Breland Ridenour (left) and Luke Virgil (far right) moderated the Candidate forum that involved Legislative District 17 candidates Glen Meyer and Mike Albrecht.
Legislative candidates share views during forum
Approximately 40 people were in attendance at the Wayne Fire Hall for a candidate forum featuring the two candidates for Legislative District 17 last week. The event was hosted by Wayne America, …
Creating things to do, places to live: City of Wayne builds recreational, housing opportunities through partnerships
Millions of dollars in new infrastructure investment projects created by local leaders in the City of Wayne have earned recognition from the State of Nebraska. The Department of Economic …
Pink Flamingo Nite is upcoming
This year's event, themed "Tickled Pink,” will be held Thursday, Oct. 17.   Tickets are currently on sale at Wayne area banks, local floral shops, Providence Medical Center Wellness …
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LOCAL NEWS

Two Wayne State students make history at music competition

Two Wayne State College students made history at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) National Student Auditions semifinals when they advanced beyond the preliminary stage of the …
Wayne High softball Coach Rob Sweetland poses with this year's softball team following a win on Saturday. This marked Sweetland's 600th career win as the only coach in the Wayne High softball program.

Sweetland captures 600th career win for Blue Devils; credits buy-in, dedication, love for sport over the years

It came down to a walk-off win in the third place game of the Mid State Conference softball tournament with Wayne over the weekend. Rob Sweetland has been the only head coach of Blue Devil …
Adam Endicott with Agri-City Insurance (left) was at Tuesday's meeting of the Commissioners to present a premium refund on the county's health insurance.

Q125 celebration, insurance refund on commissioner agenda

The majority of Tuesday's meeting of the Wayne County Commissioners focused on the history of the courthouse and preparations for the upcoming Q125 celebration. Dawn Nelson, a member of the Q125 …
Dr. Scott Ronhovde, center, was awarded the Nebraska Young Optometrist of the YEar Award recently. With him are Dr. Josh Hopkins (left) and Dr. Rachel Sindelar. The three serve patients at Magnuson-Hopkins Eye Care in Wayne

Wayne optometrist is named Nebraska Young Optometrist of the Year

Scott Ronhovde, an optometrist at Magnuson-Hopkins Eye Care, earned the Charles D. Seeger Award for the Nebraska Young Optometrist of the Year This award, which is only available to those …

First West Nile virus deaths of 2024 reported

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human received reports of two recent deaths in the Central Nebraska region that have been attributed to West Nile Virus (WNV). In the last five years, …

Pink Flamingo to raise funds for PMC Oncology Department

With   two weeks to go before this year's event, organizers of the annual Pink Flamingo Nite are sharing information on how the funds raised at this year's event will be used. Pink Flamingo …

Needs increasing, some shelves empty at Wayne Food Pantry

With no one specific reason to list, the number of people using the Wayne Food Pantry in recent months has been growing. "For some people, it might be higher food prices, for others, it might be …

Wayne State Theatre program presenting 'Eurydice' Oct. 3-6

Two worlds unravel in the timeless love story, “Eurydice,” presented by the Wayne State College Theatre Program Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 3-6, in the Black Box Theatre, located in the …
SPORTS
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Wayne junior high cross country results from Pierce invite, Blue Devil girls win team standings

With varsity runners preparing for conference competition on Thursday in Battle Creek, junior high programs were highlighted on Tuesday. From the Pierce Community Golf Club, Wayne Junior High …

Wildcats finish with 1-1 tie

A second straight NSIC road outing made up the schedule of Wayne State College women’s soccer over the weekend. From the Athletic & Recreation Fields in Aberdeen, South Dakota, WSC …
Wayne girls cross country team won the Lincoln Lutheran Invite. The Blue Devils team score was 41.

Wayne girls win Lincoln Lutheran invite, boys finish runner-up behind host team

For a second time this week Wayne High cross country runners were in action. From Pioneer Park in Lincoln, the Blue Devils competed in the Lincoln Lutheran Invite on Thursday. The Wayne …

LCC volleyball continues winning ways; Rasmussen with double-double

After securing a road victory earlier in the week, the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge volleyball team competed on their home court. From LCC Schools, the Bears welcomed Creighton on Thursday. …
The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge golf team finished runner-up at the district tournament Tuesday in Wayne. Pictured from left: coach Christina Patefield, Danica Gould, Skylar Swanson, Clara Brummels, Holly Patefield, Harper Bruning and assistant coach Denise Kincaid.

Blue Devil girls golf win C-3 district by 20 shots, three inside top 10

With the ultimate goal to punch your ticket to state, postseason high school girls golf took over Monday and Tuesday in district competition. From the Wayne Country Club on Tuesday, the Blue …

Blue Devils finish third during conference tourney, Sweetland collects 600th victory

A milestone was reached for the all-time winningest softball coach at Wayne High during Saturday's Mid State Conference Softball Tournament. From the Wayne Softball Complex, six teams were split …

October 13th Sports Scores

Wildcat women finish second, four inside top 10

With one final Fall outing on the schedule for Wayne State College women’s golf, an early Oct. invite brought back a runner-up team finish. From the Lochland Country Club in Hastings, WSC …
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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
Paul G. Dangberg
Paul G. Dangberg, 89, of Wayne, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024 at Wayne Countryview Care in Wayne. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Wayne. …
Charles L. “Chuck” Rutenbeck
Charles L. “Chuck” Rutenbeck,   74, of Wayne, died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 at an Omaha hospital. Services will be held Sunday, Nov. 10 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Wayne. …
Shirley G. Pospishil
Shirley G. Pospishil, 89, of Wayne, died Friday October 4, 2024, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11 at St. Mary’s …
Dr. Kenneth Liska
Dr. Kenneth Liska, 80, formerly of Wayne, died Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 in Frisco Texas. He was born Nov. 12, 1943. The family invites everyone …
Ann M. Geewe
Ann M. Geewe, 66, of rural Wakefield, died Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 at the Pender Community Hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4 at   First United Methodist 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: October 14, 1994
October 14, 1994 — Stubbs fills post Mark Stubbs has been named the director of college relations at Wayne State College. Stubbs, a native of Topeka, Kan., comes to Wayne State College …
Memory Lane: October 11, 1984
October 11, 1984 — Interceptions ground WSC Airforce The Wayne State College Airforce was temporarily grounded Saturday afternoon when it gave up a total of eight interceptions on the way …
Memory Lane: October 8, 1964
October 8, 1964 —Weekend Festivities Set For Wayne State Homecoming A circus spirit will pervade Wayne this weekend when Wayne State stages its big carnival called homecoming. The theme of …
Memory Lane: October 7, 2004
October 7, 2004 — Wayne County 4-H'ers participate in Ak-Sar-Ben Youth Expo at Omaha The 77th Annual Ak-Sar-Ben Livestock Youth Exposition was held Sept. 21-26 at the Qwest Center in …
Memory Lane: October 7, 1974
October 7, 1974 — Exon: I'm Not Seeking Senate Seat Governor J.J. Exon said in Wayne Thursday that Republicans are focusing attention on the possibility of his running for the Senate as a …