May 2024

Two local students, Seth Wright of Petersburg and Braden Benes of Albion, were recognized during the “Pillar” awards in the Engler Entrepreneurship program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The award ceremony was held Friday, May 3, in the Engler Agribusiness center on UNL East Campus.

Boone County Health Centers (BCHC) has announced that Courtney Schindler, RT, is the recipient of the Caring Kind award presented by the Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA).

Boone Central Middle School recently announced the following students are being recognized as Students of the Quarter for the fourth quarter of the 2023-24 school year: Fifth Grade • Trisha Winter - Polite, thinks ahead, respectful, tries extremely hard even when others are not on the same page. •...

The Boone Central track and field program sent twenty young athletes to Omaha for the annual state championships May 15-16 after an amazing season and dual district championships.

Each year since 2006 the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) and the Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association have recognized students who have been nominated by their schools, based on their individual academic excellence, leadership and significant contributions made in their NSAA...

A local disaster due to the April 26 tornado in Boone County was authorized by the County Commissioners at their meeting Monday, May 20. Commissioners met with Jenna Clark, Region 44 Emergency Manager, who reviewed the path of the April 26 tornado.

More than 300 bike riders from throughout Nebraska and several other states will be in Petersburg in just two weeks. Area residents are invited to help welcome the riders and attend the various events and meals planned in Petersburg Wednesday and Thursday, June 5 and 6.

Last Friday evening, May 17, members of the Petersburg Community Club and volunteers cleaned the branches and debris from the big Petersburg park next to Hwy. 14 and the downtown park in preparation of BRAN’s June arrival. Members said community youngsters did an awesome job without any complaints.

The TAPS ACROSS AMERICA tribute debuted on national television in 2020 when CBS news “On the Road” cor-respondent Steve Hartman teamed up with retired Air Force bugler Jari Villan-eva, founder of TAPSFORVET-RANS and TAPS ACROSSAMER-CA.

April brought rain beginning April 1st totaling about .30. On the 6th, the area had strong winds gusting up to 40 miles an hour.