WILLENE KILE

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Willene Kile, 92, of Minden, formerly of the Upland area, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings. Funeral services was held at 2:00 p.m.
WILLENE KILE

STEVE PEARSON

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Steve Pearson, “Farmer”, age 71, passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 8th, 2022. He went exactly the way he wanted to… driving on his land, with his dogs.
STEVE PEARSON

VIRGINIA M. RICE

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Virginia Mae Rice age 86 formerly of Wilsonville passed away at the Holdrege Memorial Home in Holdrege on October 5, 2022. She was born in Scottsbluff, NE on December 20, 1935, to Everett and Marybelle (Fitts) Hall.
VIRGINIA M. RICE

RONALD G. KRUGER

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Ronald Gene Kruger was born on January 6, 1957 to William Bryan and Betty Louise (Marshall) Kruger in Brush, Colorado. He was one of nine children in this blended family. On April 4, 1981, Ron was united in marriage to Linda Calvin in Mc-Cook, Nebraska. Ron and Linda made McCook their home and soon welcomed their children, Ashley and Adam. Ron worked in the oil fields for many years prior to going back to school and receiving his associates degree and HVAC certifi cation. He owned and operated Kruger Heating and Air, serving families and businesses all across Southwest Nebraska.
RONALD G. KRUGER

Lebanon News

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Myrna Haag We did get a nice shower. The gauge here on The Hill showed .28”.

Home fire escape planning and practicing

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It is important for everyone to plan and practice a home fire escape. Everyone needs to be prepared in advance, so that they know what to do when the smoke alarm sounds. Given that every home is different, every home fire escape plan will also be different.
Home fire escape planning and practicing

The Blaze

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Schools The howling of the wind whistled a disgusting sound as it blew through the trees and pushed the flames further and further toward the north. It all started on April 22, 2022 at approximately 2:00 P.M. The worst day in history in southwest Nebraska happened. My pager went off while I was in my last period of school on a Friday.

Hi-Line remains unbeaten in district play, now 6-1

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EUSTIS - With a strong second quarter and continued dominance in the third, the Hi-Line football team continued to roll through district play Friday witha 56-20 triumph over Alma. The victory was the sixth of the season for the Bulls, who scored 22-unanswered int he second quarter to take a 30-8 lead at halftime.
Hi-Line’s Zach Whittaker fakes a give against Alma Friday.

Ten local athletes medal at RPAC Cross Country

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CAMBRIDGE - Five boys and five girls athletes from area schools medaled at the RPAC Cross Country Meet in Cambridge Thursday. The Cambridge girls placed three in the top seven and medaled four overall while finishing runner-up to Wallace in the team race. The Wildcats had three of the top four individuals. Brenna Deterding led the Trojans with a third-place finish while Rachel Harris was fifth and Kori Koeppen was seventh. JoLie Farr also medaled in 14th place.
Ten local athletes medal at RPAC Cross Country

Jones finishes 27th at Class C State Golf Tournament

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COLUMBUS - Cambridge senior Macy Jones took 27th place out of 93 golfers at the Class C State Golf Tournament at the Elks Country Club in Columbus Monday and Tuesday. Jones fired a 97 on Monday, then followed with a 92 on Tuesday to finish with a 189 for the tournament.