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Summit Pork opened its 6,250-head swine finishing operation in Gage County's Hanover Township in 2023. Summit Pork’s owner, Bruce Rastetter, gave $50,000 to Gov. Jim Pillen’s 2022 gubernatorial campaign, according to state campaign finance records. Photo by Eric Gregory for the Flatwater Free Press

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News

A number of summer projects are planned for Humphrey Public School.

The board of education approved the projects during its April 8 meeting.

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St. Francis students are interviewed by local business people as part of a lesson in business communication skills. Courtesy photo

St. Francis business teacher Katelynn Micek has been working with the sophomores on business communications skills. They have looked into careers and created resumes.

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Katie Nungesser, Policy Coordinator with Voices for Children in Nebraska, confers with Nebraska Appleseed Senior Staff Attorney Diane Amdor in the Capitol rotunda April 3 as they await first-round debate on LB 233. The bill, which would pass more child support payments onto parents who also receive welfare benefits, passed unanimously on first-round approval after a compromise hashed out between a state senator and Gov. Jim Pillen’s advisors. Photo by Eric Gregory for the Flatwater Free Press

Katie Nungesser had stretched her monthly welfare check to its limit.

Sports

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Courtesy photos Alexis Kuchar runs a leg of the 4x100-meter relay, and St. Francis competed April 10 at the High Plains track meet in Osceola.

The St. Francis girls placed

6th and the boys 8th April 10 at the High Plains Invitational in Osceola.

Medaling for the Flyers are as follows:

The Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family boys scored 37 points to place seventh and girls finished with 13 points for 9th at the Neligh/ Oakdale Invitational April 10.

Gavin Groteluschen placed

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The Humphrey Public School FCCLA sent 19 to the State Leadership Conference April 7-9 in LIncoln. Courtesy photo

Humphrey FCCLA had 19 members from Humphrey Public Schools attend the State Leadership Conference in Lincoln April 7-9.

Columns

I don’t often get sick, but when I do I do it right.

Influenza A, bronchitis and pneumonia.

Twelve years went by fast.

April 1 — April Fool’s Day — marked the 12-year anniversary of my wife, Kelly, and I owning the Humphrey Democrat.

I like vacation much more than work. If you get an opportunity to take time off, do it.

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