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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.
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Health survey available for residents 65+

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Emily Frankel, an Omaha resident with ties to Nance County, needs your help.Frankel, a doctoral candidate in Gerontology at the University of Nebraska Omaha, is specializing in the study of aging. Her team is conducting a survey to understand how nutrition impacts quality of life and well-being.
Photo provided by Rachel Bittner

Photo provided by Rachel Bittner

Snowfall brings fun outdoors

News Staff
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
The recent snowfall allowed some fun outdoor activities. Cousins Charlotte Bittner, George Bittner, Conley Reuling and Henry Reuling all enjoyed time out in the snow. 

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School board OKs teacher computer purchase

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
FULLERTON — The Fullerton Board of Education approved the purchase of 30 new computers for teachers at their meeting on Monday.Fullerton Superintendent Dr. Jeff Anderson told the board that the cost of the computers would be $35,370, but $29,144 would be covered by a grant.
Ellie Meysenburg (left) won the Nance County Spelling Bee on Wednesday at Fullerton High School. P.J. Sabata was the runner-up for the second year in a row. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

Ellie Meysenburg (left) won the Nance County Spelling Bee on Wednesday at Fullerton High School. P.J. Sabata was the runner-up for the second year in a row. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

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Ellie Meysenburg wins Spelling Bee

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
FULLERTON — Ellie Meysenburg outlasted six of her classmates to win the Nance County Spelling Bee last week.Meysenburg, a seventh grader, was excited to win.“I was feeling pretty confident,” she said, though she admitted that she did not expect to win.
George Palmer (right) began working for his father, Robert, as a funeral director in Fullerton in 1974. This month marks his 50th year serving the Fullerton community. Photo provided

George Palmer (right) began working for his father, Robert, as a funeral director in Fullerton in 1974. This month marks his 50th year serving the Fullerton community. Photo provided

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COMMUNITY COMFORT

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
FULLERTON — George Palmer is celebrating a career milestone this month having worked as a funeral director for 50 years.Palmer graduated from Fullerton High School in 1970.
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Power School offering protection

Ncj Staff Report
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
FULLERTON — Free identity protection and credit monitoring is being offered to people who were affected by the recent PowerSchool data breach.Fullerton Schools announced last week that PowerSchool is working with Experian, a trusted credit reporting agency, to provide the services.