NCDA gives grants to area business

Country Mile Catering: Pictured are representatives of the Nance County Development Agency (NCDA) and the Board of Supervisors Chairperson presenting a $5,000 economic development grant to the owner of the recently expanded “Country Mile Catering” which recently expanded their freezer meals and...

Life Chain Sunday is Oct. 1

Sunday, October 1 is designated as Life Chain Sunday across the nation. Columbus area churches will come together with other Nebraska communities and over 1,000 communities in the United States and Canada to pray together for the end of abortion and for the victims of abortion.

NE State Historical Society Foundation announces collaboration with NE museums association

LINCOLN — The Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation (NSHSF) is pleased to announce a new collaboration with the Nebraska Museums Association (NMA).

UNL Extension, SDSU extension offering heifer development program

Cattle producers in the region can learn the benefits of heifer development through a unique research program administered by SDSU Extension and University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension.

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

LINCOLN — September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and every Nebraskan has a role in saving lives. In Nebraska, a person dies by suicide once every 32 hours.

Sitting down with Ruth Myers

FULLERTON — Any person who has lived close to a century will have stories to tell. Thankfully Ruth Myers was willing to sit down with the Nance County Journal and share some of hers. So many in fact, that her story has been split into two articles to be printed over this and the following issue.

Local Record

The Nance County Sheriff’s Department responded to the following calls in July: • Fire Calls: 1 Fullerton, 1 Genoa. • Rescue Calls: 11 Fullerton, 8 Genoa. • Paper Services Served: 3 County, 4 Fullerton, 4 Genoa. • Paper ServicesAttempted: 1 County. • CheckArea: 1 County. • Auto Theft: 1 Genoa.

Loup Power Delivers Lease Payments

COLUMBUS — Loup Power District recently delivered lease payments totaling more than $1.3 million to area communities.  Each of these communities owns their electric distribution systems. These payments compensate them for the use of those systems for the second quarter of 2023.