats from earning some top 15 finishes individually. Ethan Morgan continued his strong...
Falcons Compete at Dale Harsin Invite
The Alma Dale Harsin Invitational, a long-running track and field invitational, was held on May 2. Out of the eleven schools that entered teams, Wilcox-Hildreth's boys were seventh while the Falcon girls were fifth. Winning gold medals for the girls were Cara Bunger (1600) and Addison Overholser (shot put). Cara...
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