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Voters to decide on economic development funding

Voters in the city of Lyons will decide during next Tuesday’s state primary election ballot whether to approve a half-cent sales tax increase that would be used to help fund local economic …

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Max Bures goes the distance for Oakland-Craig.

Knights Host 2024 EHC Track Meet

The O-C boys finished as runner-up and the girls ended the meet in 7 th place at the 2024 EHC Track Meet held on Saturday in Oakland. The girls’ relay teams once again had strong showings. …
Hardin medals thrice in OC Invite
The LDNE Cougars competed in the Oakland-Craig Track and Field Invite on Thursday where the boys ended the day in 7 th place and the girls finished in 11 th place. Braden Hardin earned three …
Carding a 73 at the JV triangular is junior Jackson Jensen.
Hardeman leads the Cougars at LV Invite
    The LDNE golfers loaded up and headed to Hooper for the Logan View Invite on Tuesday. The event was pushed back an hour due to a quickly moving storm in the area. When things …
LDNE JH tracksters compete in conference meet
    Karl Lundquist Sports Contributor   The JH Cougar tracksters competed in the EHC East Division Track Meet on Friday in West Point. The 7 th grade girls and …
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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 …
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 …
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.
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 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 …
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 …
“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 …
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 …
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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    Help wanted : The Lyons Mirror-Sun is looking for a community minded individual to help produce this newspaper in a full-time position.  Challenges are likely, enjoyment …
As you likely discovered on the front page of this edition, Jason Redding-Geu is no longer working for the Oakland Independent and Lyons Mirror-Sun.  His departure is met with mixed …
Who hasn’t wanted to have more time each day?  Unless you are staring at the clock hoping the work or school day would be over soon, you have likely found yourself wishing for a bit more …
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, …
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