Area students earn UNK degrees
Several area students were among the 200 receiving degrees during summer commencement at the University of Nebraska at Kearney last Friday, Aug. 9.
August 2024
Final deadline is Aug. 1 to file for village board seats
Candidates for village board have until Thursday, Aug. 1, at 5 p.m.
Final concert in series brings out big crowd
Several hundred people attended the final concert of the downtown Albion series last Thursday, July 25, featuring the Pioneer Band (top photo) and Grant Pickrel (right).
Boone Central plans registration event for Thursday, August 8
Boone Central Public Schools is planning elementary registration for preschool through fourth grade to be held on Thursday, Aug. 8, from 11 a.m.
Preliminary county valuations up 26%
Watch for a major increase in Boone County’s property valuations this year. Preliminary valuation figures announced Monday indicate a total valuation increase of about 26 percent or $663 million for the county as a whole.
Golf tourney raised $13,500 for new mammo machine
The 2024 Boone Central Health Center Foundation Golf Tournament was held on July 19, with championship honors going to a team of “Commscope/Anixter Wesco.” This year’s event was put together by the Foundation to help raise funds for the new 3D mammography unit.
NEST wraps up summer throwing season
In The NEST regular season, last place seed, Dylan Zoucha, found his stride and battled his way through the play in bracket to reach the Championship bracket. Dylan would eventually run out of steam in the Championship bracket, but not before eliminating the #3 seed from the tournament.
Boone-Nance 4-H livestock quiz bowl team tops in state
Senior Livestock Quiz Bowl team members Ryan Cumming, Cassidy Maricle, Aidan Choat and Nicholas Groeteke outlasted their competition, Dawson County, to capture the Nebraska State 4-H Senior Livestock Quiz Bowl team title recently with a 4-1 record.
St. Michael’s holding enrollment event August 7
St. Michael’s School in Albion is having registration and enrollment verification for the 24/25 school year on Wednesday, August 7th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Beata Hoefer, 97
A Mass of Christian Burial for Beata Catherine Hoefer, 97, of Albion was held Monday, July 29, 2024 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Albion.
