May 2025

Mass of Christian Burial for Eileen Hockemeier, age 90, of Tilden, was held on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Tilden. Reverend John Norman was celebrant, with burial in St.

Funeral services for Keith M. Jacobson, 94, of Newman Grove were held Thursday, May 22, 2025, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Newman Grove.

Boone County Health Center (BCHC) has announced Louise Schenk as its 2025 Caring Kind Employee of the Year. For the past 12 years, Schenk has served in Environmental Services with unwavering dedication.

Boone Central hosted its honors night last week, and released its listing of scholarship winners this week. Those local students,winninglocal scholarships included: Local Scholarship Name Winners Albion Area Arts Council Scholarship Winner Michelle Jordan Patzel; Jayla Iburg Albion Education Foundation Winners: Gold - Logan Spence; Silver - Brock Slizoski Albion FFA Alumni Scholarship Winners: Cole Melany Albion Masonic Scholarship Winners: Logan Spence; Payton Sullivan; McKenzye Olguin-Hernandez; Jaden Hagemann Albion News Scholarship Winner: Hannah Krohn Alda Lehr Memorial Scholarship Winner: Avery Krohn, no alternate American Legion Post #162 Scholarship Winner: Myah Lipker American Legion Riders Post #162 Scholarship Winner: Alee Luna American Red Cross “Hope Begins with You” Scholarship Winners: Jaden Hagemann; Avery Krohn; Hannah Krohn; Jackson Boyd; Brock Slizoski; Talan Stokes Andy Johnson Memorial Scholarship Winner: Brock Slizoski August and Bertha Miller Memorial Scholarship Winner Melany Preister Boone Central Alumni Scholarship Winners: Avery Krohn, Michelle Patzel, Talan Stokes, Clay Sandman Boone Central Booster Club Scholarship Winners: Avery Krohn, Clay Sandman, Melany Preister, Hannah Krohn Boone Central Northeast Dean’s Scholarship Winner: Jackson Boyd, Alternates: Alee Luna, Madison Gompert Boone Central Teammates Scholarship Winner Tracy Perez Boone County VFW #736 Scholarship Winners: Averie Luettel, Jaden Hagemenn, Melany Preister Boone County VFW Auxiliary Post #736 Scholarship Winner: Averie Luettel Boone/Nance Cattlemen’s Scholarship Winners: Jackson Boyd, Connor Christo, Jarrett Rother, Melany Preister Brooke Groth Memorial Scholarship Winner: Avery Krohn Captain Ed Iwan Leadership Scholarship Winner: Jaden Hagemann Carroll J (Tad) Reid Scholarship Winner: Hannah Krohn Cops & Bobbers Scholarship Winner: Jaden Hagemann Cornerstone Bank Scholarship Winner: Thomas Roberts Dan Thieman Memorial Scholarship Winner: Logan Spence David Beckwith Scholarship Winner: McKenzye Olquin-Hernandez Douglas Charles Beckwith Arts Scholarship Winner: Jordan Patzel Dr.

They say you learn something new every day. Well, this week I learned that there is such a thing as state junior high track.