WAHOO- Seven local seniors got the opportunity to suit up one last time for their American Legion teams in the Kiwanis Baseball All-Star Classic at Sam Crawford Field on August 6. The players selected were Conner Kreikemeier, Travis Nelson, and Collin Bouc of the Valparaiso seniors for the R…
ASHLAND – After a whirlwind campaign by local veterans organizations, the Ashland Police Department has a new car that will proudly and beautifully announce its arrival for special events and everyday use.
ASHLAND- Last season the Ashland-Greenwood softball team fell one game short of reaching a district final. Heading into this year, the Bluejays graduated eight starters from last year’s team and will be looking to underclassmen and girls who played smaller roles a season ago to step up on th…
MEMPHIS – The village of Memphis has never had a summer community celebration, like Mead Days or Ashland’s Stir-Up.
ASHLAND – Less than a year after the first inquiries were made, a new Lutheran church was established in Ashland.
WAHOO- If you are a racing fan of any kind, then the Saunders County Fair was the place to be on July 28 for the annual Figure 8 races. Winning this year’s event was Collin Demuth in the Open Class, A.J. Hansen in the Stock Class, and then Brian Pribyl in the Compact Class.
ASHLAND – For more than two months before the annual quilt auction at Carol Joy Holling Camp takes place, a group of women work diligently to catalogue, photograph and store the pieces of textile art in preparation for the big event.
WAHOO – Aside from a little bit of rain and a couple of lightning flashes, the weather for the 2022 Saunders County Fair was perfect.
COUNCIL BLUFFS – After Deanna Walz proposed to David Hudson, the couple knew they wanted a nontraditional wedding.
ASHLAND – With every wedge work session on the course and every ball driven in his garage, Coltrane Mittag of Ashland never losses focus on his lofty goals of going to college to play golf and maybe one day if he is lucky becoming a professional.
WAHOO- The 2022 Saunders County Fair had a great showing both in the stands and on the track for the annual truck and tractor pull. This year’s pull went past the seven hour mark and had over 100 different pulls that were made between the trucks and the tractors.
WAHOO- For the 67th time, the Wahoo Saddle Club put on the Wahoo PCRA Rodeo on July 21-23 to kick off the Saunders County Fair. Competitors from across the state, country, and world came to show their skills in the arena on horses, bulls, and other livestock.
OMAHA- In a very competitive B3 Area Tournament at Omaha Roncalli, the Ashland senior legion team capped off their season with a 1-2 mark. They opened up the tournament with a thrilling 3-1 win against Auburn on July 22, but then lost to the host Kelly Ryan Pride 13-5 on July 23 and Waverly …
ASHLAND – In Cass County south of Ashland, the last weekend of July holds an annual tradition the keeps the legacy of the tractor and agriculture alive.
WAHOO – In May, residents of the Woodcliff lake community nestled across from Fremont on the Saunders County side of the Platte River informed the county about issues they’ve been having with delivery packages not reaching the correct addresses.
FREMONT – Three Rivers Public Health Department is in the process of collecting feedback on vaccine hesitancy within the health district.
LINCOLN – The average value of agricultural land in Nebraska for the year ending Feb. 1, 2022, averaged $3,360 per acre, about a 16% increase ($465 per acre) over the prior year’s value of $2,895 per acre, according to the final report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s 2022 Farm Real…
WAHOO – The Saunders County Courthouse is one step closer to receiving a long-awaited exterior makeover.
Thursday, July 21
Pat Proctor was raised on a farm two miles north of Memphis, Nebraska – the daughter of Bohumil and Mabel Pacula. She attended District 6 country school, St. Wenceslaus Catholic School in Wahoo and Ashland High School.
Jim has lived most of his life in the Ashland community. He graduated from Ashland-Greenwood High School. He worked a year at Western Electric in Millard with his good friend Warren Washburn saving some money for cars, movies and college.
ASHLAND – When Bradley Pfeiffer walked into Cheri O’s for his cup of coffee Monday morning, he was greeted with applause.
ASHLAND – The Ashland-Greenwood Performing Arts Center Campaign announced the kickoff of its public phase at Ashland’s annual Stir-Up Days, July 15 to 17. In addition to hosting a booth during the event, the campaign sold raffle tickets to support the construction of the future Ashland-Green…
ASHLAND – The family of Earlyne Kuhns is requesting a card shower for her 80th birthday on July 27.
ASHLAND – Dave Hoffman has been building and entering floats in local parades for decades.
