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County switches to Beacon

Following a careful review process and a confident recommendation, Nance County selected Schneider Geospatial’s Beacon™ product as the foremost applicable option for a new GIS public access website that allows users to interact and view county information, public records and GIS maps.
The Nance County Veterans Museum expansion has seen a lot of progress in a short amount of time. Photos provided

The Nance County Veterans Museum expansion has seen a lot of progress in a short amount of time. Photos provided

‘A Building for Everyone’

FULLERTON — In January of this year, the foundation was poured for the new addition to the Nance County Veterans Museum and Military Resource Center. Within only a few weeks, a matching metal addition was erected.
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Holy Cow Coffee earns First Dollar award

Holy Cow Coffee LLC was presented with a First Dollar award by Chamber President Suzanne Schweitz. The business is owned and operated by Riley (Goob) Lane and his fiancé Carly Fangman. They purchased the trailer and equipment last February then opened April of 2023.
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Photo provided

Library receives foundation check

Lisa Lassek, board member of the Nance County Foundation, presents a check for $980 to Laurel Marlatt, library director of the Fullerton Public Library.
A male prairie chicken in full breeding display at Calamus Outfitters, Loup County, in the Nebraska Sandhills. Loup County is in the Lower Loup Natural Resources District. Photo by Alan Bartels

A male prairie chicken in full breeding display at Calamus Outfitters, Loup County, in the Nebraska Sandhills. Loup County is in the Lower Loup Natural Resources District. Photo by Alan Bartels

Go out and look at the birds this spring

Nebraska is known worldwide for the spring migration of sandhill cranes. More than one million of the birds spend part of that season in the Platte River Valley, the largest gathering of any crane species on Earth.

Smith announces Congressional art contest

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) invites high school students from across Nebraska’s Third District to submit their artwork for the 2024 Congressional Art Competition by Friday, March 22.

Spring forward on Sunday

Don’t forget to set your clocks before going to bed on Saturday. You lose an hour of sleep when the clocks “spring forward” and are turned ahead at 2 a.m. for one hour when Daylight Saving Time begins. In the fall when DST ends, clocks “fall back” an hour in November.
Twin River Superintendent Jason Schapmann gives the community an overview of the new building project proposal. The district unveiled the project at a special meeting on Thursday. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

Twin River Superintendent Jason Schapmann gives the community an overview of the new building project proposal. The district unveiled the project at a special meeting on Thursday. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz

Voters to decide on $39.9M project

GENOA — It’s official. Twin River Schools are going back to the voters. Last week the district announced plans to build a new 96,060 square foot facility on the same city block where the school currently sits. The plan, which cannot exceed $39.9 million, calls for the removal of the 1929 building.