April 2024

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

Oliva, daughter of Martin and Amy Klein, and Kaitey, daughter of Kevin and Lisa Schumacher, were recently selected to attend the 2024 Nebraska Attorney General’s Youth Conference. They will attend the day-long conference on April 16th with other selected Juniors from across Nebraska.

The Boone Central track teams competed at the Wayne Blue Devil Invite on April 2 and turned in amazing performances, securing the girls, boys and combined championships. The meet included competitors from Lakeview, David City, Scotus, Pierce, Wakefield, and of course, Wayne.

Boone Central School Board held a two-hour closed session video conference Monday night with a Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) representative to consider potential superintendent candidates for the district.

A drama that features the World War II experiences of a young Nebraska soldier will be featured in Albion at the Boone Central High School Performing Arts Gym this Sunday, April 14, at 3 p.m. This work by Lincoln playwright Becky Boesen centers around the wartime experiences of Staff Sergeant Clarence Williams of Nebraska as related through his personal letters home.

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

On Friday, April 12, 2024 at 10 a.m., the Petersburg Fire Department will be testing the village civil defense outdoor warning system (fire whistle). This signal will be used if a tornado is approaching Petersburg. In the event a tornado was actually approaching, the whistle would sound continually for one minute. No all clear would be sounded.

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Pat Miller and David Shipley, four-hand keyboard entertainers and fan favorites at area events, will provide a musical program after the annual Immanuel Zion (IZ) salad supper to be held Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 6 p.m.

Vicki Lynn Schluntz, 74, of rural Huntley, died on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society - Colonial Villa of Alma. Vicki was born on June 26, 1949, in Albion, the eldest of five children, born to Harry and Doris (Beckstrom) Niemann.