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Boone County’s annual spelling contest for fifth through eighth graders was held last Wednesday, Jan. 24, at Boone Central. The top seven of 36 students in the contest were (front, l.-r.) Jacob Krohn, first place, sixth grader at Boone Central; Zaiden Heusman, second, eighth grader at St. Edward; Julia Baldwin, third, eighth grader at Riverside; Reagan Dobson, fourth, fifth grader at Riverside; (back) Grace Nore, seventh grader, and Leah Erickson, eighth grader, both from St. Michael’s who tied for fifth place, and Vivian Carnley, seventh, eighth grader at Boone Central. Winning word this year was “vagrancy.” Some of the words that eliminated spellers were: avocado, amenable, scrupulous, insightful, financial and gratitude. Ten oral rounds were required to determine the winner.

Cowboys and cowgirls from several states showed off their marksmanship from horseback in the mounted shooting contest at Niewohner Arena on the Boone County Fairgrounds last Saturday and Sunday. This cowboy had a perfect ride, breaking all balloons in slightly over 14 seconds.

Doug Young, vice president and manager of Albion’s Cornerstone Bank since January of 2011, is retiring from the position effective this Friday, Feb. 2.

Albion Economic Development Corp. (AEDC) is requesting proposals for housing development at two additional AEDC-owned locations in the city limits.