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December 2025

Yuletide Fest well attended

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Yuletide Fest was held in Newman Grove on Friday evening, December 5. A big crowd attended. There were rides, all businesses were open with hot drinks and treats, and of course, Santa Claus and the big beautiful tree on Main Street. This year they had two reindeer on display that fit in with the festivities very well. They were brought from Wood River Nebraska by the Blue Star Reindeer Farm. They displayed a mother, called a doe and her baby, a fawn. The doe was two years old and her name was Wednesday. The fawn’s name was Everdine. Blue Star Farms has a total of seven reindeer at this time with hopes of increasing their herd.
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Wrestling team opens at O’Neill

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The Boone Central boys wrestling team traveled to O’Neill on December 6, to take part in the O’Neill Eagle Invite. The Cardinals finished in 12th overall with 74.5 team points.
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Cardinals start at Columbus

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Sophomore Kaden Miller scored 24 points while older brother Jacob chipped in 19 of his own as Boone Central opened the 25-26 campaign with a loss on the road against Columbus Lakeview, 62-51 last Thursday.
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Lady Cards Open Season Strong

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By: Darren Wright AN/BCT Staff Senior Myah Rankin scored a personal best 19 points to lead the Boone Central Lady Cardinals to a dominant season opening victory over Columbus Lakeview 61-39 on the road last Thursday night.
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Babbling Brook

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I’ve warned folks for nearly two decades that there will be a relatively large black hole of information that we rely on now and really love to read in newspapers. The advent of social media was a really neat thing - it’s been really neat for 20 years, but it has been, hands down detrimental to newspapers and community.
“Paper=Good”

Eugene “Gene” Olnes, 76

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Funeral services for Eugene “Gene” Olnes, 76, of Norfolk, will be held on Friday, November 28, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Norfolk.
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Ron Pfeifer, 77

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A Mass of Christian Burial for Ron Pfeifer, 77, of Lindsay was held Monday, December 1, 2025, at Holy Family Church in Lindsay. Fr.
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