BROOKINGS, S.D. (03/07/2024)-- South Dakota State University announces Shannon Lee Dierking of Tecumseh, Nebraska, (68450) has graduated following the summer and fall 2023 semesters.

Macy Richardson, a freshman in the College of Education/ Human Development has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Students honored for academic success during the 2023 fall semester must complete 12 or more letter-graded credits while attaining a 3.66 grade point average.

The Sterling Jets boys basketball team traveled to Parkview Christian to compete in the Class D2-1 susbdistrict tournament on Tuesday, February 19. The Jets faced Lewiston in the opening round and disappointed with a 45-33 loss to the Tigers.

Free farm and ranch clinics will be held in Fairbury on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. These clinics are for farmers, ranchers, and their families. They are confidential, oneon- one sessions with an experienced Ag Law attorney and Ag finance counselor. In roughly an hour, you are welcome to bring up whatever issues might be affecting your operation. In general, clinic discussions often involve estate and succession planning, financial and operational issues, beginning farmer programs, real estate and lease matters, fence law, property rights, farm loans and loan programs and debtor/creditor law. Here is an opportunity to obtain an experienced outside opinion on issues that may be affecting your farm or ranch.

Seniors night was even more emotional for the JCC Lady Thunderbirds on February 6 as they were disappointed with a 63-54 loss to the Elmwood-Murdock Lady Knights. Both teams got off to a great start with their scoring performance in the first half.

The Johnson County Central Lady Thunderbirds traveled to Freeman to face the Lady Falcons in the opening round of the East Central Nebraska Conference basketball tournament on January 30. The JCC girls were disappointed with a 38-28 loss to the Lady Falcons.

Johnson County Central’s boys basketball squad beat Wymore Southern 56-40 in the opening round of the Class C2-1 subdistrict tournament played at Freeman on Monday night, February 19. Key scorers for the Thunderbirds were Wyatt Ludemann, Wes Swanson, Alex Cruz, Nolan Wellensiek and Keegan Jones.

Johnson County Central’s boys basketball team celebrated Senior Night and their final home basketball game by defeating the Elmwood- Murdock Knights in action played on February 6. The game started out in a fast paced momentum.

WEDNESDAY MORNING EARLY BIRDS WEEK 23 2/21/2024 Teams Won Lost The Other Bank 47 41 Pacesetters 42 46 Bank of Steinauer 44 44 Hasselbalch Pharmacy 35 53 Splits picked up Marcia Borcher 8-9, 4-5 Rhonda Freeman 7-2 Paulette Stauffer 5-10 High Team Scratch Series: Hasselbalch Pharmacy, 1120 High Team Scratch Game: Hasselbalch Pharmacy, 392 High Indiv.l Scratch Series: Sandee Bellows, 416 High Indiv. Scratch Game: Paulette Stauffer, 160