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February 24, 2024
Wakefield Community School’s Board of Education received a report on the recently conducted survey to the community and district concerning the bond election that was held in Nove...
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February 16, 2024
Wakefield High School announced today its decision to join the East Husker Conference, effective for the 2024-2025 school year. This marks a significant shift for the Trojans, who...
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February 9, 2024
The Wakefield Trojans took to the mats for the final time this regular season on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at the Lewis and Clark Conference Tournament and Saturday, Feb. 3 at their home...
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February 8, 2024
The Wakefield Lady Trojans finished up their regular season and began their postseason adventures this past week with meets on Tuesday, Jan. 30 and Friday, Feb. 3. On Tuesday...
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February 8, 2024
The Tri County Northeast girls’ wrestlers competed at the NSAA Subdistrict 2B competition in West Point on Saturday, Feb. 3 for a chance to keep their season alive. At the e...
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February 4, 2024
The Wakefield Trojan Wrestling team travelled to Hartington and Plainview this past week on Tuesday, Jan. 23 and Saturday, Jan. 27. In their first contest, the Trojans travelled ...
![Lady Trojan Michala Beaty taking down the Lady Wolfpacks Jenni Olson.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_0376095c-9a84-4ab9-8c0a-292b29d0f7ac.jpg)
February 4, 2024
The Wakefield Lady Trojans wrestling team found success this past week at the Hartington Cedar Catholic Triangular on Tuesday, Jan. 23, the Plainview Invite on Friday, Jan. 26, an...
February 3, 2024
from Matt Farup Superintendent, Wakefield Community Schools
Wakefield Community Schools Seeks Community Input After Failed Bond Election Despite a setback in our recent bond el...
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February 2, 2024
Wakefield Jr./Sr. High School FCCLA members Sawyer Brudigam and Mayte Flores will be competing at the Nebraska State FCCLA in April for their project based on their recent “Winter...
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January 25, 2024
Jordan Metzler, the senior point guard for the Wakefield Lady Trojans, has surpassed a milestone many high school basketball players dream of achieving. On Friday, Dec. 15 agai...
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January 21, 2024
The Dixon County Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to ask voters to consider a $20 million bond for a new courthouse at their meeting on December 19 with a special mai...
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January 20, 2024
By Amanda K. Sindelar Wakefield Staff
Going into its fourth year, The WakeFIELD Party Country Music Festival has announced some big changes for this year’s event set for Satur...
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January 4, 2024
More pictures can be found here! https://paperandink.smugmug.co... The Wakefield Lady Trojan wrestling team took a trip to Winnebago to compete in the Lady Indian Invite on Fri...
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January 4, 2024
More pictures can be found here! https://paperandink.smugmug.co... The Wakefield Trojans improved their season record to 4-6 after earning one win and one loss at the Shootout o...
![Lady Trojans, winners of the Shootout on the Elkhorn](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_584d191c-36af-4863-bb2d-934871d66d4b.jpg)
January 4, 2024
More pictures can be found here!: https://paperandink.smugmug.co... The Wakefield Lady Trojans basketball team took home the title of “Shootout on the Elkhorn” Holiday Tourname...
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December 7, 2023
The Wakefield Trojans boys wrestling team took a trip to Howells on Saturday, Dec. 2 for the Howells-Dodge Invite. In the field of 17 teams, the Trojans took home 13th place, sco...
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November 30, 2023
The Wakefield Trojans girls and boys basketball teams took their talents to the hardwood on Monday, Nov. 27 for jamboree play against the Howells-Dodge Jaguars. Both teams got the...
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November 30, 2023
On November 17 one of Wakefield’s newest businesses, Vinny’s Café, celebrated its Grand Opening with a ribbon cutting at their location downtown at 301 Main St. Shown in the pict...
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November 17, 2023
Wakefield Community Schools One Act team has been busy hosting Allen on Friday night and then hosting the town for dinner on Saturday. But even before this past weekend they bega...
![Veterans who received Quilts of Valor at the Veterans Day Program at Wakefield Community Schools: Front row (l to r): Mariana McCutcheon, Scott Johnson, and Mason Nixon. Second row (l to r): Dennis Tullberg, Ben Donner, Peter Pagan, and Matt Salmon. Third row (l to r): Keith Krueger, Elliot Salmon, Alex Salmon, Kim Kline, and Sebastian Kramer. Fourth (l to r): Nathan Salmon, Bob Hurley, Jennifer (Salmon) Hurley , Cameron Stickley, and Alex Nunez.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/paper_%26_ink_ar/article/image/large_cbc47719-5677-4a09-a81a-1d5ac6cfbc02.jpg)
November 16, 2023
Representatives of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, and the Quilt Shop Quilters group in Wakefield made a special presentation at this year’s Veterans Day program – presenting Quil...