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November 2024

Christmas Shoebox campaign open this week

Body Every year during Christmas season, Samaritan’s Purse, a global evangelical Christian ministry, provides “Christmas Shoeboxes” for needy children worldwide. Since 1993, the ministry has collected and delivered over 220 million shoeboxes, to children in over 170 countries.
Albion News

Christmas Shoebox campaign underway

Body Every year during Christmas season, Samaritan’s Purse, a global evangelical Christian ministry, provides “Christmas Shoeboxes” for needy children worldwide. Since 1993, the ministry has collected and delivered over 220 million shoeboxes, to children in over 170 countries.
Albion News

Boone County election turnout near 85 percent

Body ANBCT Staff As the citizens of Boone County went to the polls on Election Day, they did so in large numbers, as did the citizens of the state of Nebraska and the United States in a huge election turnout.
Albion News

Bill Schriver receives Living Veteran award

Body Bill Schriver, an active member of the Albion community for more than 50 years, was named the 2024 Living Veteran by local veterans’ organizations at Monday’s Veterans Day ceremony in the Boone Central Gym.
LIVING VETERAN AWARD -- Bill Schriver (second from right) and his wife Dee (left) attended the honorary flag raising at the downtown mini-park Monday with their family members. Courtesy Photo

Toy Show held here Sunday

Body A first Albion Toy Show was held Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Cardinal Inn Event Center in Albion. The show was organized and staged by Linda, Aaron and Dan Hamling, and they are hoping to make it an annual event in Albion.
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Alvin Joseph Kuta

Body Alvin Joseph Kuta, 95, of Humphrey, Nebraska, died Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at the Norfolk Veterans Home in Norfolk, Nebraska. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday, November 12, at 10:30 AM at St.
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Medlin honored for 75 years

Body Beulah Chapter #40, Order of Eastern Star, Norfolk, honored Fern Medlin (right) for 75 years of membership recently. Fern was initiated Dec. 29, 1949 at Areme Chapter #124, Coleridge, NE when she was on Christmas break from college. She had just turned 18. She affiliated Jan.
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Albion Cub Scouts planning sock drive

Body Cub Scout Pack 155 of Albion is having a sock drive. They are accepting donations that will go to the Boone County Food Pantry. The Pack is asking for community donations of new socks, hats, gloves and mittens for all ages.
CUB SCOUTS planning their Sock Drive include (left, front to back) Cameron Lindsey of St. Edward, RJ Lindsey of St. Edward, Max Landauer of Albion, and Anthony Landauer of Albion; (right) Kayla and Robert Lindsey of St. Edward.