April 2024

Mary Lou Nore, 93, of Albion, passed away Monday, April 1, 2024, at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Funeral services will be Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 10:30 a.m., at Zion Lutheran Church in Albion with Rev.

A Funeral Mass for Frances Sullivan Kovarik will be Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at St.

Many Boone Central FFA members are entered in competitions at the 2024 Nebraska State FFA Convention to be held April 3-5 at the UNL East Campus in Lincoln. Boone Central members have qualified to compete in 15 areas of state contests.

A special benefit event is planned for Teigyn Reynolds, infant daugher of Skylar and Cabre (Johnson) Reynolds, at Ewing on Sunday, April 14. Teigyn was diagnosed with a rare lung disorder, and funds are being raised for a portable oxygen machine to make trips to doctor’s appointments safer for her.

Boone County Health Center (BCHC) has announced the appointment of Anne Parks to its Foundation Board. With a rich background in banking and commitment to community service, Parks brings a wealth of experience and dedication to her new role.

Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) are invited to meet with a member of his staff during the month of April in Albion and 12 other communities. The staff outreach in Albion will be Monday, April 8, at the Boone County Courthouse, 222 S.

Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) is reminding the public that it is unlawful to place political campaign signs, or any signs, on state highway and interstate right-of-way. This includes intersections, medians, entrance and exit ramps, sidewalks and the ditches and lands that make up the right-of-way bordering the length of each roadway.

I hope you and your families all enjoyed your Easter. I kind of feel sorry for parents/children in our area.

Child care has changed considerably through the years, and I can certainly see the difference in generations from where our own children were small until now. I’m not sure that we, as parents, were as concerned about child care 50 years ago as parents are today.

A basement has been completed for the first home in the Fowlkes Second Addition to Newman Grove. The new home of Jim and Janell Wyant will be installed on this structure soon. Two lots have now been sold. All infrastructure has been installed, with only some seeding and work on the drainage pond remaining to be completed. Photo: Chrissy Rasmussen • Albion News/Boone County Tribune