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Nebraska juniors won second place in the intermediate steak division at the All-American Certified Angus Beef (CAB) Cook-Off at the 2025 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), July 1 in Tulsa, Okla. Pictured from left are Blaise Hartwell, Oakland; McKinley Stoller, Palisade; Adalynn Jones, Syracuse; Addison Dalrymple, Arnold; Payton Scott, Gordon; and Zoey Malander, Belgrade. They prepared “Golden Buzzer CAB Hawaiian Cube Steak.” The American Angus Auxiliary sponsored the event. Photo by Next Level Images

2025 National Junior Angus Show

News Staff

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Nebraska juniors won second place in the intermediate steak division at the AllAmerican Certified Angus Beef® (CAB) Cook-Off at the 2025 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), July 1 in Tulsa, Okla.

A delegation from Boone and Nance Counties recently returned from a three-state trip that saw stops in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. Photo provided

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‘ONCE IN A LIFETIME’

Rick Holtz

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

A delegation from Nance and Boone counties recently attended the Citizenship Washington Focus program in Washington, D.C., and the trip is being described as “the opportunity of a lifetime.

Jett Malander

2025 Nebraska State Junior Angus Show

News Staff

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

ABOVE: These junior Angus members won top honors in their division of showmanship winner at the 2025 Nebraska State Junior Angus Show, June 6-8 in Broken Bow.

2025 National Junior Angus Association Showmanship Contest

News Staff

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

These junior Angus members placed in the top 10 of the first ever junior A showmanship division at the 2025 National Junior Angus Association Showmanship Contest, sponsored by Purina and held in conjunction with the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), June 30 in Tulsa, Okla.

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Poker run on Saturday

Ncj Staff Report

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

BELGRADE — Join the Cedar River Bikers on Saturday for the inaugural Hellbusch Bros. Memorial Poker Run and Rally in honor of Thad and Todd Hellbusch.Gates open at 10 a.m. Kickstands will go up at 11 a.m.Poker hands will be dealt again this year.

First human case of West Nile Virus reported

Ncj Staff Report

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

LINCOLN — The first reported human case of West Nile virus (WNV) for the 2025 season has been detected in the East Central District Health Department.East Central District Health Department serves Boone, Colfax, Nance and Platte counties.

NCJ photos by Ken Kush

DAYS OF FUN

News Staff

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Crowds flocked to the Nance County Fairgrounds last week for the Nance County Festival. The festival kicked off on Thursday and ran until Saturday and featured live music each night, plenty of food to eat, a free carnival in the baseball outfield and fireworks.

The Nance County Ag Society recently purchased a 2011 John Deere 5075E tractor. They also installed a new fence in the outfield of the ballfields. Photo provided

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Ag society continues improvements

Rick Holtz

Monday, June 23, 2025

FULLERTON — The Nance County Festival opens this week and there has been plenty of work behind the scenes to bring it to the community.The Nance County Ag Society are always working to make improvements at the fairgrounds. This year is no different.

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DHHS urges communities to prepare for summer heat

News Staff

Friday, June 20, 2025

LINCOLN — With temperatures expected to soar over 100 degrees this weekend in many parts of our state, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is reminding residents to take precautions to stay safe during periods of extreme heat.

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Belgrade releases water report

Rick Holtz

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

BELGRADE — The Village of Belgrade has released the results of their 2024 annual Water Quality Report.Belgrade Village Board Chairman Mary Jo Miller posted the results on the Belgrade Community Facebook page.