On Saturday, February 14th, 12 Boone Central 7th and 8th Grade Band and Choir students traveled to the Stanton Junior High Honor Festival. 31 schools and approximately 300 students participated in the event. Students were selected based on nominations by their directors. The groups rehearsed throughout the day and concluded with a public concert. Boone Central students attending were - back l to r: Eden Keshel, RJ Landauer, Xander Wright; middle: Reid Buck, Keira Goodpasture, Sharon Estrada, Lauren Kettelson, Carol Hernandez; front l to r: Mia Curry, Alexa Lucas Moreno, Hadley Shriver, Aimee-Jo Bailey.

The Cardinals traveled to Battle Creek on Saturday February 21 to compete in the always challenging Battle Creek Invitational. The Cardinals came home with the Varsity Sweepstakes championship narrowly edging out the host Battle Creek.

RedCross Blood Drive Coordinators Kathy Koch and JoAnn Mattner reported a successful Petersburg February blood drive with 37 units donated surpassing their goal of 36 with several milestones set. Donors were down, expected due to illness etc.

On February 13, 2026, at approximately 8:36 a.m., the Nance County Sheriff’s Office received information that Wade Brandenburger was possibly located inside a camper on the north side of Genoa in Nance County, Nebraska.