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Jan. 24, 1996
HARTINGTON — The Hartington City Council approved plans and bid specifications for a new addition to the Hartington Library.
Library Board members Clarence Hoesing and Rob Dump presented the Council with the plans and answered questions about the project.
Council members agreed to advertise for bids to construct the new addition. They set Feb. 8 as the day to open bids.
The 3,900 square foot plan, which is estimated to cost $249,000, will more than double the amount of usable space at the 80-year-old facility.
Jan 24, 1996
HARTINGTON —The sentencing hearing for Dale Eckhardt of Wynot was continued. Judge Maurice Redmond wanted the continuance to Feb. 12. Court appointed attorney Wayne Baker, representing Eckhardt said he needed more time to sift through a 1,100 page document, including medical histories and social service reports regarding the abuse case. Eckhardt was charged with a Class 4 Felony child abuse after his 8-year-old son was found locked in the basement.
Jan. 24, 2001
HARTINGTON—Carole Nordby has donated a total of 42 units of blood over the years. She recently received a plaque for surpassing the five-gallon mark.
Jan. 24, 2001
HARTINGTON—Motor vehicle homicide charges were filed against a man involved in an accident which killed a Fordyce teen exactly a year ago today. Cedar County Attorney Matt Dreesen filed the misdemeanor charges in Cedar County Court against Josh Goeken.
Jan. 24, 2001
LAUREL—The Wildcats weren’t exactly welcomed by their neighbors to the south as Laurel hung a 69-35 defeat on the Cats. Blake Bartels led the Wildcats with 12 points.
Jan. 24, 2001
LAUREL—Hartington stayed even in the first half with the tough Lady Bears, but could not keep up in the second half and fell 66-41. Rena Pedersen paced the defense with seven defensive boards.
Jan. 25, 2006
HARTINGTON — U.S. Senate candidate Peter Ricketts made a campaign swing through Hartington last week. Ricketts has already visited two-thirds of Nebraska’s 93 counties in an effort to greet people prior to the May primary election. Ricketts met with community leaders and business people while in Hartington Wednesday. He also took time out of his schedule for an interview with Cedar County News Editor Rob Dump.
Jan. 26, 2011
HARTINGTON — Pastor Bob Bryan will be leaving the community and the church he has served for almost seven years.
Bryan moved to Hartington from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago when he was called to the Trinity Lutheran churches in Hartington and Crofton in July 2004.
For Bryan, being a pastor was much more than just being a pastor of his congregation.
He considered the whole community his parish – it was a community built on relationships formed as Bryan went to the grocery store, bank, schools and even the bars.
“I often felt as if I talked more about Jesus with people in the bars while shooting pool than I did in church, and I believe that is a good thing,” Bryan said.
Bryan always found opportunities for conversation and used them to get to know people better.
“I will miss all the people I have become friends with,” he said.
A favorite event for Bryan was the Motorcycle Blessing services.
Jan. 27, 2016
HARTINGTON — One of the biggest storms to hit the East Coast in years will long be remembered by a group of 18 Cedar Catholic High School students.
The students were part of an Omaha Archdiocean trip to Washington, D.C., to take part in the annual March for Life event Jan. 22.
The local students and chaperones were part of a six-bus caravan carrying students from several Catholic high schools in the Diocese.
Monday morning marked the end of a long journey out of the storm, which dumped nearly three feet of snow in Pennsylvania, Maryland and parts of New Jersey stranding motorists and a convoy of buses after a semi jack-knifed on Interstate 76 in southwest Pennsylvania.
