State News

Museum group schedules January annual meeting

Merrick County Historical Museum has set the afternoon of Jan. 14, 2024, for their annual meeting. Members and guests will be featured in “Heritage Treasures.” This will be a show and tell event in which all who bring an item shares its history in five minutes or less.

UNK announces dean’s list for 2023 fall semester

KEARNEY — The University of Nebraska at Kearney announced students who earned a place on the dean’s list for the fall 2023 semester. Students who are on the dean’s list must have completed 12 credit hours or more of classes with a 3.5 grade-point average or better on a 4.0 scale.

Loup board OKs retail rate change for 2024

COLUMBUS. —The Loup Power District Board of Directors approved a 3.5 percent retail rate increase at its monthly December meeting. The increase comes amid increasing material prices and supply chain issues.

CSC honors graduates

CHADRON — Chadron State College’s Winter Commencement took place Dec. 15 in the Chicoine Center. Jovan Mays, a 2010 CSC graduate, was Chadron State College’s Winter Commencement speaker. One-hundred and six candidates for bachelor’s degrees were honored.

CCC honors graduates

GRAND ISLAND — Central Community College honored 372 graduate candidates during its 2023 winter commencement on Dec. 15, at CCC-Columbus.
Election officials are looking for election workers for next year’s primary and general elections. Photo illustration

Election officials are looking for election workers for next year’s primary and general elections. Photo illustration

County seeks election workers

Nance County election officials are currently looking for a few good men . . . and women. Nance County Clerk Adrian Chlopek said that she needs four workers at each of the county’s four precincts. The county has a fifth precinct that is handled entirely through the mail.

Grand Island man arrested after pursuit

BELGRADE — A Grand Island man was arrested on Friday after Nance County Sheriff Deputies responded to a call that a man pointed a handgun at a child before fleeing.