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Girl drowns at Power House Park

News Staff
Thursday, July 10, 2025
FULLERTON —A 15-year-old girl has died after getting caught in the current of the Cedar River near Power House Park on Thursday afternoon. Adrian E.
The Nance County Sheriff's Office is investigating a homemade explosive set off on July 4. The explosion damaged two businesses. Photos provided

The Nance County Sheriff's Office is investigating a homemade explosive set off on July 4. The explosion damaged two businesses. Photos provided

Sheriff investigating July 4 explosion

News Staff
Thursday, July 10, 2025
GENOA — The Nance County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an explosion that occurred just after 11 p.m. on July 4.Sheriff Ben Bakewell said that a homemade explosive was set off in the 400 block of Willard Avenue.
2025 National Junior Angus Association Showmanship Contest

2025 National Junior Angus Association Showmanship Contest

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.

All-star schedule announced

Ncj Staff Report
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
LINCOLN — The best athletes from the senior class of 2025 showcase their skills in the state’s yearly all-star games for softball, volleyball and basketball. Nebraska Public Media will bring high school sports fans live coverage on its WORLD television channel.

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UNL Extension

Kelly Feehan
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Vegetable issues are continuing but the majority of questions this past week related to tomatoes. I’m hearing about plants flowering but not setting fruit, tomato leaves curling upward, some fruits developing a leathery spot on the bottom of fruit, and foliar diseases appearing on lower leaves.

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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.

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Pawnee Days returns to Genoa July 23-27

Ncj Staff Report
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
GENOA — Pawnee Days returns to Genoa July 23-27.This year’s theme is “Redneck Reunion.”WEDNESDAY, JULY 23• 5 p.m. — Raptor program by Fontenelle Forest sponsored by the Genoa Library at City Hall.THURSDAY, JULY 24• 4-7 p.m.
Fullerton residents lined Broadway on Friday for the parade to celebrate the Fourth of July. People on floats threw candy and other items, waved at the crowd as they passed by. The majority of the crowd wore red, white and blue and other summer related outfits. The parade capped the day of festivities. NCJ photos by Rick Holtz

Fullerton residents lined Broadway on Friday for the parade to celebrate the Fourth of July. People on floats threw candy and other items, waved at the crowd as they passed by. The majority of the crowd wore red, white and blue and other summer related outfits. The parade capped the day of festivities. NCJ photos by Rick Holtz

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PATRIOTIC PARADE

News Staff
Tuesday, July 8, 2025