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Cael Dubas (right) won the Nance County Spelling Bee and PJ Sabata (left) came in second. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

Cael Dubas (right) won the Nance County Spelling Bee and PJ Sabata (left) came in second. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

Spelling S-U-C-C-E-S-S

FULLERTON — Cael Dubas outlasted 12 other seventh and eighth grade students last Wednesday to win the Nance County Spelling Bee. “It is a good honor,” he said. “I got third last year. I was looking for improvement this year. I improved, so I am happy with it.
Candidates have deadlines to meet if they want to be on the May ballot. Photo illustration

Candidates have deadlines to meet if they want to be on the May ballot. Photo illustration

Primary election begins to take shape

This is just over a week remaining for incumbents to file for re-election. Incumbents have until Feb. 15 to turn in their paperwork to appear on the May 14 Primary Election. Non-incumbent candidates have until March 1 to file their paperwork.

Feed the Pig & help Head Start

FULLERTON — Fullerton Head Start is launching a Feed the Pig campaign again this year. They are trying to raise money to send representatives to Congress to lobby for Head Start funds. Without these funds, there would not be a Head Start program.

Beef certification offered

Nebraska Extension and Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance will be offering Beef Quality Assurance and Beef Quality Assurance Transportation Certification. The date and location is: • Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 6-8 p.m., Nance County Fairgrounds Events Building – 406 N Ida St Fullerton, NE 68638.
Jennifer Dubas’s first grade class celebrates their 100th day of school on Tuesday. Photo provided

Jennifer Dubas’s first grade class celebrates their 100th day of school on Tuesday. Photo provided

100 DAYS & COUNTING

Tabi Pickrel’s kindergarten students marked the 100th day of the school year by going to the old gym and taking 100 steps, batting balloons in the air 100 times and making a 100 out of the students in the class.
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Fill up for FFA at CVA

YORK — During National FFA Week February 17 through February 24, Central Valley Ag (CVA) cooperative will donate 10 cents from every gallon purchased to empower the next generation of leaders through the Nebraska FFA Foundation.
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City donated to museum expansion

KC Rieken, mayor of Fullerton, presents a check to Dennis McCoig, vice chairman of the Nance County Veterans Museum and Resource Center, and Jon Epley, chairman of the Nance County Veterans Museum and Resource Center, for $4,000 from the city of Fullerton LB840 Cost Share Grant to be used for the...

Busy February coming to the Fullerton library

By Laurel Marlatt Fullerton Public  Library Director   There are a lot of exciting activities happening in the library, especially on Mondays!  Here is what you can look forward to in February: Monday mornings from 10:30-11 a.m. is Storytime with Mrs. Liesch.

Beef certification training Feb. 22 at fairgrounds

Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance has a certification training scheduled for Feb. 22 in Fullerton. The BQA& BQAT Certification Training will take place Thursday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. in the event building at the Nance County Fairgrounds, located at 406 N. Ida St.
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County needs 2 election workers

Nance County needs two more election workers for the May primary. Nance County Clerk Adrian Chlopek said they are still looking for two workers for the Genoa polling location. She said that they can be either Republican or Democrat and do not have to live in Genoa to work the polls.