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Body On Saturday evening, the Petersburg Fire Department and Rescue Unit held their annual awards night and banquet. Among the awards was a special golden axe plaque presented by Fire Chief Baumgartner.

Body The weekend time switch added an extra hour of daylight Sunday, November 3 for more than 300 to find their way through rural Albion country roads for the 41st annual Immanuel Zion Lutheran Church (IZ) soup and pie supper.

Body On Wednesday, Oct. 23,, seventh and eighth graders from Boone Central Middle School focused on the “Pay It Forward” theme during their annual Retreat Day.

Body On October 28, 2024, Albion’s local Girl Scout Troop helped in their group effort to support the planting of 5,000,000 trees in North America.

Body This quarter horse statue originally came from Billings, Mont. and was purchased by Donna Merten in February 1958.

Body Red Ribbon week will be celebrated at St. Michael’s Monday, October 28 through Friday, Nov.

Body According to Red Cross bloodmobile coordinators Kathy Koch, JoAnn Mattner and assistant Bonnie Wies the September 20th bloodmobile was a success with 37 units received surpassing their goal of 36. Coordinators noted there were quite a few cancellations due to illness.

Body Sunday, October 6 has been designated as Life Chain Sunday across the nation.

Body One hundred seventy-nine diapers made from t-shirts were shipped to Kenya last week, thanks to the combined efforts of Immanuel Zion (IZ) Lutheran Church, rural Albion, and Shell Creek and Zion Lutheran Churches, Newman Grove.

Body AN-BCT Intern Brittany Dozier English Brittany Dozier is the new Junior English teacher at Boone Central High School, before working at Boone Central she has worked Within three school districts for a total of five years in profession.