April 2024

Petersburg native Danny Henn is marking 10 years in business at Rae Valley Repair in Petersburg. He will hold an open house at the business, 102 North Front Street, on Saturday, May 4, starting at 3 p.m.

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Kathleen Ann Modelski, 82, of St. Edward, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at her home in St.

Terry C. Radenslaben, Sr., 77, of Newman Grove, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at home, surrounded by his family.

If you’re a student planning a medical career, rural Nebraska wants you. That’s the message -- both from the state’s rural hospitals, and from the University of Nebraska at Kearney Health Sciences program.

Jaden Hagemann and Logan Spence, juniors at Boone Central High School, have been chosen to attend American Legion Cornhusker Boys State, June 2-8, 2024, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln downtown campus.

Dayna Sharp, a junior at Boone Central High School, has been chosen to atend American Legion Auxiary Cornhusker Girls State, June 2-8, 2024, on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. Sharp will study local, county and state government processes in this nonpartisan political learning experience.

Sometimes, life can throw you curveballs, and you may not always hit them out of the park. Eighth graders from Boone Central Schools learned that and more during their “Reality 101” program on Tuesday, April 9.

Veterans Auxiliaries met on Monday, April 8, 2024 at the Vets Club at 6 p.m. for the Gold Star dinner.

Boone Central FBLA had one of their best state leadership conferences of all time last week, April 11-13, at Kearney. “The senior class reminded everyone why they are always a force to be reckoned with,” said FBLA sponsor Joel Sup.