Ten attend Stanton band event
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Students from 37 schools in Northeast Nebraska were selected for participation in the Stanton Junior High Honor Band. Included in this selection were 10 Boone Central band students.
February 2025
Lady Cards face tough teams at conference
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The Lady Cardinals earned some time to rest last week after a gauntlet of a week the week before. Following their win against Ponca in the opening round of the Mid State Conference tournament, the Cards fell to the C2 #3 Crofton Warriors in the second round last Monday.
Pibel Lake cottonwood named “national champion”
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It is official: the Cornhusker State has a new national champion. In the summer of 2024, a surveyor working at Pibel Lake in Wheeler County noticed a very large eastern cottonwood tree.
Healthcare Chatter
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At Boone County Health Center (BCHC), we are dedicated to providing high-quality, patient-centered care close to home. When you’re not feeling your best, the last thing you want is to spend hours on the road traveling to receive treatment.
Panthers pick up win, winding up regular season
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The Newman Grove-St. Edward Panthers boys’ basketball team hosted Archangels Catholic and traveled to Riverside and Cedar Bluffs for games, with four games left in the regular season.
Cards prepare for District tournament
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The Boone Central boys’wrestling team began the trip toward the District tournament this last week with duals against Scotus and Columbus Lakeview. The Cardinals will travel to Malcom this weekend, Feb.
Ruth Fischer-Miller, 98
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A private service for Ruth Fisher-Miller, 98, was held in Eugene Oregon Beloved daughter, sister and mother, Ruth Fisher-Miller, passed away peacefully January 29, 2025 at the age of 98. She grew up in Albion, Nebraska and spent the majority of her adult life in Oregon. She was preceded in death by her husband Gilbert, her daughters Sharon Miller and Sandy Miller as well as her parents, Otto and Edith Fisher, and brothers and sisters. Ruth Fischer-Miller is survived by her sons: Rick (Karen) Miller, Steve Miller and her daughter, Lisa (Seth) Olsen of Albion.
Melvin L. Griel, 81
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Melvin L. Griel, 81, of Newman Grove, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2025, at the Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home in Newman Grove.
Larry Joseph Krause, 84
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Funeral services for Larry Joseph Krause, 84, of Springfield, were held on Monday, January 20 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Springfield. Larry Joseph Krause was born December 23, 1940 in Petersburg, Nebraska, to John and Rose Krause, and he died on January 14, 2025 in Springfield.
Kurt Wecker, 54
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Funeral services for Kurt Wecker, age 54, of Verdigre, Nebraska will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at the United Methodist Church in Verdigre.
