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Central City Library Director Sara Lee didn’t have to tell the Central City City Council about her facility’s role in the community. Rather, the library director let the numbers concerning the library’s impact on Central City speak for themselves.

TRAFFIC CONTACTS 52: 29-Warnings and 23-Citations MERRICK COUNTY ARRESTS 6: 5-Felony Arrests and 1-Misdemeanor Arrests. DEPUTIES HANDLED 67 CALLS FOR SERVICE: 01/05 Prisoner Transport; 01/05 Prisoner Transport; 01/05 Court Security; 01/05 Court Security; 01/05 Theft, 100 Block Hwy 30, Clarks; 01/05 Speak with Officer, 1800 Block 16th Avenue, Central City; 01/05 Warrant Served, 100 Block 3rd Street, Hordville, Smith, Justin-32, Arrested on Warrant; 01/06 Livestock Complaint, Hwy 14 & L Road, Central City; 01/06 Theft, 200 Block East Pearl Street, Clarks; 01/06 Theft, 200 Block East Barton, Clarks; 01/06 Check Welfare, 56000 Block South 350th Avenue, Silver Creek; 01/06 Suspicious Activity, 3100 Block Hwy 30, Silver Creek; 01/07 Prisoner Transport; 01/07 Court Security; 01/07 Disturbance 800 Block Hwy 30, Chapman; 01/07 Speak with Officer, 500 Block 2nd Street, Silver Creek; 01/07 Littering, MC Stolley Park Road, Grand Island; 01/07 Speak with Officer, 600 Block Gunbarrel Road, Grand Island; 01/08 Motorist Assist, Hwy 92 & 4th Road, Palmer; 01/08 Prisoner Transport; 01/08 Traffic Hazard, Worms Road & Hwy 30, Grand Island; 01/08 Traffic Complaint, Palmer; 01/08 Traffic Accident (no injuries), Hwy 92 & Prairie Island Road, Clarks; 01/08 Traffic Complaint, Hwy 30, Chapman; 01/08 Traffic Enforcement, Hwy 30 & Capital Avenue, Grand Island; 01/08 Disturbance, 400 Block North Green Street, Clarks; 01/09 Noise Complaint, 300 Block U Road, Palmer; 01/09 Burglary, 600 Block Cora Street, Chapman; 01/11 Traffic Accident (no injuries), Hwy 92 & 5th Road, Palmer; 01/11 Traffic Complaint, Hwy 30 & Hwy 92, Clarks; 01/11 Noise Complaint, 100 Block MC Capital Avenue, Grand Island; 01/11 Traffic Enforcement, Hwy 30 & 24th Road, Clarks; 01/12 Traffic Hazard, Hwy 30 & Lockwood, Grand Island; 01/12 Warrant/Criminal, 900 Block 16th Street, Central City, Rodgers, Dwight-72, Arrested on Douglas County Warrant; 01/12 Prisoner Transport; 01/12 Found Property, Chapman Park, Chapman; 01/12 Check Welfare, 14th & Ormsby Roads, Central City, Chase, Chelsea-36, Arrested for Committing Child Abuse Intentional/No Injury; 01/12 Traffic Complaint, Hwy 30 West Bound & Monroe Exit, Merrick County; 01/12 Traffic Enforcement, Hwy 30 & 21st Road, Central City; 01/13 DHHS (Department Health & Human Services), Investigation, Central City; 01/13 Fraud, 1800 Block 16th Avenue, Central City; 01/13 Traffic Accident (no injury), Hwy 30 & Hwy 39, Silver Creek; 01/13 Check Welfare, 100 Block Hwy 30, Chapman; 01/13 DHHS (Department Health & Human Services), Investigation, Clarks; 01/13 Disturbance, 500 Block 3rd Road, Grand Island; 01/14 Court Security; 01/14 Livestock Complaint, 7th & O Roads, Archer; 01/15 Speak with Officer, 1800 Block 16th Avenue, Central City; 01/15 Check Welfare, 500 Vlock Evergreen Lane, Grand Island; 01/15 Traffic Accident (no injuries), Hwy 30 & 4th Road, Chapman, Ferrell, Ryan L.-26, Arrested for Driving Under the Influence, Driving Under Revocation; 01/15 Traffic Accident, 5th & D Roads, Chapman; 01/15 Juvenile Matter, 600 Block East Amity Street, Clarks; 01/15 Livestock Complaint, Worms & N Roads, Worms; 01/15 911 Hangup, 10 Block Bald Eagle Drive, Chapman; 01/16 Traffic Accident (no injuries), Bader Park Road North of Bader Park, Chapman; 01/16 Speak with Officer, 200 Block Commercial Street, Palmer; 01/16 Traffic Complaint, Hwy 30 & 9th Road, Chapman; 01/16 Traffic Complaint, Hwy 14 North, Central City; 01/16 Noise Complaint, 200 Block East Mallard Street, Clarks; 01/17 Traffic Enforcement, Hwy 30 & Prairie Street, Chapman; 01/17 Speak with Officer, 2000 Block 17th Road, Central City; 01/17 Probable Cause Search, 1400 Block 16th Street, Central City, McDonald John W.-77, Arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana < 1 oz, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Bauers, Kirt L.-56, Arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Unlawful/Fictitious Display of Plates, Improper/Defective Vehicle Light; 01/17 Noise Complaint, Vieregg & 6th Road, Chapman; 01/18 Speak with Officer, Chapman; 01/18 Unknown Trouble Call, 600 Block Cora Street, Chapman; 01/18 Probable Cause Search, Hwy 30 & 9th Street, Chapman; 01/18 Traffic Hazard, Hwy 30 & Mile Marker 331-332, Chapman DHHS (DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES INVESTIGATION) 2 Case(s) INMATE TRANSPORTS: 01/05 Prisoner Transport-Nebraska Department of Corrections; 01/05 Prisoner Transport-Hall County Corrections; 01/07 Prisoner Transport-Buffalo County Corrections; 01/08 Prisoner Transport-Fullerton Dental Care; 01/12 Prisoner Transport-Lincoln Regional Center CIVIL PROCESS: 37 Papers Served COURT SECURITY: 01/05 Court Security-District Court; 01/05 Court Security-District Court; 01/07 Court Security-County Court; 01/14 Court Security-County Court.

MONDAY, JANUARY 5 Officer received a Health and Human Services intake. .

Prepare your colored pencils, pull out your crayons, and ready your markers, students! It’s time for the Nebraska Department of Agriculture’s (NDA) annual poster contest, open to all Nebraska students in first through sixth grades. This year’s theme is “Nebraska Agriculture: Building the Future,” highlighting Nebraska’s number one industry.

AYS... “Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: but I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Kappa Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International met on November 20, 2025, at The Den in St. Paul.

MY BROTHER’S KEEPER As I write this column two legislative colleagues are having their actions brought forward by the legislative body as to whether they should be disciplined or even expelled from the legislature. This has caused me to evaluate our method of “policing” ourselves, asking whether we truly are or are not our brother’s keeper.

10 YEARS AGO NTV on-air personality Kent Boughton presented Central City second grade teacher Renee Hansen with January’s NTV Outstanding Teacher award. She was nominated by second grader Reagan Fousek.