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). This prestigious award underscores Schindler’s exceptional commitment to patient care, and her outstanding contributions as a respiratory therapist within BCHC.

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. • Reid Buck - Does extremely well in class and works to do his best work at all times.

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. The Cardinals knew the competition at the Class B State Championships would not be easy with terrific athletes competing from all around the state.

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 activity.

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. Following activities. refreshments were provided by the club. Helping in the top photo were Tina Stokes, Kalynn Koch, Tori Petsche, Jade Petsche, Eric Petsche and Reed. Kids volunteering in the lower photo were Braelyn Thieman, Jade Petsche, Anistyn Koch, Reed Petsche and Stetson Koch.

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. The two men invited buglers and musicians to sound TAPS from their front porches all at the same time as a part of the TAPS ACROSS AMERICA tribute.

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