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January 24, 2025 - Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.58 million cattle on feed on January 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was up 1% from last year.

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) has opened the application process for high school juniors and seniors interested in attending the Nebraska Agricultural Youth Institute (NAYI). NAYI is one of Nebraska’s biggest agriculture youth outreach events.

Warren and Bonnie (Harrie) Hudnall celebrated their 65th Wedding anniversary. They were married Jan.

For more than three decades, the Republican-Nonpareil Person of the Year award has celebrated the individuals and groups who exemplify dedication, leadership, and service in Central City and the surrounding communities. This year, the announcement of the honoree will look a little different.

The Merrick County GOP will host its monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, at ISI Solar, located at 1620 19th Street in Central City. Coffee and cookies will be served at 6:30 p.m., with the meeting to follow at 7 p.m.

The monumental day of January 20 has come around again, and people all around the United States are cheering—or jeering—for their new president, Donald Trump.

Central City, it’s time to “Git-R-Done!” This Saturday, January 25, comedy legend Larry the Cable Guy will take the stage at the Central City Performing Arts Center as part of his Nebraska Road Trip tour.

The time is fast approaching for the Central City Area Chamber of Commerce to hold their 2025 Gala. It will be a special gala this year since it will mark the 100-year anniversary for the creation of the local chamber of commerce.

ELEMENTARY Fri., Jan. 24: Breakfast: Biscuits & gravy, cinn & sugar sliced apples.

Diplomas were conferred on nearly 400 University of Nebraska Medical Center students on Dec. 20.