August 2024

Boone County Raceway put on a show for “Mechanics Night” last Friday evening, honoring those drivers, helpers, family, volunteers and staff that keep the cars running week to week. This weekend, Aug.

Funeral Services Jedd C. Broberg, 63, of Newman Grove, will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 9, 2024, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Newman Grove.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Gerald “Jerry” F. Reardon, 61, of David City, were held Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at St.

Funeral services for Dr. Marlee Jean (Bentjen) Holmes of Walnut Creek, CA, formerly of Albion, will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at Zion Lutheran Church in Albion.

The City of Albion and the Albion Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) recently released notice that the entities had jointly applied for a $1 million the Nebraska Rural Community Recovery program in the hopes of securing funding for two key community enhancement projects.

“Aperson who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.”

Results from Madison County Fair, 2024 for the group “Open Class Exhibitors”. This event was held inside the Octagon building on the Madison County Fairgrounds.

Eight new benches were installed in the Newman Grove park areas with the Newman Grove Community Foundation helping with costs of $5,000. The benches have cutouts for local historical dates, and on the back have information about the community as well.

A good friend of mine celebrated his 70th birthday this week, so he planned a golf outing in Lincoln with many participants. We called it “geezer golf.” It was a lot of fun with cooler conditions in the morning, but there was a heat index of well over 100 degrees in the afternoon took some of the fun away.