2009: School Bd. considers adding breakfast program

Dec. 8, 2004

LINCOLN — A local judge’s courtroom behavior has drawn the attention of the Judicial Qualifications Commissions.

After several months of prodding from the Cedar County News, the Nebraska Commission on Judicial Qualifications has filed a complaint against Northeast Nebraska District Judge Maurice Redmond bearing on his fitness to preside over the counts in his district.

A hearing in the matter has been set for March 29. The hearing will be held in the Northeast Neb. District in which Redmond serves, but no location has yet been named. Judge Redmond presides over district court in Cedar, Dixon and Dakota counties.

Dec. 8, 2004

ST. JAMES — This year’s harvest was one for the record books. Harvest is completed around Cedar and Knox counties and most farmers and local elevators agree it was the best they’ve seen.

“It’s the best I’ve experienced,” said St. James area farmer, Richard Pinkelman. “It’s hard to figure out why,” he said “We didn’t have all that much rain. But we didn’t have a lot of hot weather either.”

Pinkelman, who farms in northern Cedar County, said he was amazed at the yields, and quality of corn coming out of the fields this fall.

“There were big kernels” and test weight was good,” he said.

Dec. 9, 2009

HARTINGTON — Cedar County Commissioners boosted the pay scale for themselves and other elected county officials during the Nov. 24 Commission meeting.

The base pay for elected county officials will go from $45,200 up to $48,700, which is almost an eight percent increase.

Dec. 9, 2009

HARTINGTON — The Cedar County Extension Office is in the process of hiring a full-time Extension Educator.

The Dean of Extension has completed the first round of interviews at Lincoln and have narrowed the selection down to two candidates, according to Ruth Vonderhoe Extension Educator for Cedar and Knox counties.

Dec. 9, 2009

HARTINGTON — Hartington School Board members Monday discussed adding an extra meal for the students at the school.

The suggestion of looking into offering breakfast has come out of Wellness Committee meetings, Anderson said.

“It could bring in some money for the lunch program,” Anderson said. “Crofton serves an average of about 80 breakfasts a day. The little kids eat and the athletes like to eat the breakfast after an early morning practice.”