The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation has selected two teachers as their Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom 2018 Teachers of the Year. The Teacher of the Year is awarded to two outstanding teachers that incorporate agriculture into their classroom through innovative ideas and lessons.

Stephanie Wolf, a special education teacher at Brady Public Schools in Brady and Jennifer Johnson, a thirdgrade teacher at Sutton Public Schools in Sutton were honored.

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A line of people reaching throughout the Edgar Legion and outside to the sidewalk wait for their meal during the Fish and Nut Fry Fundraiser for Eric Musgrave, Saturday, Feb. 3. Musgrave was diagnosed with Metastatic Melanoma in May 2017, and although all of the lymphnodes on his neck have been removed, he still has to travel to Omaha every three weeks for an experimental drug, and has scans done every two months. The funds raised during the benefit will go toward bills, fuel, and meals.

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BY JORDYN HULINSKY

The Sutton Mustangs finished fifth and the South Central Red Raiders finished seventh at the Southern Nebraska Conference wrestling tournament Friday, Feb. 2. The Mustangs earned two champions, one second-place, one third-place, and three fourth-place finishers. The Red Raiders earned one at each level—one first, one second, one third and one fourth place.

Junior Lee Carlson finished at the top of the podium at 120-pounds. He went 3-0 on the day, winning his 100th career win in the first round with a 53-second pin. He continued the winning streak with a 15-0 tech fall at the 5 minutes, 1 second mark, and in the championship round with a 1:01 pin.

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By JORDYN HULINSKY

The Mustangs finished third in the Southern Nebraska Conference tournament after defeating David City on Tuesday, Jan. 30, and then losing to Centennial Thursday, Feb. 1, 34-32, and winning the final game against Milford Saturday, Feb. 3, 51-46. The Mustangs are now 13-7 on the season with three regular season games remaining before sub-districts.

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By Ashley D. Swanson

In my eight—or so— years of being a journalist, I’ve been to a few meetings. Meetings that were pretty boring; meetings that flooded attendees with information; meetings I regret attending; and meetings where people’s big mouths got the best of them.

In attending a meeting, there is a level of respect one must have for the meeting, those running said meeting, and those sitting around you.

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By Tory Duncan

There are many topics that were flowing through my mind this week, some perhaps much stronger than the Super Bowl, but it’s the Super Bowl I will share.

It was a great game to watch as a spectator but the outer lying impacts of the game were less than desirable. A halftime show that left me wondering why they spent that kind of money for it and commercials that left lots of companies spending a lot of money with no impact!

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By Brandy VanDeWalle

Today’s farmers and ranchers not only have to be efficient with production practices, but also need to be well-informed with risk management and economics of their business. With that in mind, the Farmers and Ranchers College is offering the program, “Crop Insurance, Farm Bill Policy Update and More” at the Fillmore County Fairgrounds in Geneva, Feb. 23.

This workshop will start at 10 a.m. with registration at 9:45 and will wrap up at 3 p.m. Due to the generous contributions of many businesses and organizations, the program is free; registration is preferred for an accurate meal county by Feb. 16. Call the Fillmore County Extension office at (402)759-3712 or email Brandy at brandy.vandewalle@unl.edu to register.

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