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Boone Central varsity speech team collected the sweepstakes win in their final regular season meet at Pierce last Saturday, but it was a “nail biter” according to coach Joel Sup. That makes nine team championships in nine meets this season, including the Mid-State Conference championship.

Albion FFA Alumni are gearing up for the 29th annual Gateway to the Sandhills Bullride to be held Saturday, March 16, at the Niewohner Arena on the fairgrounds. The preview begins at 6:30 p.m.

Six contestants competed in the first annual Adult Spelling Contest sponsored by the Albion Chamber of Commerce last Saturday night, March 2, at The J Sports Bar and Grill. Women emerged as the leaders as the contest rounds continued.

Several Boone County area students were among the 72 admitted recently to the Kearney Health Opportunities Program (KHOP) at the Universtity of Nebraska at Kearney for the fall 2024 semester. This year’s class is the program’s largest-ever, surpassing the 56 students admitted in 2023.

A big project is coming to conclusion at the DC Ag facility southeast of Albion. The new 3,600-square-foot office area is nearing completion, and owner Dallas Choat said he hopes to have that area in use by this Friday, March 8.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that agricultural producers and private landowners began signing up for the general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) starting March 4 and running through March 29, 2024.

Children at the Albion Public Library last Saturday, March 2, celebrated the birthday of Dr. Seuss and the beginning of Read Across America Week. One of their activities (above) was to create “Cat in the Hat” masks.

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St. Edward Public School will have spring break this week, with early dismissal at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6. There are no classes Thursday and Friday. Students return to start the fourth quarter on Monday, March 11.

St. Edward Beaver speech team, along with coaches MacDonald, Stark and Osantowski, competed in the Riverside Speech Invitational at Cedar Rapisd on Wednesday, Feb.