The Albion American Legion Post has chosen Jacob Smith as the 2026 Cornhusker Boys State Representative. Smith is the son of Rob and Maggie Smith of Albion, and will join nearly 300 other high school juniors from across Nebraska at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this season.

Albion Scouts are asking for the community’s help with their Scouting for Food drive on Saturday, April 18th 2026. The Scouts are collecting donations of any non-perishable food items for the Boone County Food Pantry.

The Boone Central annual Musical will be performed for the public in three shows starting Friday, April 10 at the Boone Central Performing Arts Gymnasium. The shows will be held at 7 p.m.

The Albion FFA Alumni organization hosted the 31st annual Gateway to the Sandhills Bullride this past weekend at the Boone County Agriculture & Education Center/Niewohner Arena. In the above photo, The Double S Bull Company presented the Albion FFA Alumni with the best new event of the year award for our event hosted in March of 2024.