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This picture is from Augustus and Carrie Vanmeter's front yard Sunday night. "Our garden is down beside the big tree on the left side of the picture," Carrie said, "It was completely under water. This was very close to going over our bridge which was starting to crack."...
Saturday the Lawrence-Nelson Class of 2020 will finally be able to have their graduation ceremony. This event will not be open to the public. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, all of those in attendance must be registered by the graduate. Each family has an assigned time to arrive and have their family photos taken in front of the school. Guests will be checked off at the front door and escorted to their assigned seats. There will be no receiving line after the ceremony, and graduates will escort their registered guests out by row at the end...
Rural Nebraska is populated by small towns and farms. Medical service is not always just a couple of miles away. However, rural Nebraska is also blessed by residents who know the meaning of the word “volunteer.” A good number of these volunteers are also known as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT). The amount of time these EMT’s volunteer each year depends greatly on just where they are located. The Lawrence EMT’s are probably not as busy as maybe an area that has a major highway in its boundaries. However, the Lawrence EMT’s are a busy bunch....
Puffs Isolation . . . Vindication . . . Let’s face it folks, we who live in rural America are isolated to some extent from all that is going on in the more urban areas of America. For the most part we don’t have protests (peaceful or non-peaceful) on our village streets or town squares. Most of us don’t have statues or monuments taken down with the threats of protests if we don’t take action. From this little corner of the world, daily life comes and goes week after week and year after year. Yes, it does change . . . rural America would n...
A one person scramble was held at Lawrence Country club Sunday with 28 golfers competing. It was a hot and sticky Sunday. Scores came in showing some great golfing. Winning the tournament was Wayne Hoelting; and, a hole-in-one was landed by Dale Kohmetscher on hole 2. Championship flight winners were 1st: Wayne Hoelting – 57; 2nd: Shane Faimon – 60; 3rd: Tim Streff – 61. First flight had three golfers with a 65 – after the count back, results were 1st: Phil Schroer; 2nd: Tim Kohmets...
Central Community College has made plans for the 2020-21 academic year in consideration to the COVID-19 pandemic. The school ended the previous year by conducting all instruction remotely, except for labs and other courses that required a hands-on approach. The fall semester is set to begin on Monday, Aug. 17, with a return to face-to-face instruction at all CCC campuses and centers. Adjustments have been made to classrooms and labs to allow for social distancing and some instructional delivery methods have been modified to allow for more onlin...
South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) officials are investigating a large cluster of COVID cases and exposures associated with multiple events. Some of the cases were reported by SHDHD earlier and some are newly identified. The cases in this cluster attended one or more of several events, including a large gathering at Lovewell Lake on July 11 through 12, a private party near Exeter on July 15, and Sutton High School graduation and related private graduation parties on the weekend of July 18. The positive cases included in this clu...
Brad Kohmetscher, Father Harrison holding Kasen and Emily Kohmetscher following baptism. Kasen Alan Kohmetscher, son of Brad and Emily Kohmetscher of Lawrence, was baptized into the Catholic faith on Saturday, June 27. The baptism took place at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lawrence with Father Corey Harrison officiating. Godparents to Kasen are Chris and Rebecca Skrdla of Stuart, Neb. A family celebration was held afterward at the home of Brad and Emily....
