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“RUN HARD AFTER GOD”

1 day ago By Michael Happ

Nebraska Christian awards twenty-six diplomas Equipped with a strong faith and a solid education, twenty-six students turned their tassels on Saturday during Nebraska Christian Schools’s annual commencement exercises. With Bibles in hand, the twenty- six students marched into the gymnasium on the school’s campus in rural Central City, with Superintendent Timothy Hekrdle noting that, each of the students had been educated according to the school’s mission.

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DOME OPENS FOR THIRD TIME AS STORM SHELTER

1 day ago By Michael Rother

Central City Public School’s dual-purpose Bison Activity Dome served its second purpose for only the third time in its history on May 17th. “This is the third time the Dome has been opened for severe weather,” said Central City Superintendent Jeff Jensen in a statement to the newspaper earlier this week.

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CENTRAL CITY MALL

1 day ago By News Staff

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Participation tops fifty-one percent

1 day ago By Michael Rother

Just over 2,700 of Merrick County’s 5,338 registered voters cast ballots in the statewide primary election last Tuesday, May 12th, a participation of more than fifty- one percent. Driven up by a couple key races on the Republican ticket, the showing in the all-mail voting county was significantly higher than the statewide rate of 28.35 percent.

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Helping children deal with anger

1 day ago By News Staff

We all get angry anger is a natural and useful emotion as it lets us know that something needs to change. It is how we deal with our anger that gives the emotion a bad reputation.

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Senator’s Note

1 day ago By The Dangers Of Ai To Youth, Education, And Society

Senator Loren Lippincott • District 34 Artificial Intelligence, or AI for short, is changing our world quickly. From chatbots that write essays to apps that create videos and images, AI tools are now a part of everyday life.

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Kelly proclaims Beef Month in Nebraska

1 day ago By News Staff

Lieutenant Governor Joe Kelly officially proclaimed May as Beef Month in Nebraska earlier this month, recognizing the vital role the beef industry plays in the state’s economy, rural communities, and global beef production.

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CITY COUNCIL APPROVES GRANT

1 day ago By Michael Happ

A mural on the side of a downtown Central City building may be a local landmark, but the structure of the wall it is displayed on is causing both the property owner and city concern. Last Monday night, during the Central City City Council’s May meeting, Travis Maresh approached the city council seeking funds from the city’s Main Street Grant program to help address structural issues with the wall on the west side of his building at 1615 16th Street in downtown Central City.

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GO BIG GIVE A SUCCESS

1 week ago By Michael Rother

Go Big Give concluded its thirteenth annual twenty- four-hour day of giving last Thursday, May 7th. A total of $1,873,810 was raised for 166 organizations across Howard, Hall, Merrick, and Hamilton counties from 4,263 donations over the course of the day and preceding pre-give period.