Features

1970s Christmas classic film has Nebraska ties

1 year ago By Tim Trudell

Gail Rock credits an unusual collaborator that inspired a 1970s holiday season staple and launched her career as an author: a mouse. The mouse, which scurried atop the stove in a friend’s home, triggered a series of events that birthed “The House Without a Christmas Tree,” a television movie that aired each Christmas season on CBS from 1972 to 1977.

Lindsay Academy opens for students at beginning of second semester

1 year ago By News Staff

Students of Lindsay Academy in Lindsay will start their second semester of school in the recently finished facilities. Upon receiving news in February of 2023, that the high school 7-12 grades of Lindsay Holy Family would be closed, the community was committed to maintaining an option for high school education to be offered locally.

Business expansion project underway

1 year ago By News Staff

A major business expansion project is underway at White Star Oil in Albion. Owner Jerry Niewohner said the 1,500 square foot addition to the west side will provide additional kitchen space, meat storage and more customer seating. Completion is anticipated by spring of 2025.

Addy Donelson wins Nebraska Farmer Scholarship award

1 year ago By Curt Arends

Nebraska Farmer has announced that Albion native Addy Donelson is its 2024 scholarship recipient. Donelson, a sophomore at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is an agriculture and environmental sciences communication major, with minors in Engler Entrepreneurship and public policy.

Big Give preliminary total over $440,000

1 year ago By News Staff

Boone County’s week of giving was wrapped up Saturday, Dec. 7, and the total donations as of Tuesday morning stood at $442,433 given to 37 county projects and organizations.

Christmas Shoebox campaign open this week

1 year ago By News Staff

Every year during Christmas season, Samaritan’s Purse, a global evangelical Christian ministry, provides “Christmas Shoeboxes” for needy children worldwide. Since 1993, the ministry has collected and delivered over 220 million shoeboxes, to children in over 170 countries.