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A monument to the students who attended the Genoa U.S. Indian Industrial School stands in Genoa, Neb. Photos by Rebecca S. Gratz for the Flatwater Free Press

A monument to the students who attended the Genoa U.S. Indian Industrial School stands in Genoa, Neb. Photos by Rebecca S. Gratz for the Flatwater Free Press

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At Nebraska's Native American boarding school, search for child graves and closure continues

Jessica Wade
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Carolyn Fiscus knows where her aunt, Mildred Lowe, spent her final days.She knows the 12-year-old Winnebago girl became gravely ill in the winter of 1930 at the Genoa U.S. Indian Industrial Boarding School. She knows Mildred died.She does not know where her aunt was buried.

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Council holds special meeting

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
FULLERTON — The Fullerton City Council met on Thursday to approve two appointments in a two-minute special meeting.The council unanimously approved Patty Noble as the city’s new City Administrator and April Sack as the city’s new Zoning Administrator.

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Merrick Arts Council Program April 13

Ncj Staff Report
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Merrick Arts Council will end its 2024-25 season with the Flatwater Jazz Orchestra on Sunday, April 13 at 2:00 p.m. Also featured on this concert will be the Central Nebraska Youth Jazz Ensemble.

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Library ready for new month

Laurel Marlatt
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
The library is busy in April! Check out all the exciting events happening this month.Mondays at 10:30 am is Preschool Storytime. Bring in your preschool child and join us for stories and crafts.Creative Cooking for Adults has been rescheduled for Monday, April 7 at 5:30pm.
Fullerton was wellrepresented at the Class D All-State Band on Saturday at the University of Nebraska Kearney Fine Arts Building. Back row from left Music Director Colton Kohl, Elena Reimer, Cael Dubas, Lylla Sabata, Kinzie Sharman, Colton Harris, Emilyn Kurz and Riley Thomas Front row Morgan Supik, Keila Dubas, Jaci Maxfield and Makayla Robinson Photo provided

Fullerton was wellrepresented at the Class D All-State Band on Saturday at the University of Nebraska Kearney Fine Arts Building. Back row from left Music Director Colton Kohl, Elena Reimer, Cael Dubas, Lylla Sabata, Kinzie Sharman, Colton Harris, Emilyn Kurz and Riley Thomas Front row Morgan Supik, Keila Dubas, Jaci Maxfield and Makayla Robinson Photo provided

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Warriors perform with the Class D All-State Band

News Staff
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Fullerton was wellrepresented at the Class D All-State Band on Saturday at the University of Nebraska Kearney Fine Arts Building.
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Loren Lippincott
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Bills have been introduced in the current legislative session to regulate several substances that are currently sold over the counter in Nebraska but which have serious health risks associated with their use. One is known as kratom and another is nitrous oxide (N2O), commonly known as laughing gas.
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Deb Fischer
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Overreaching environmental regulations upended the Sackett family’s life.Michael and Chantell Sackett purchased a lot in a residential area near Priest Lake, Idaho in 2004. They simply wanted to build a home.

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Club News Briefs

Boone Nance Genealogy Society
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
The Boone Nance County Genealogy Society met on March 10 at the St. Edward Public Library with fifteen members and guests attending. The Fullerton Museum received a donation of historical items from the descendants of Randall Fuller, the founder of Fullerton.

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College Briefs

News Staff
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
126 UNMC medical students learned residency assignments on Match DayA total of 126 senior medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, learned about their residency assignments March 21 during an event at the Omaha Design Center.