Albion voters to decide on economic development plan
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Economic development is critical to any community. However, for rural areas it can be the difference between boarded up storefronts and new housing developments.
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Plainview family new owners of Albion, Petersburg newspapers
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Drawing a close on the last 17 years of ownership, Jim and Julie Dickerson passed the keys of the Albion News/Boone County Tribune and Petersburg Press to new owners at the end of last week – Brook D. and April Curtiss of Plainview.
IT'S ALL BOONE!
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By Joe Flanagan for the Albion News/Boone County Tribune
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That was the lucky lottery number for the Boone Central Cardinals Tuesday.
On a warm but breezy day in Albion, Boone scored 110 points in both the girls and boys competition in the B-4 District track and field event, winning team championships in both divisions. The Cardinals also emerged with 17 qualifiers for the 2024 Nebraska State Track and Field Championships in Omaha May 15-16.
Riverside senior receives P.E.O. STAR scholarship
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Maria Moseman, a senior at Riverside High School, was selected to receive a $2,500 STAR Scholarship from the International P.E.O. Sisterhood.
Cassidy Maricle receives 4-H Foundation Scholarship
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Boone County 4-Her Cassidy Maricle is one of 18 4-H members from throughout the state who recently won Nebraska 4-H Foundation Scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year. “These 4-H’ers are commended for their outstanding accomplishments in 4-H, dedication to community service and high scholastic achievement,” said Steve Pritchard, Boone-Nance Extension educator.
Governor declares emergency in 3 counties
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Gov. Jim Pillen issued an emergency declaration on Sunday in the aftermath of severe weather that started April 25 and continued through April 27, resulting in damage from thunderstorms, high winds, rain and reported tornadoes. Counties covered in this declaration include Douglas, Washington, and Lancaster.
Boone Fairgrounds to host Junior High State Finals Rodeo
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Boone County Fairgrounds in Albion will be the site of the 2024 Nebraska Junior High State Finals Rodeo on Thursday and Friday, May 16-17. About 100 contestants are expected for the rodeo events, which begin at 9 a.m.
IZ salad supper features ‘Benchwarmers’
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Pat Miller and David Shipley, a couple from Lincoln, known as “The Benchwarmers”, provided musical entertainment at the annual salad supper hosted by Immanuel Zion Church, rural Albion, on Wednesday, April 24. They created a fictional story, which was a three-year project, about the beginning of the bounteous salads and scrumptious sweets from the first salad supper to the current one 150 years later.
Albion News/Boone County Tribune 2024 Area Track & Field Leaders
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Best Area Performances (Through meets April 29) Girls 100M Dash................ Ava Duerksen, Boone Central...................
Boone Central provides updated Multi-Activity Student Award list
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Boone Central Schools provided the following updated and corrected list of students receiving the Multi-Activity Student Awards for 202324: Seniors - Taylor Beierman, Brant Benes, Parker Borer, Nathan Devine, Ava Duerksen, Joshua Erickson, Jackson Lipker, Emma Lordemann, Jose Luna, Cassidy Maricle, Isabella Meyer, Myranda Nelson, Benjamin Reilly, Natalie Schrad and Elizabeth Webster.