April 2024

Community Builders will hold its next meeting in Petersburg on Wednesday, May 1. Registration begins at 3 p.m.

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.

Survived by Alice (Maricle) Johnson (Donald). Preceded in death by Gordon Neal Maricle and his wife Irene. Interment will be at the Boone Cemetery, rural Albion. Austin Casper is the great great nephew of Dr. Maricle.

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.

Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home recently sent out a request for assistance to its facility in the form of tax deductible donations. Following is the letter as published on Facebook: “Over the past couple years, it’s no surprise that Nebraska nursing homes are struggling to stay alive.

Newman Grove senior Carmen Montoya competed in the District Music Contest at Norfolk High School on Friday, April 19. She received a Division I (superior) rating for her performance..

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.