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NORFOLK — Private family funeral service for Frieda Mae Brown, 91, Norfolk, will be at the Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. Pastor Doug Shelton will be officiating the service.
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RANDOLPH — Memorial services for Ricky L. “Rick” Eddie, 72, Randolph, will be 11 a.m., Aug. 9, at the Stonacek Funeral Chapel, Randolph.
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Kolten Settje and Dillon Munter (above, left) run the trencher to put in the underground sprinkler system recently at the school.
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All of the hard work by Hartington Chamber of Commerce members paid off as area residents turned out Saturday for the annual Hartington Dayz event in downtown Hartington. Much of Broadway Avenue was shut down during the day so area residents could enjoy children’s activities, a vendor fair, street dance and more. The special activities for kids included a foam party, which appeared to be enjoyed by all. Ray Sukovaty and the rest of the Chamber Board worked Friday night and Saturday setting up activities such as cornhole for the city-wide event.
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HARTINGTON — NeRAIN is a network of volunteers who report rainfall from across the state of Nebraska.
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HARTINGTON — Even though this growing season has seen more rainfall in many areas than last year, excessively dry conditions are still possible in areas across the Lewis & Clark Natural Resources District. Paying close attention to irrigation needs is essential to maintain a consistent water supply. Efficient use of irrigation water can improve the maxi mum economic return from crops and benefit water resource sustainability. Measuring water use helps to track the crop water applied and the efficiency of water used to produce crop yield. Excess irrigation application can result in irrigation runoff and/or pollution of ground and surface water sources due to the loss of nutrients through leaching, runoff, and soil erosion. Inadequate irrigation application results in crop water stress and yield reduction.
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HARTINGTON — August is National Water Quality Month, founded in 2005 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and backed by the United Nations. Its purpose is to trigger conversations about what we can do in our own households and communities to ensure that we all have access to safe, clean drinking water for generations to come.
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