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THE CENTRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL Concert Choir performed seven songs during Monday night’s high school concert at the Performing Arts Center. At right, Jasmine Sumsion performs a solo during the Central City High School Jazz Band’s performance of “Winter Wonderland” on Monday night.

helps man the griddle during the Palmer Endowment Fund’s annual Pancake Feed and Silent Auction on Friday night at the Palmer School. Schleicher volunteered as a part of the Palmer National Honor Society.

THE MERRICK FOUNDATION awarded an $8,000 grant to the Chapman Community Improvement Association for upgrades to the Chapman Park. The grant was funded by the Eugene Fishburn Fund and the Alfred W. and Elizabeth L. Bader Fund. The upgrades included a new playground equipment, a new sidewalk, and mulch. Pictured during the check presentation were Don Gamblin, Emil Kment, Francis McCulla, Kristina Vlcek, Cindy Gamblin.

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A new video series by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska– Lincoln provides an audio-visual recap of weekly United States Drought Monitor updates. The “Drought Download” is released on Thursday afternoons through a collaborative effort among the center’s climatologists and communicators.