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Now that fall is here, and most spring-born calves are being weaned, 4-Hers and FFA students across Nebraska are looking over the calf crops and picking out market steer prospects for the 2024 county fair. Calves are carefully evaluated against a list of criteria, selected, and brought home. Now what?

Central City’s Merrick Medical Center recently concluded its annual Men’s Night, an event that combined educational health talks with a spirited atmosphere of camaraderie and competition. Held last Wednesday at the Merrick County 4-H Building from 5:30 to 8 PM, the evening provided a platform for men in the community to engage in discussions about their health, participate in “man therapy” activities such as axe throwing, and enjoy a tasting by Highway 14 Brewing Company.

It has been over a year since Jacey Eberle and Katrina Gomez started to put together a sensory room at the Merrick County Child Development Center. As of November 6th, it has become a great place for children who may need some time in a quiet and relaxing place.

When you walk into the Central City Elementary school around this time, you will find the walls by one of the entrances covered in small laminated posters with the pictures of over 200 veterans. From all branches, and covering many conflicts going all the way back to the civil war. Each veteran on the wall is a relative to a child at the elementary school.

Quilts of Valor.