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Oelschlager retires from council

Crete City Council member, Jack Oelschlager served at his last council meeting on May 16 after representing Ward III since 1996. Oelschlager recently retired from Nestle Purina and is moving with his …

Wahl retires from Crete Chiropractic

Bruce Wahl, owner and practitioner of Crete Chiropractic, has made 170 personal phone calls to his patients notifying them that his solo practice will be changing hands on July 1 when he retires at …
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Juniors’ offense struggles in opener

The Crete Nestle Purina junior baseball team had a tough time getting any offense going in its home opener, losing to Waverly 6-0 on May 23. After going scoreless through the first two innings, …

CHS golf misses state tournament

The Crete boys’ golf team fell short of making the state meet as a team or qualifying any individuals after a shaky front nine at the district meet in York on May 16. “It …

Tennis performs well at home, sees flashes at Norris, Millard West

The Crete girls’ tennis team started out the week hosting Norris in a dual and couldn’t quite pick up the wins they were hoping for, going 1-2 in doubles and 1-5 in singles. Coach …

Girls’ soccer ends season at subdistricts

Just like the opening round of the Central Conference tournament, the Crete girls’ soccer team couldn’t avoid being 10-0’d by Grand Island Northwest on April 25. Coach Yesenia …
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Celebrations
Birthdays
Maud Zoubek of Milligan will celebrate her 90th birthday Saturday, June 10. To help her celebrate, cards may be sent to her at 1533 County Road 600, Milligan, NE 68406.
Maud Zoubek of Milligan will celebrate her 90th birthday Saturday, June 10. To help her celebrate, cards may be sent to her at 1533 County Road 600, Milligan, NE 68406.
Births
Isaiah Francis Placek was born Feb. 23, 2023, to Keith and Kristine (Wassinger) Placek of Eagle. Isaiah weighed 7 lbs., 4 oz., and was 20 1/2” long. Grandparents are Richard and the …
Chase Becker and Laura Rau of Omaha announce the birth of their first child, a son, Alban Rau Becker.  Alban was born Sept. 24, 2022, at CHI Health Lakeside in Omaha. He weighed 6 pounds, 4 …
Anniversaries
Leo and Sharon Lott will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 1. To help them celebrate, cards may be sent to them at 521 N 10th St., Geneva NE 68361.
Duane and Vicki Schmidt, of Western, will celebrate their 65th wedding annivesary this week. They were married May 11, 1958, in Western, at St. John’s United Church of Christ To help …
Weddings
Engagements
Heidi Weber and Josh Johnson, both of Seward, are to be married June 10 at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward. The bride’s parents are Jim and Connie Weber of Seward and parents of the …
Kelsey Koll of Swanton and Drew McMahon of Gretna are engaged to be married July 30 in Gretna. The bride’s parents are Kenneth and Doris Koll of Swanton and her grandmother is Edna Koll of …
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