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Special Good Neighbor Awards were presented at the Boone County Fair on Sunday, July 20, recognizing the kind and neighborly acts of two Albion couples.

Receiving the awards were Lonnie and Ruth Zrust (top photo) and Gloria and Larry Pochop (lower photo).

The Zrusts were nominated by their neighbors, Bob and Marjorie Reynoldsen. The Pochops were nominated by a large group of neighbors that included Connie Sugden, Cheryl Kuehner, Betty Sharp, Dean and Carolyn Schmid, Bev and Stan Sherrill and Lonnie and Ruth Zrust.

News

on Monday passed a resolutio endorsing the wind generation project being developed east of Petersburg by Third Planet Windpower, LLC.

Steve Boyer, representative of Third Planet Windpower in the Petersburg area, said the company is amending its original bid to Nebraska Public Power District and creating a Community Based Energy Development (C-BED) project. Read more »

Business

Jim and Lois Reidmiller announced this week that they have sold the Albion Lockers to longtime employee Dave Dalton and his wife, Kathy.

The Reidmiller family has owned and operated Albion Lockers for the past 37 years. Jim plans to continue working at the locker to help the Daltons, who will take over the operation Aug. 1.

More information on the business and its sale will be announced next week.

Sports

Power surge.

Albion’s American Legion Seniors jump-started a 10-5 victory over Pierce in the opening round of the Class B Area 5 district tournament at the Albion Sports Complex with an uncharacteristic power barrage in the first two innings Tuesday night. Read more »