(KMZA)--A 5th grader at Centralia Schools won the 2025 Nemaha County Spelling Bee held January 25th at Centralia Schools.

Draidyn Mueting will advance to the Sunflower State Spelling Bee to be held on March 22nd at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina.

Taking second place was Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School 8th grader Jayla Nolte.

Piper Koch, a fifth grader at Centralia Schools, took 3rd place.

Students from the four Nemaha County schools participated in the event—including Centralia, Sabetha, Sts. Peter and Paul, and Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School.