At left —  a 2011 Husker football prediction cartoon drawn by Aaron Wade.

Aaron Wade, editor of the Hemingford Ledger for the past five-and-a-half years, has accepted the position of Director of Newspaper Operations for the Alliance Times-Herald.

Wade will begin his new position on January 1.

Wade is a 1998 graduate of Hemingford High School and has a degree is sports communications from the University of Nebraska-Kearney.  He has also studied multimedia and graphic design.

Wade recently won the Alliance 125th year logo design contest.

An accomplished artist, his work featuring Husker images was recently displayed at the Carnegie Arts Center.

Wade’s wife, Cara Messersmith is an Alliance High School graduate and currently is employed by the Alliance Public Schools as a speech pathologist.  The couple has three children.

Below … a 2011 Husker vs. Wyoming prediction developed by Aaron Wade.