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When University of Nebraska-Lincoln volleyball coach John Cook took to the floor to speak after the Husker volleyball match at the Bison Activity Dome, he mentioned the pair of boots that he was wearing. Cook also mentioned how they were made by local craftsman Russ Saunders, here in Central City. While Coach Cook usually only uses the boots when he is out riding horses, he made sure to sport them to the match in Central City where the boots hold their origin story.

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It was a weekend to remember and it all began with a large welcome for the Husker volleyball team (top photo) as the Bison band played them off the bus and inside the Bison Activity Dome where balloons and decorations waited. The event on Friday was a success as was the main event on Saturday. It took a village to make this event come to life beginning with a conversation between Jeff Jensen (bottom) and Barry Carlson in 2020. Saturday, Jensen had a moment to soak it all in as the dome began to fill with Husker volleyball fans.

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The 4-H Communications Contest was held on April 5. Katherine Zeller, Grand Island was the judge for the contest.

Polk County Rural Public Power District breaks ground on a new 1MW solar site The array’s power will be distributed directly to Polk County RPPDRPPD’s customer owners in the form of low fixed cost energy. The solar array will be located in Stromsburg, Nebra ska in collaboration with the City of Stromsburg As part of the Nebraska Renewable Energy Initiative, Today’s Power, Inc. ( of North Little Rock, Arkansas was chosen by Polk County R PPD along with Norris Public Power District and Howard Greeley Publ ic Power District. Under the terms of a 25 year Power Purchase Agreement ( TPI will manage the engineering, procurement, construction, operations, and maintenance of the solar sites. For the length of the PPA, the PPDPPD’s will purchase electricity produ ced by the solar field at a fixed low cost.