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The Boone Central High School Student Council hosted a “Penny War” between the homeroom classes to help raise money for donations to the Boone County Food Pantry. During the week of Feb.

Cody Maricle of Boone County took top honors at the 2024 Nebraska Farm Bureau (NEFB) Collegiate Discussion Meet. The award was announced Dec. 10 at the Member Appreciation luncheon at Nebraska Farm Bureau’s 107th Annual Meeting and Convention in Kearney.

Madison Gompert of Albion has been selected by the Veterans of Foreign Wars as the Nebraska State Winner for her Voice of Democracy speech, moving her forward into the National competition in Washington D.C.

Korean War Vet Royce Garrett of Albion awarded Quilt of Valor In about a half hour’s time at the Albion Veterans Club last Monday, Feb. 10 – Royce E.

Loup Power District recognized Hydro Superintendent Brad Morton for 35 years of service to Loup Power District. Morton joined Loup in 1990 as Second Assistant Plant Operator at the Columbus Powerhouse.

Students of Lindsay Academy in Lindsay will start their second semester of school in the recently finished facilities.

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.