Wayne State hosting Festival
Wayne State College will host its Festival of Honor Bands on Saturday, Jan. 25.   The concert finale takes place at 4:30 p.m. in Ramsey Theatre, located in the Peterson Fine Arts Building. …
Heart over Hype
"Choices give you chances... or they give you consequences." This was the message DeMoine Adams brought to Wayne Community School students last week. Adams, who currently serves as the Chief …
Members of the Wayne High School Speech Team include (front row)  Jake Barner, Jordyn Clinchard, Olivia Hanson, Celsius Ibarra, Alec Shaffer, Norah Armstrong, Nyamalo Kantai and Abi Hawthorne. (second row)  Aleigha Hale, Rachel Holland, Riley Olson, Sophia Spieker, Clara Ankeny, Adrienne Anderson, Sienna Klinetobe, Kennysen Blecke and Josie Ley. (third row)  Gavin Anderson, Aidan Bohnert, Johen Piper, Colby Raulston, Dean Young, Boden Dobbins, Grace Junck and Sharon Vasquez. (fourth row) Cole Zach, Hunter Ruwe, Wanso Barner, Landen Claussen, Jose Olivares-Casillas, Gabriel Armstrong, Alison Sanders and Nov Hawkins. (fifth row)  Alexis Adams, Whitney Hadcock, Caleb Raulston, Josie Young, Callen Gamble, Taesha Dunklau, Abby Gapp and Ryder Olberding. (sixth row) Coaches Dwaine Spieker, Sarah Oltjenbruns, Claire Krepel and Grace Longe. Not pictured:  Samantha Wright.
Blue Devil speakers return four state medalists, field largest team in school history
Two state champions and two additional state medalists lead the largest Wayne Speech Team of all time into the upcoming season. The Wayne speakers are led by senior Alec Shaffer and Junior Aidan …
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LOCAL NEWS

Humanities Nebraska speaker to be in Wayne

Speaker C.A. Waller will present a program, “I Got the Blues, and I Can’t Be Satisfied,” on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 1 p.m. at Wayne Public Library. This presentation is made …
South African visitors posing behind the WSC sign include (left) Geoff, Amy-Leigh, Sue, WSC student Caitlyn, Dave, Keri-Lynne and Thomas. The family was able to tour the campus while in Wayne recently.

South African family appreciates Nebraska hospitality

To say the Smart family enjoyed their time in the United States, and especially in Wayne, Nebraska, would be an understatement. Caitlyn Smart originally learned about Wayne State College through …

City of Wayne receives grant from Kansas City Royals Foundation

In a release from the City of Wayne, Wayne City Administrator Wes Blecke said, "the city is pleased to announce that it has received a $15,000 grant from the Kansas City Royals Foundation, the …
A presentation on the Wayne TeamMates program was given by Jill Walling (left) and Shalee Hoffman.

Board organization, resignations, presentations on board agenda

As is typical for the first meeting of the new year, a number of routine agenda items were handled during the early portion of Monday's meeting of the Wayne Community Schools' Board of Education. …

Briese announces new state spending website

Nebraska Treasurer Tom Briese is inviting Nebraskans interested in examining how state dollars are spent to visit the new and improved state spending website at: https://statespending.nebraska.gov/. …

A legacy of service: Boyd Doyle retires from Northeast Power after 40 years

After four decades of dedicated service, Boyd Doyle has officially retired from Northeast Power in Wayne, leaving behind a legacy of leadership, mentorship, and unwavering commitment to the company …

TeamMates Mentoring kicks off 2025 with National Mentoring Month

TeamMates Mentoring has announced this year's National Mentoring Month theme is "Mentoring Matters". January 1 marks the start of National Mentoring Month where nationwide, programs are honoring …

Commissioners hold first meeting of 2025

The majority of Tuesday's meeting of the Wayne County Board of Commissioners' meeting involved assigning representatives to a number of positions and boards. Jim Rabe was selected as chairman of …
SPORTS

Wakefield boys compete at Battle Creek Invite

From road triangular action late in the week, to road invite competition over the weekend, the Wakefield boys wrestling team joined several northeast Nebraska teams. From Battle Creek, the …

LCC sweeps home contests over Hartington-Newcastle

Northeast Nebraska high school basketball took over Tuesday night for the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge girls and boys basketball teams. From Laurel, the Bears played host to Hartington-Newcastle. …
Winside's Hadleigh Schutt dribbles up court as the visiting Wildcats tried to take down Osmond.

Winside girls fall by three at Osmond on Tuesday night

It was a girls only showdown for the Winside Wildcats early in the week. From Osmond, the Winside girls visited the Tigers on Tuesday. The Winside girls suffered a 40-37 loss at Osmond …

Korbin Carlson leads Winside boys with first place individual medal

Following a week off from competition, the Winside boys wrestlers returned to the mat on Friday. From Weeping Water, the Winside boys were one of 12 teams in action during the Weeping Water …
Wayne's Haley Kramer drops in two of her game high 11 points against top ranked Crofton on Tuesday. Wayne fell to the visitors, leaving them with an 8-9 record.

Wayne girls test Crofton, Blue Devil boys knock down 11 three-pointers in home victory

Tuesday began the start of a pair of Mid State Conference girls and boys home games for Wayne High. From the Wayne Jr/Sr High School gymnasium, the Blue Devils welcomed Crofton. The Wayne …

Wakefield splits home doubleheader with Lyons-Decatur Northeast, Trojan boys pull away in second half

A pair of East Husker Conference basketball teams competed against one another during regular season play. From the main gym in Wakefield, the Trojans entertained Lyons-Decatur Northeast on …

Essynce Owens-Webb wins gold, Blue Devil girls take fifth in highly competitive Battle Creek Invite; Wakefield girls led by Natalee Nelson in third

Two local high school girls wrestling programs joined several area programs to open the week. From Battle Creek, Wayne High and Wakefield were listed among 30 teams competing in the Battle Creek …

WSC men lead from start To finish, Wildcat women use 19-point third quarter swing on way to victory

NSIC competition moved to the second half of the league schedule for the Wayne State College women’s and men’s basketball teams. From Rice Auditorium, WSC welcomed Minot State …
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AGRICULTURE

It’s National 4-H week y’all!!!

It’s that time of year when we celebrate our accomplishments and look forward to new opportunities.   Let me share a little bit about the 4-H program and I want to invite you to contact …

4-H is available in the classroom

By Julie Schultz, Wayne County and   Tayler Wickham, Washington County     4-H provides youth with the opportunity to learn by doing; but that opportunity is not only …

Haskell Ag Lab Science & Ag Family Field Day coming soon

Area residents are being reminded of the Haskell Ag Lab Science & Ag Family Field Day at the Haskell Agricultural Laboratory to be held on Thursday, Aug. 10. The event will be held at the …
Obituaries
Jerry Lee Malcom
Jerry Lee Malcom, 88, of Fremont died Friday, Jan. 17, 2025 at Pathfinder Place in Fremont. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Fremont Presbyterian …
Nancy L. Surber
Nancy L. Surber, 77 of Sioux City, Iowa, died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 at her residence surrounded and loved by family.   Services will be held Saturday, Jan. 18 at 5 p.m. at Mohr & …
Orville Ernest Broekemeie
Orville Ernest Broekemeier, 87, of Norfolk, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Jan.14, 2025. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20 at Trinity Lutheran …
Joyce Zimmerman
After a brief and courageous battle with cancer, Joyce Zimmerman, 80, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13 at the Concordia …
Virginia “Ginny” Lee Pierpoint
Virginia “Ginny” Lee Pierpoint, 73 of Golden, Colorado, went home to glory Nov. 17, 2024.   Services were held Friday, Nov., 22, 2024 at Covenant Presbyterian Church in …
Lifestyle

Batteries not needed for all learning experiences

As a proponent of outdoor and STEM education, I also advocate for toys that provide appropriate and beneficial learning experiences for children while fostering their developing brains.  …

Love is in the air?

February is finally here, after what seems like a never-ending January.  Many of us are looking forward to Valentine’s Day as we think about people or things we love. Have you ever …

Volunteer opportunities available through 4-H

The American volunteer rates are amongst the highest in the world.   It’s true that fire departments, libraries, museums, schools, and many other organizations could not function without …

New year, new opportunities available through 4-H

​Happy New Year and 2024! I hope your new year is off to a great start, other than the cold temperatures and snow. It is one of our favorite times of year at Nebraska Extension in Wayne …
Memory Lane
Memory Lane: March 10, 1983
From the March 10, 1983 edition of The Wayne Herald Allen welding team wins competition Several students from the vocational agriculture class at Allen High School took part in the District 3 …
Memory Lane: January 23, 1975
January 23, 1975 — Services are set for Dr. W.A. Brandenburg Memorial services for Dr. William A. Brandenburg are planned for 3:30 this afternoon (Thursday) in Ramsey Theater in the Val …
Memory Lane: January 22, 2015
January 22, 2015 — Turning gold bracelets into fresh water on 'mini-mission' Roughly 40 billion hours are spent collecting water in sub-Saharan Africa every year. One student-athlete at …
Memory Lane: January 14, 2005
January 14, 2005 — Thorson to provide aid in Thailand Holly (Franzen) Thorson, daughter of Delbert and Lynal Krueger of Pierce and the late Darrell Franzen, was flown to Thailand on Jan. 8 …
Memory Lane: January 14, 1965
January 14, 1965 — New language plus other studies face new pupils How do you think a Wayne kindergarten pupil and second grade pupil would do if they were suddenly flown to India and …
Memory Lane: January 10, 1985
January 10, 1985 — Mabel Savidge celebrates 100 years In the year of the Wayne Centennial, Mabel Savidge of Wayne - Who now resides at the Wayne Care Centre - had a 100 year celebration …