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Lyons spring clean planned for May 3rd

Someday has finally arrived.  If you’re like many folks, you have been putting off disposing of unwanted items awaiting a more opportune time.  The City of Lyons wants you to know …

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Benne continues to heat up the court at Briar Cliff

Junior Kennedy Benne helped lead the Briar Cliff Chargers to their first Great Plains Athletic Conference title.  Kennedy is the daughter of Dale and Stephanie Benne and a 2020 graduate of Oakland-Craig.
Freshman Year, 2020-21: Kennedy appeared in 26 games for the Cliff scoring 268 points. She grabbed 103 rebounds and dished out 63 assists. Her 97 steals rank third in a single season in program …
Juniors compete at Clarkson-Leigh Invite
The Cougar golfers competed at the Clarkson-Leigh Invite in Leigh on Wednesday. 15 schools were represented with David City winning the team race with a score of 332.  Junior Braxton …
Sophomore Isabelle Schrader was the Gold medalist in the girls discus with a toss of 100-04.
Schrader gets decisive win in the discus
The Cougar Track and Field teams hosted the Cougar Invite on Tuesday in Lyons. 12 area schools were represented at the meet. The Cougar girls ended the day in 11 th place in the overall team …
Six top the field at Homer Invite
After weeks of practice, the Oakland-Craig track and field teams were more than ready to get first meet jitters out of the way.  Neither the weather nor the performances disappointed at the …
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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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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, …
“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 …
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 …
    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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