March 2025

Body The Cardinals of Boone Central earned the #2 seed in the C1-4 Subdistrict hosted by #1 seed Omaha Concordia. The #2 seed came with a firstround bye and a date with the Arlington Eagles (12-10) on Tuesday Feb 25th.

Body The Boone Central girls’ basketball team was my first assignment with the paper last year and it was a joy to get to follow them again this year. While I have enjoyed all my assignments with the paper, there is something about your first one.

Body A Mass of Christian Burial for Joan J. Smith, 90, of Albion, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at St Michael’s Catholic Church in Albion. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Monday at the church with a 7:00 p.m. wake service. Fr. Matt Gutowski will officiate.

Body I’ve held for a very long time that I believe a major shift in our country has been in the way our government communicates with us. The advent and installation of the internet has had recorded detrimental effect on the people of this country.

Body A Mass of Christian Burial for Joan J. Smith, 90, of Albion, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at St Michael’s Catholic Church in Albion. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Monday at the church with a 7:00 p.m. wake service. Fr. Matt Gutowski will officiate.

Body Funeral services for Ronald J. Weltruski, Sr.