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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

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NE Task Force One deploys to Texas

Ncj Staff Report
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
LINCOLN — Governor Jim Pillen has directed the deployment of Nebraska Task Force One (NE-TF1) – Nebraska’s Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Team to flood-stricken areas of Texas. The 45-member group, including two canine teams, will leave Lincoln this afternoon.
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City: Vote ‘YES’ on LB840

Ncj Staff Report
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
FULLERTON — In the upcoming special election, Fullerton residents will have the opportunity to vote on the continuation of the city’s long-standing LB840 program — a key initiative supporting local infrastructure and economic development since 2010.
The parade will return to Broadway on Friday at 4 p.m. NCJ file photo

The parade will return to Broadway on Friday at 4 p.m. NCJ file photo

Celebrate freedom on Friday

Ncj Staff Report
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
FULLERTON — There is plenty to do on the Fourth of July in Fullerton.The veteran’s museum is once again hosting a car show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration for the car show begins at 9 a.m.Fullerton FFA is sponsoring a sand volleyball tournament in the city park.