Scribs Moving and Heavy Hauling worked for 10 hours on on Monday preparing the Benson Schoolhouse for its eventual journey to the Harvest Moon Pumpkin Patch.

Up, up and soon away

At 6 months old, Ian Madsen is looking great considering his difficult start in life. His mother Danae is doing great as well.

Home and healthy, Madsen family grateful for loving community

With the stroke of one finger Gary Loftis does the work of 17 people at the Cougar Invitational. The digital system has done away with timers and pickers and the clerk of the finish.

Automated System Helps Local Track Meets

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Senior Shooter Sr. Theodore Windhusen shooting singles.

Logan View Trapshooting

According to coach Dave Tonjes, trapshooting is one of the fastest growing high school sports in the nation. Logan View Trapshooting, located in Uehling, officially became a team two years ago; …

Veterans and supporters coffee at Oakland Heights

Oakland Heights and American Legion Post 127 would like to invite all veterans and supporters to Oakland …
Kids Take Over and give back

The 6th grade classrooms of Aaron Meyer and Becky Rennerfeldt participated in the Kids Take Over …
Lyons spring clean planned for May 3rd

Someday has finally arrived. If you’re like many folks, you have been putting off disposing …
Nature-based Art on Display in Decatur

Nature artist Theresa Wiggs (aka Miss T) has a beautiful exhibit ready for viewing at The Sears Center in …
Goodbird puts the human touch in human resources

Some of the main roles in human resources management include hiring and training people and developing …

Proper etiquette learned at Burt County Museum

Burt County Museum held a third-grade tea party the morning of April 6. All decked out in …
Timeless tale told by O-C Music Department

Capturing every little girl's dream of becoming a princess, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s …
Spring cleaning Oakland style

If you are looking for the right time to clean up your property, dispose of items not otherwise …
Decatur banks remembered at the museum

The Decatur Museum is hosting a program on the History of the Banks of Decatur, April Sunday from 2 …
FFA shines at State Convention Honors, awards, and recognitions earned

Thirty One Lyons-Decatur Northeast FF A members participated in the 9 6 th Nebraska State FFA …

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Senior Jesse Droescher led the way for O-C at River Wilds with his round of 43. He also shot a 98 in 18-holes in Beemer.

Droescher leads the Knights at River Wilds

The Knights traveled to River Wilds Golf Course in Blair on Tuesday to compete in a quad with host Blair, Bergan and Cedar Bluffs. Senior Jesse Droescher led the way for O-C with his round of 43. …

Brendan Horvatich, Matson Beacom and Sam Peters break to the front at the start of the Varsity Boys 1600 Meter Run at the Wisner-Pilger Invite. Sam Peters finished 4th, Brendan was 5th and Matson was 7th.

Raiders boys and girls teams finish 5th in home invite

It was a beautiful April day for the Logan View Raider annual varsity Track & Field Invite last week on Tuesday April 9 th . Six teams competed throughout the day in 17 events. The …

Egbers cards a 41 at Indian Trails

Indian Trails Logan View traveled to Indian Trails CC for a triangular against West Point, Beemer, and Wisner Pilger on Tuesday, April 9th. The Raiders varsity and junior varsity squads …

8th-Grade girls capture first in West Point-Beemer JH Track Invite

The O-C JH track team competed in the West Point-Beemer JH Invite on April 11. For the girls, the 8 th graders came away with the team championship while the 7 th graders finished in 3 rd place as a …

Living

Kade Wyatt Smith

Kade Wyatt Smith was welcomed into this world by his parents Colton and Elizabeth Smith of Craig on March 19 th at the Memorial Community Hospital in Blair. Kade Wyatt weighed 6 pounds 13 ounces and …

Birthday Card Shower

Darlene Deupree of Lyons, is turning 99 on March 30 th . Her family, daughters Carole Blankenbeckler (deceased) and Merlene Paul (deceased), son Jim Deupree of Omaha, daughter Bev and John Gustafson …

Birth Announcement

Ruby Adelina Staplton was born on January 3 , 2024, 7 pounds 4 ounces and 20.5 inches long. Parents are Sarah Alford and Trey Staplton of Norfolk, and grandparents LeRoy and Linda Alford of Lyons.

Card Shower requested for 80th

Warren “Dennis” Blankenbeckler of Lyons, Nebraska will be celebrating his 80 th birthday on Jan. 13 th . His children Lori and Tim Kleinschmidt of Spokane, Washington, Jim and Karen …

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I Know You Didn't Ask, But...

I want to thank Jason Redding-Geu for the 4 plus years where you did a great job working for the people of our community on our local newspaper, the Lyons Mirror-Sun. I know I am not the …

BE PROGRESSIVE – WATCH US GROW

Members of the Lyons Property Development Committee (LPDC) worked with the Lyons City Council to place LB840 on the May 14, 2024 ballot. Community members have probably been hearing people talk …

American Legion Post 127, Craig – Notice To Veterans

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble …

Letter to the editor

Will you help us? We are writing on behalf of Relay For Life of the Burt County Area. What started as one or two people’s vision for Burt County grew to span 12 years!! This event has been …

Letter to the Editor

I have heard it said, over a number of years, and at several different churches, that Christianity is only one generation from dying out. With that in mind, I find it sad that a (hopefully small) …

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Making memories at the Lyons Lagoon

Quietly walking into the Baptist Church in Oakland shortly after services started, a young man sheepishly looked at the floor as he found his way to the back pew. His attentiveness was obvious, …

Where do you find the time?

“I’ve got basketball practice and then musical rehearsal tonight.” Surely our home was not the only to hear these words shared at least once over the last couple of …

Back in the Saddle

Whether the title of this column recalls the soothing voice of Gene Autrey or the unique sound of Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, it is likely that you can relate to finding yourself in a familiar …

NCAA Tournament one flop after another

March Madness is a highlight of the year for basketball fans every year. Watching 68 college teams compete for a chance to be named NCAA Champions can be exciting. …

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Editorials

- Cutting programs not feasible for state universities
  
  With the announcement of proposed budget cuts across two University of Nebraska schools, we wonder if something else could have been done …
- Newspaper search and seizure unnecessary
  
  Picture a scene of police bursting through the door of a local newspaper office, and then they proceed to search the place and confiscate …
- Lest we forget
  
  Veterans Day honors the men and women of the United States Armed Forces past and present. Memorial Day honors those who gave the ultimate …
- Once it is gone, it is gone
  
  Some lessons are learned the hard way. In 2007, when Enterprise Publishing, now Enterprise Media Group, bought the Oakland Independent and …
- It is economically better to both give and receive
  
  Many of the holidays celebrated in the United States have clearly defined origins and purposes. At Christmas we celebrate the birth of …

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