May 2024

Boone County 4-Her Cassidy Maricle is one of 18 4-H members from throughout the state who recently won Nebraska 4-H Foundation Scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year.

Gov. Jim Pillen issued an emergency declaration on Sunday in the aftermath of severe weather that started April 25 and continued through April 27, resulting in damage from thunderstorms, high winds, rain and reported tornadoes.

Boone County Fairgrounds in Albion will be the site of the 2024 Nebraska Junior High State Finals Rodeo on Thursday and Friday, May 16-17. About 100 contestants are expected for the rodeo events, which begin at 9 a.m.

As it turned out, last weekend probably wasn’t the best time to be out of town. Julie and I were in Lincoln for the annual Nebraska Press Association Convention on Friday and Saturday.

(Editor’s Note: National Small Business Week is being observed this week, April 28-May 4, and the Boone County Development Agency provided the following opinion piece in support of the county’s small businesses.)

Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home of Newman Grove announced Monday that more than $69,000 has been contributed to its fund-raising effort announced last week. The total raised as of 3 p.m.

Students in the junior classes of St. Edward and Newman Grove high schools had some valuable hands-on training in various fire fighting and rescue activities last Thursday, April 25, at the St. Edward Fire Station.

Many businesses and volunteer organizations are dealing with a shortage of personnel these days. In Nebraska, volunteer firefighters and EMTs are in short supply.

Awards and recognition of many achievements during the past year were presented at the St. Edward FFA Banquet on Monday, April 22.

Pat Miller and David Shipley, a couple from Lincoln, known as “The Benchwarmers”, provided musical entertainment at the annual salad supper hosted by Immanuel Zion Church, rural Albion, on Wednesday, April 24.