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Area 4-H members working on their 2024 livestock projects will be featured at the “A-Rama” shows on the weekend of May 24-26 in the Niewohner Arena on the Boone County Fairgrounds. The Swine-A-Rama will be held Friday, May 24.

Growth of the Boone Central TeamMates program over 21 years provided cause for celebration at the annual TeamMates Banquet Sunday evening, April 21. The chapter has grown from two mentor-mentee matches during its first year, 2002, to reach a record 75 mentor-mentees in 2023-24.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an emergency waiver that will allow the sale of E15 fuel nationwide during summer 2024.

Gov. Jim Pillen was in Albion Sunday, but he wasn’t here to talk about state policies or legislation.

Several years ago, I moved from the back office cubicle to the front office cubicle. I was excited to “move on up”! I could see all the coming and going of people entering the office.

Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences held its annual State Science Fair on Thursday, April 18, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus. Several Newman Grove students attended this event.

Elementary students at Boone Central were excited Tuesday morning, April 23. That’s the day the books came.

Albion Education Foundation board members and advisors met in March 2024 to discuss and award grant requests at Boone Central Schools and Albion St. Michael’s School for the 2024-25 school year.

An alleged misuse of funds was announced April 16 by the Boone County Cops & Bobbers organization on social media. The organization’s board of directors published a letter on its Facebook page, stating that Cops & Bobbers was made aware on April 7 of “a possible situation involving misuse of our organization’s funds.” After an internal investigation and confirmation of the allegations, immediate measures were taken to ensure all missing funds were reimbursed by April 10, and that reimbursement was made.

Identifying and addressing challenges and needs in a community takes time and a dedicated effort to continue progressing. The Albion Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) was created specifically for this reason.