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Courtesy photo | Amberette Riener

Members of the Wauneta-Palisade junior high football team are (front row, left to right) Luke Sims, Casey Walker, Draven Miner, Gregory Littrel, Andrew Mackety, Konner McCrumb, Kameron McCrumb, Konner Shifflet, Blake Nickerson, (back row, left to right) Felix Alfayo, Justin Warembourg, Tyler Baker, Collin Bley, Grayden Sutherland, Noah Sandman, Camden DeWester, Gabe McCrumb, Aden Acton, Ashton Wheeler and Michael Alfayo.

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Diane Stamm | Johnson Publications

Peyton Cox (13) tips a ball back to Hitchcock County as Payton Yearous (11) backs her up during Wauneta-Palisade’s sweep of the Falcons in the second round of the RPAC tournament.

Local News

This week’s issue of The Wauneta Breeze represents the end of an era—an era that began in 1887 with the first issue of The Wauneta Breeze and ends this week with the final issue of the Breeze.

Southwest Public Health Department’s nine-county region has topped four digits in cases even as Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has tightened down on the state’s directed health measures,.

The Wauneta Chamber’s Santa Saturday is still on, but in a very scaled-back form.
    Meeting Monday, Chamber members decided to cancel all indoor events for the annual celebration.

Sports

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Diane Stamm | Johnson Publications

Payton Yearous finished her senior year with second on the team with 49 aces and tied for second with 116 kills.

It was a different volleyball season than many around Wauneta-Palisade expected, but the season was a good one.

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Courtesy photo | Amberette Riener

Members of the Wauneta-Palisade junior high football team are (front row, left to right) Luke Sims, Casey Walker, Draven Miner, Gregory Littrel, Andrew Mackety, Konner McCrumb, Kameron McCrumb, Konner Shifflet, Blake Nickerson, (back row, left to right) Felix Alfayo, Justin Warembourg, Tyler Baker, Collin Bley, Grayden Sutherland, Noah Sandman, Camden DeWester, Gabe McCrumb, Aden Acton, Ashton Wheeler and Michael Alfayo.

Wauneta-Palisade junior high teams wrapped up their seasons in October.

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Diane Stamm | Johnson Publications

Peyton Cox (13) tips a ball back to Hitchcock County as Payton Yearous (11) backs her up during Wauneta-Palisade’s sweep of the Falcons in the second round of the RPAC tournament.

While the RPAC tournament didn’t finish the way the Wauneta-Palisade volleyball team would have hoped, the Broncos won the first round of subdistricts Monday against Medicine Valley and set up a re

Ag & Business

Soybean farmers across Nebraska and the Midwestbreathed a collective sigh of relief when they learned they would be able to use their existing stocks of dicamba-based herbicides to control weeds in

For the second straight year, the value of cropland in Chase County showed a decline.

Nebraska lawmakers who want to update the state’s largest tax incentive program for businesses are getting ready to try again with a lot of confidence, despite a major setback that stalled their pa

School

Among offices on this year’s November election ballot will be three seats on the Wauneta School Board.

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Shelby Brennan | Johnson Publications

 

Homecoming royalty was crowned Thursday during the tailgate party in the Ag Shop. Royalty is Hector Caro, Anthony Sramek, King Braxton McKinney, Queen Payton Yearous, Haylee Sandman and Lillie Miner with crown bearers Milly West and Jase Cox.

Among offices on this year’s November election ballot will be three seats on the Wauneta School Board.

 

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