Sports
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Racing Season Starts At Jefferson County Speedway
Race season has started at the Jefferson County Speedway on May 31, with racers from Iowa, Kansas and all over…
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Legion Baseball Action
The Fairbury Landshark Seniors faced the First National Auburn Seniors on May 30 and it was a standoff game from…
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DEAD MAN IN THE RING: Part Three
“Agile” Andre Anderson defeated Fairbury native “Big” Wayne Munn in the boxing ring, but he could not defeat the mobsters…
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Going For Gold
It was a state track competition that had a little bit of everything, hot weather, sunny skies, rain, cold breezes,…
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Dead Man in the Ring: Part Two
This year, 2025, marks the 100th anniversary of Fairbury native and wrestling pioneer “Big” Wayne Munn winning the wrestling championship…
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2025 NSAA State Track and Field Championships
The Nebraska School Activities Association’s (NSAA) state track meet began its four-day run at Omaha Burke Stadium on Wednesday for…
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Fairbury Land Sharks Wood-Bat Tournament
Among the local events for the memorial Day weekend are three nights of baseball in Fairbury, old-timey style. Fairbury Legion…
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Jeffs Sending Magnificent Seven To State
It is that time of year again, when student athletes from all over the state prepare to head to Omaha…
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Dead Man in the Ring: Part One
Question: What is the connection between Fairbury native and pro-wrestling pioneer “Big” Wayne Munn, Nobel Prize-winning writer Ernest Hemingway and…
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FPS Announces New Head Coach
Fairbury Public Schools announced the appointment of Jacob Johnson as the new Head Football Coach. Johnson is currently a physical…
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