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Ag summit to be held Feb. 29 at Wausa Auditorium

Ag summit to be held Feb. 29 at Wausa Auditorium

WAUSA – A Crop Biological, Fertility and Agronomy Summit has been set for Feb. 29 at the Wausa Auditorium. 02/28/2024 12:00 AM

Suspects arrested after Bloomfield double homicide

Suspects arrested after Bloomfield double homicide

BLOOMFIELD – The Nebraska State Patrol arrested two individuals following a shooting the morning of Feb. 20 in Bloomfield that claimed the lives of two people, who also have been identified. 02/28/2024 12:00 AM

Record temps

Jami Timmerman and her three-month-old dog, River, enjoy walking outside in the unseasonably warm weather on Feb. 26 in Wausa. Several communities across the region saw high temperatures in the 70s, including Wausa. High temperatures are normally in the low 40s this time of year. Snowy and windy weather then blew through the area as winter returned on Feb. 27 with freezing cold temperatures. Early spring conditions are predicted to return for the next week with warmer temperatures. 02/28/2024 12:00 AM

Services are set for longtime Bloomfield bowling alley owner

Services are set for longtime Bloomfield bowling alley owner

BLOOMFIELD – Memorial services have been scheduled for one of the two men killed on Feb. 20 in a shooting at Curt’s Lanes and Dining in Bloomfield. 02/28/2024 12:00 AM

Newcomer files for Wausa school board race

Newcomer files for Wausa school board race

CENTER – Another person has filed for one of the three seats up for election on the Wausa Public Schools Board of Education. 02/28/2024 12:00 AM

Wausa Public Schools looking for new elementary school principal

Wausa Public Schools looking for new elementary school principal

WAUSA – Wausa Public Schools is looking for someone to fill a new dual role of elementary principal and special education coordinator starting in the 2024-25 academic year. 02/28/2024 12:00 AM

Investigators shed light on area homicide

Investigators shed light on area homicide

02/21/2024 02:18 PM

William L. “Bill” Korth

William L. “Bill” Korth

OSMOND - Memorial services for William L. "Bill" Korth, age 82, of Osmond were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, at the United Methodist Church in Osmond. Officiating the service was Reverend Rodg - ers Chishiba and Reverend Alan Gager. Music was by guitarist Boyd Doyle. Honorary pallbearers were Race Kelley, Paul Lenhoff, Adam Lenhoff, Zach Lewon, Jordan Lewon, Theron Johnson, Justin Roxbury, Tyler Roxbury, Stuart Siecke, Cody Siecke and Tristan Diaz. Visitation was 9:30 a.m, Mon - day to service time at the church. Inurnment was at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Norfolk. Bill passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, with his family by his side. Arrangements are by Stonacek Memorial Chapel in Osmond. Bill was born Jan. 5, 1942, to William and Edna (Koehler) Korth at McLean. Bill was baptized and confirmed at Im manuel Lutheran Church in Osmond and was also in Walther League. He went to school at McLean Public School and graduated from Osmond High School. Bill enjoyed playing sports while in high school. Bill mar - ried Jacqueline Clemans on Nov. 16, 1963, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Osmond. The family were members of Immanuel Lutheran Church. They lived and farmed in the McLean area. From this union they had two daugh - ters, Dawn and Lisa. Bill owned and operated a gas station in Norfolk and also worked at the Norfolk Country Club. The couple divorced in 1970. The family joined the United Methodist Church in Osmond. Bill married Bonny Ballard on July 27, 1971, in Boise, ID. From this union the family grew to five more children, Peggy, Beth, Amy, Mike, and Shelly. The family lived in Norfolk. They moved to the Korth farm by McLean in 1973, and then to Osmond in 1976. Bill enjoyed farming and later on worked for Theisen and Sons and then Battle Creek Coop, until he retired in 2005. Bill was a member of the United Methodist Church in Osmond. He sang for weddings, funerals and in church, along with a band he belonged to back in the day. Bill enjoyed golfing, bowling, and tinkering around in his shop. 02/21/2024 12:00 AM

Legion members receive winter coat donation from Gutz family

Legion members receive winter coat donation from Gutz family

OSMOND – Commander Dave Kruse conducted the regular meeting of American Legion Post 326 on Tuesday, Feb. 13. The Colors were presented and the POW/MIA flag was placed by Vice Commander Roger Johnson. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present and a prayer was offered by Chaplain Wes Kumm. 02/21/2024 12:00 AM

Nebraska's farm numbers lower than last year

Nebraska's farm numbers lower than last year

LINCOLN – Nebraska’s number of farms and ranches declined during 2023, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The number of farms and ranches in the state, at 44,400, was down 100 farms from 2022. Numbers of farms and ranches in Nebraska with less than $100,000 in agricultural sales was unchanged from a year earlier while operations with agricultural sales of $100,000 or more decreased 100 farms. 02/21/2024 12:00 AM

Wausa declines basketball co-op with Osmond

Wausa declines basketball co-op with Osmond

WAUSA Wausa Public Schools is not going to enter a basketball cooperative agreement with Osmond Community Schools. 02/21/2024 12:00 AM