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Jim Field visits with Cass County Extension Director Kate Olson about the Cass County Master Gardeners Bus Tour on June 7 to the Lincoln, NE area.  The deadline to register for the day-long trip on Thursday, June 1.  For more information or to register, CLICK HERE!

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Jim Field visits with Amelia Juhl, Communications Specialist at the Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn about the 40th anniversary celebration.

Chris Parks and Cass/Adair County Conservation Officer Grant Gelly talk about all things outdoors. This week they discuss the beginning of summer season fun and reminders to go through your water safety checklist. They also discuss spring spawn fish kill, free fishing weekend, and more.

Jim Field visits with 2023 Riverside High School graduate Madison Baldwin and Rachel Door at Homegrown Tax Pros in Oakland about Madi's experience with work-based learning.  This is the first time for a work-based program at Riverside.

Exira-EHK recently announced that Tony Santisteban will take over as head boys basketball coach from Doug Newton. Santisteban has been an assistant coach under Newton for the past 10 years and now gets to take over for the school he played for. He said it's a bit of dream come true.

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Newton has led the Spartans program for over 20 years and has been in the district for 31 years. Newton leaves with a record of 335-194 during his tenure. He led the Spartans to a state tournament appearance in 2011, a team that Santisteban was a senior on. Santisteban played under Newton,  graduating in 2011. He led the Spartans with 12 points and 3.2 rebounds per game during that state tournament season. Santisteban said he knows he has some big shoes to fill.

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He hopes that his experience as a coach and player will help him be successful but he knows it's going to take a strong team atmosphere to take the program to the heights he hopes to.

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He said the support he has already received from many people in the district has been overwhelming. The Spartans are coming off a 19-5 season in 2022-23 that ended with a loss to West Harrison in the substate semifinals. Santisteban said he's looking forward to summer league, camps, and just getting to work with the team.

Listen to the full interview below.

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Jim Field visits with Tivolifest Committee Chairman Stan Jens about the annual celebration in Elk Horn this weekend.  Click this link for the complete Tivolifest schedule >>>> Tivoli2023C

Jim Field visits with Atlantic Lions Club members Leon Hodges and Jim Nordskog about the Belgian Waffle Dinner on May 25.