January 2025

Body A Mass of Christian Burial for Julia “Judy” E. Shaw, 91, of Albion were held Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at St.

Body A graveside service for James D. French, 93will be held in the Spring of 2025 at Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell, Nebraska.

Body A time to greet the family and celebrate the life of Kenneth Eugene Goodwater, Sr., of Minneapolis, Minn., will take place on Saturday, January 4th, 2025, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Biaggi’s Ristorante, 13655 California St., Omaha.

Body A Graveside Memorial Service for Dixie D. Recker-Olson, 75, formerly of the Petersburg and Columbus area, were held Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024 at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Petersburg, where she was laid to rest next to her parents.

Body The 2024 Cardinal Classic Cattle Show was held in Albion, on Saturday, December 14 through Sunday, December 15th at the Boone County Agriculture & Education Center/ Niewohner Arena.

Body The Boone Central wrestling team competed today in Newman Grove at the NG/SE Holiday Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 28.

Body I have a love/hate relationship with the “looking back” editions of the News every year.

Body A funeral service for George N. Christensen, age 92, of Grand Island, with military honors was held on Tuesday, December 31st at All Faiths Funeral Home.

Body I really appreciate all the checking up and checking in that everyone has been doing. Until you’re sitting in a chair staring at the same part of the ceiling for a number of hours a day, you don’t really appreciate the contact that people can make that makes a huge difference.