News
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1Officer responded to a stray dog in the area of 13th Street and 17th Avenue, officer did not locate dog.Officer responded to the area of…
Herk’s Welding, Inc.A family-owned business which has served Central City and the surrounding area since 1970, Herk’s Welding shop has evolved from a simple…
Senator Loren Lippincott • District 34THE COSTS A FARMER FACESFarming irrigated corn on a thousand- acre farm in Nebraska is a big business with big bills that…
What starts with a single object can become hundreds, each adding another chapter to a personal story. Nebraska Public Media’s new seven-episode digital- only…
The University of Nebraska– Lincoln launched on Sept. 15 a new initiative aimed at helping producers make better use of digital agriculture technologies — from…
10 YEARS AGOBailey Hamer will be leading the Central City High School Bison marching band as their Harvest of Harmony Queen candidate. She is the daughter of…
Sports
Snapping a threegame winning streak, the Central City softball team fell victim to a late rally by Aurora last Thursday evening as the Huskies handed the Bison…
Nebraska Christian had a strong showing on the court last week, competing in a home triangular and making the short trip to Central City High School for the…
Last Friday in Stuart, the High Plains Storm took on the hosting Broncos and came home with their first loss of the season, falling 63-39.Up against a…
Stout defense and consistent offense was the recipe for a 20-0 win over Bruning-Davenport/ Shickley (BDS) for Nebraska Christian last Thursday, as the Eagles…
Last Saturday at Timmerman Park in West Point, the Central City softball team competed alongside some of the best Class C competition in the state at the…
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Lifestyle
I truly can’t remember if I’ve shared this in a previous newspaper article, but I recently graduated with a degree in Public Health. My educational path has…
A full field of golfers teed off on Friday at Valley View Golf Course near Central City for the twenty- first annual Merrick Medical Center Foundation Golf…
Opinion
There is something special about the place we are blessed to call home. Whether it is having the ability to see for miles across the Sandhills, hearing gravel…
In every basement, attic, or storage shed, there is an item or two that we could easily toss, sell, or destroy without a second thought.For me, those items go…
Twenty-five years ago, our nation was attacked, and the world as we knew it changed forever. On September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 innocent people lost their…
For me, when it comes to writing a newspaper story, one mantra reigns supreme.Quotes are better than notes.Had I actually gone to journalism school and learned…
Obituaries
Sharon K. Pedersen, 76, of Polk, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at Grand Island Regional Medical Center.Sharon chose to be cremated. Her life was…
Edward Alan Kyes, 82, of Central City, passed away at Litzenberg Long Term Care in Central City on Monday, September 7, 2026 after fighting cancer for several…
Ronald D. Glasser, 96, of Clarks, died on Sunday, September 13, 2026 at his home near Clarks.Funeral services were held on Friday, September 18, 2026 at the…
Melvin Keith “Mel” Garrett, 87, died on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at Homestead Assisted Living in Kearney. Memorial services will be held at Fairview…