News

Body Nebraska Com Board (NCB) had two board members representing the state during the U.S. Grains Council’s (USGC’s) Com Harvest Quality Report events, with seminars recently taking place in Taiwan, Japan and South Korea for buyers in those markets.

Body Many area students were recently named to the Wayne State College fall dean’s list. A total of 1,312 students on the dean’s list for exemplary academic achievement during the fall 2023 semester.

Body Crop insurance provides a safety net for farmers, protecting their operations from loss due to natural perils such as drought, frost, excess moisture, pest infestations, or disease.

Body Terri Jasa of St. Edward began her duties last week as the new zoning administrator and road department secretary for Boone County.

Body 4-H is fun! 4-H is for all youth, ages 5-18! 4-H is a part of University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension and the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, as well as the Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service – United States Department of Agriculture.

Body Boone Central’s varsity speech team again brought home the sweepstakes championship in their third meet of the season last Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Chanticleer Invitational in Ord.

Body St. Michael’s School and the Albion Knights of Columbus kicked off Catholic Schools Week last Sunday, Jan. 28, with a pancake breakfast (below) and a large book fair in the KC Hall. Events are continuing this week with special dress-up days at St. Michael’s. On Friday, Feb.

Body ’ A group of 15 Boone Central fifth and sixth graders traveled to Central City on Saturday, Jan. 27, to take part in the Sing Around Nebraska festival.

Body Many Boone County area students were among 6,800 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students recently named to the fall deans’ lists. Qualification for the deans’ lists vary among the eight undergraduate colleges and the Explore Center.

Body Snow storms in January eliminated the worst areas of Nebraska’s drought, according to analysts from the U.S. Drought Monitor.