Wayne News

Bev Beeson, Wayne, Neb., was chosen the 2009 National Organization of Poll-ettes Poll-ette of the Year during the American Hereford Association Annual Meeting in Kansas City Oct.

Brandon Lalk will be bopping baseballs with his big bat for another four years. The Oshkosh North senior outfielder signed with NCAA Division II Wayne State College Wednesday, according to the WSC Web site, wscwildcats.com. Last year, Lalk hit .353 with a .500 on-base percentage to go along with four home runs in Fox Valley Association play.

An early morning vehicle check point in Wayne, Nebraska, resulted in two motorists arrested for Driving While Intoxicated and 13 juveniles cited for being Minors in Possession of Alcohol.

Augustana bolstered its playoff hopes and exacted revenge Saturday with a nail-biting 27-24 win over No.

Veterans of World War Two are dying at the rate of about 1,000 a day. That means we lose valuable stories about their service that we'll never get back.

Bankruptcy filings are up this year in northeast Nebraska, including the Omaha area, but the increase has been far higher in the rest of the state.

Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School, 14101 Larimore Ave., opened in August 2004. The building is named for an exceptional Omaha Public Schools teacher, Alice Buffett.

The organ situated high above Grace Lutheran Church's sanctuary was built 30 years ago.

Thirteen men and women were honored as local patriots this afternoon on a day set aside to celebrate America and patriotism.

Woman reported a petty theft from her apartment on 1900 block of the Esplanade. "Reporting party says something was stolen from her room, but won't say what." Thursday 5:36 p.m. Intoxicated man reported on 1100 block of Citrus Avenue.

The largest maker of bulk commodity trailers in North America is holding a big party today at its headquarters and factory here to celebrate 125 years of operation that began in the horse-and-buggy days.

When the economy took a downturn, recycling glass in Sioux City went along with it.

An autopsy has been ordered on the body of a Wayne man killed in an accident at work.

The diagnosis in 1997 was Stargardt's disease, a genetic condition that creates blind spots.

Man Assaults 82-Year-Old, Arrested Women & Business in Cherokee Stay Safe on the Roads this Holiday Weekend The Sioux City Gospel Mission makes a long-awaited move.

Man Assaults 82-Year-Old, Arrested Women & Business in Cherokee Stay Safe on the Roads this Holiday Weekend The Sioux City Gospel Mission makes a long-awaited move.

Stay Safe on the Roads this Holiday Weekend The Sioux City Gospel Mission makes a long-awaited move.

Stay Safe on the Roads this Holiday Weekend The Sioux City Gospel Mission makes a long-awaited move.

A member of the Eastern Wayne High School Marching Band performs during the Central/Eastern Wayne Alumni Parade on Saturday.

A Nebraska homebuilder has learned the importance of 2 inches. Heritage Homes of Nebraska was delivering a custom-built home from Wayne, Neb., to Hamburg, Iowa, along a route specified by the Iowa Department of Transportation.