(KMZA)--A 5th grader at Nemaha Central Elementary School won the Nemaha County Spelling Bee Saturday morning in Seneca.
Tyler Nolte captured 1st place by correctly spelling the word " pilferer."
Taking second place was Parker Koch, a 7th grader at Centralia Schools.
Kylan Edelman, a 7th grader at Sabetha Middle School, took 3rd place.
Nolte will now represent Nemaha County at the state spelling bee sponsored by the Kansas Press Association on March 21 at Newman University in Wichita
The Nemaha County Spelling Bee was sponsored by the Alpha Kappa Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.
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