• Home
• About
• Contact Us
• Archives
• Privacy
• Subscribers

RSS

And the winners are . . . .

Albion Chamber of Commerce Secretary Abby Johnson, left, is assisted by Ann Knust in drawing names at the annual grand prize drawing held Dec. 23 at the Chamber office. A total of $3,000 in Albion Chamber Bucks was awarded to the 26 winners. A complete list of the winners is included in this week’s Albion News Print Edition.

Busy year brought changes, progress

Albion and Boone County had another active year in 2008.

Several construction projects reached completion and new buildings were started.

In the first half of the year, Boone County Commissioners were considering a possible expansion of the county courthouse, and a major renovation project began at Boone County Health Center.

The County Planning Commission studied possible changes in zoning regulations for livestock feeding operations, and the primary election featured a close race for Albion’s District 2 seat on the Board of Commissioners.

Kate Sullivan of Cedar Rapids (pictured above) and Paul Eurek of Loup City emerged from the primary election as the two top candidates in the District 41 legislative race. Read more

Marie E. Starkey

Marie E. Starkey, 79, of Fremont, died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2008 at Shalimar Gardens in Fremont. Funeral services were held Friday, Dec. 19 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church at Cedar Rapids. Monsignor Ralph Steffenmeier officiated. Burial was held in the St. Michael Catholic Cemetery in Spalding.

Elsie V. Staub

Elsie V. Staub, 89, of Albion, died on Dec. 19, 2008 at Boone County Health Center. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008 at Zion Lutheran Church with Rev. Larry Sydow officiating. Burial will be held at the Roselawn Cemetery in Columbus following services.

Viola Formanek

Viola Formanek, 88 of Lindsay, died on Friday, Dec. 19, 2008 at her home in Lindsay. Funeral services were held on Monday, Dec. 22 at 10 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lindsay. Father James Novotny officiated. The burial was held at the Lindsay Holy Family Cemetery in Lindsay.

Boone Central Girls Still Unbeaten

Another game, another win. But certainly not ho-hum.
In perhaps its most impressive performance during a 5-0 start to the 2008-09 season, the Boone Central girls basketball team toppled the Twin River Titans 48-39 Tuesday, Dec. 16, in Albion.
After trailing at halftime of an intense, physical contest, the Lady Cardinals used a strong finish to secure their fifth straight victory, outscoring the visitors 17-7 in the fourth quarter. Read more

Boone Central Duals Prove Tough

Two of the six teams scheduled to compete in Saturday’s Boone Central Duals tournament were unable to attend due to the bad weather, but that did not make the meet any less difficult.
Hosting powerful squads from Central City, Boys Town and Tekamah-Herman, the host Cardinals dropped all three of their duals by large margins.
Senior Dustin Martin had the brightest day for BC, winning all three of his matches to remain undefeated in 2008-09. Kevin Krohn, Kaleb Carey and Keir Dane Harner all posted 2-1 records for the Cards. Read more

Cards Lack Offense, Drop Two

Boone Central could not quite overcome a slow start against Twin River Tuesday, Dec. 16, then fell victim to a furious pace and finish by Norfolk Catholic Friday in losses that dropped the Cardinals’ early-season record to 1-4.
After scoring just 12 first-half points and falling behind by 15, Boone Central gamely rallied against visiting Twin River, but fell just short when a last-second shot kicked off the back of the rim.
Norfolk Catholic used its quickness and a frenetic pace to spark a 13-0 run late in the first period Friday and used an up-tempo game to score a 54-33 victory.
“Our players continue to work hard,” credited Boone Central Coach Dan Zoucha. “We still need to develop some consistency on offense.
“Defensively, we will have to work harder to challenge our opponents to shoot a lower percentage from the field,” he added. “When our shots are not dropping, our defensive intensity must rise that much more.” Read more

‘Fully appropriated’ designation to limit water development

Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced earlier this month that a preliminary “fully appropriated” designation has been issued for the Platte River Basin upstream of the Missouri River, which includes the Loup River Basin.

If the designation is made permanent, it will bring new water restrictions in the Loup and Elkhorn River Basins. Read more

NPPD official discusses wind project at Petersburg

More than 50 people attended a meeting hosted by NPPD in Werner Hall, Petersburg, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008 to explain the proposed wind power project in the Petersburg area.

Also attending were representatives from Cornhusker Power, Loup Power and wind company developers.

Dave Rich, Renewable Energy Development Manager with NPPD, explained he was present to provide an overview, request for proposals and solicit input. “If you would like good information,” Rich stated, “go to Its YourPower.org. There’s a lot of information on that site.”

He displayed a graph showing NPPD derives 57 percent of its power from coal, 24 percent from nuclear generation and nine percent hydro, with very little from gas or oil. “A lot of what’s going to happen in the future depends on Washington,” he stated. “Cost of electricity here currently is the sixth lowest in the nation.”

Read the Albion News or Petersburg Press Print Editions for Complete Details.

« Previous Page — Next Page »

Advertisement



• Recent Posts

  • 2546
  • 2545
  • New sign up and working
  • Construction progress shows at wind farm
  • New signs welcome Albion visitors
  • High School, Middle School registrations Aug. 3-4
  • Burglary suspect nabbed quickly
  • Albion Thunder Highlights Season with Class D Runner-up Finish
  • Extreme Concludes Banner Season At Class C State
  • New Feature Winners at Boone County Raceway

Copyright © 2008 The Albion News Online · Site created and hosted by Applied Connective Technologies