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Boone-Nance Cattlemen plan annual banquet

Ncj Staff Report
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
ALBION — Boone-Nance Cattlemen are planning their annual banquet for Saturday, April 5, at the Event Center at the Boone County Fairgrounds in Albion.A social hour will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the prime rib dinner at 6:30 p.m.

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Fullerton board votes ‘No’

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
FULLERTON — They were between a rock and a hard place.The Fullerton Board of Education voted to deny option enrollment to four potential students at their meeting on Monday. The main reason for the denials stem from potential class sizes.
Cornhusker Public Power Trustee Abie Czapla (left) presents $300 to Fullerton’s Future Inc. for playground equipment. Accepting the check is Infant Lead Teacher Riley Buck. Photos provided

Cornhusker Public Power Trustee Abie Czapla (left) presents $300 to Fullerton’s Future Inc. for playground equipment. Accepting the check is Infant Lead Teacher Riley Buck. Photos provided

Cornhusker PPD customers give $5,700 to help their communities

Ncj Staff Report
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Cornhusker Power Goodwill Fund trustees awarded $5,700 to 23 organizations at the February 3 meeting. Cornhusker Public Power District CEO/GM Clay Gibbs said, “These organizations are doing great things in the community, and we are very proud to be a part of it.
Elena Reimer

Elena Reimer

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Reimer named Young Artist Award winner

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has announced the winners of the 28th annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards.

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Mayor appoints new city admin

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
FULLERTON — Fullerton Mayor KC Rieken has named a new city administrator.Rieken informed the members of the Fullerton City Council that City Clerk/Treasurer Patty Noble has been appointed as the new city administrator.
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Clean-up day set for April 5

News Staff
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
FULLERTON — The city of Fullerton announced a city-wide cleanup day is scheduled for April 5.Bins for trash and scrap iron will be available beginning at 8 a.m. at the Nance County Fairgrounds.

Food pantry moves to new location

News Staff
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
FULLERTON — The Fullerton Food Pantry is now located at 205 Fuller St. (old fire hall) along with the Free Little Food Pantry. The pantry is still open every first Wednesday of the month from 5-6:30 p.m. and the Free Little Pantry is open 24/7 for urgent needs or donation drop offs.
Fullerton had 9 students selected for the Class D All-State Band. Pictured are: Riley Thomas (front left), Keila Dubas, Emilyn Kurz, Morgan Supik, Makayla Robinson (back left), Elena Reimer, Kinzie Sharman and Colton Harris. Not pictured: Lylla Sabata.

Fullerton had 9 students selected for the Class D All-State Band. Pictured are: Riley Thomas (front left), Keila Dubas, Emilyn Kurz, Morgan Supik, Makayla Robinson (back left), Elena Reimer, Kinzie Sharman and Colton Harris. Not pictured: Lylla Sabata.

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9 Warriors selected for Class D All-State Band

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
KEARNEY — Nine members of the Fullerton band have been selected for the Class D All-State Band.Riley Thomas and Kinzie Sharman will perform with the Jazz Band. Lylla Sabata and Makayla Robinson will perform with the Wind Ensemble.
Water resources technicians Josh Schnitzler and Connor Baldwin, who both work for the Lower Elkhorn Resources District in Norfolk, prepare to test the water in a monitoring well near the north fork of the Elkhorn River in 2022. A recent stateled effort to test private wells in Nebraska found 15% had nitrate levels above what the Environmental Protection Agency considers safe. Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press

Water resources technicians Josh Schnitzler and Connor Baldwin, who both work for the Lower Elkhorn Resources District in Norfolk, prepare to test the water in a monitoring well near the north fork of the Elkhorn River in 2022. A recent stateled effort to test private wells in Nebraska found 15% had nitrate levels above what the Environmental Protection Agency considers safe. Photos by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press

WATER WORRIES

Yanqi Xu
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
In 2023, nearly 29,000 households scattered across rural Nebraska received postcards instructing them how to get their drinking water tested, free of charge, for a harmful contaminant state policymakers have been aware of for decades.