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KOZIOL PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL

Body Major Vince Koziol, graduate of Central City High School, was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on April 17, 2026 as Deputy Director of the Air Force Special Warfare Program..

THE BIBLE SAYS...

Body “And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

Program produces award-winning wheat

Body For generations, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s small-grains breeding program has produced new wheat varieties that offer robust yields and disease resistance.
RESEARCH TEAM MEMBERS pictured in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture’s grain quality lab are Lan Xu, grain quality research manager; Katherine Frels, assistant professor of agronomy and horticulture and director of the Small Grains Breeding and Genetics Program; and Marc Walter, research technician. Fran Benne | Agronomy and Horticulture

From Our Files

Body 10 YEARS AGO Merrick County Veterans Services Officer Gary Berry is nearing retirement from his post and looking forward to a new phase of his life.

“RUN HARD AFTER GOD”

Body 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.
MEMBERS of the Nebraska Christian Class of 2026, including Sheridan Falk and David Carlson, turn their tassels during last week’s graduation ceremony. Twenty-six students received diplomas last Saturday. Photo by Michael Happ

Participation tops fifty-one percent

Body 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.

Helping children deal with anger

Body 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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