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SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFIES ELECTION BALLOT
On Friday, Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen certified the final list of candidates for office and ballot measures for the November 3rd general election ballot. The 2026 general election will include three initiative ballot measures.
Arts council preparing for first show of season
Starting the Merrick Arts Council’s new season is vocalist and guitarist Rascal Martinez on Sunday, September 20th at 2:00 p.m. This performance will take place in the Central City Performing Arts Center, Edwin and Bernice Lock Theatre.
Dirt, Data, Decisions connects ag tech leaders
More than 110 producers, agricultural technology leaders, researchers and public- sector partners gathered August 25th at Paulman Farms near Sutherland for Dirt, Data, Decisions, a producer-focused event designed to connect people working on solutions for nitrogen and irrigation management in...
Palmer Marching Band adapts for state fair performance
Extreme heat may have kept the Palmer High School Marching Band out of its uniforms, but it couldn’t keep the Tigers from making their first public performance of the season Wednesday at the Nebraska State Fair.
HOMECOMING PLANNED AT CCHS
Twelve seniors selected to be 2026 royalty candidates Students at Central City Public Schools celebrated homecoming this week, with a variety of festivities. The annual celebration will culminate on Friday night, with the crowning of Central City High School’s 2026 Homecoming King and Queen.
Seeding fall forages
High value silage depends on maintaining chop quality throughout harvest. Do you know how to reliably monitor your silage quality? Energy from corn silage comes in a large part from starch in the grain itself.
CENTRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL
MEMBERS of the Central City High School cheerleading squad led the Bison student section in a cheer on Friday night. Central City held its home opener of the football season last week, falling to Adams Central.
Poll: Rural Nebraskans face well-being challenges
Forty-seven percent of respondents to the 2026 Nebraska Rural Poll believe they are better off than they were five years ago, down from fifty-three percent last year.
Senator Ricketts campaigns in county
United States Senator Pete Ricketts brought his campaign to Central City last Wednesday, with the senator discussing a variety of issues that are in play during his campaign for reelection.
