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Update: Mark Dreher was officially sworn in as Police Chief today (Thursday). Mayor Bolling said, “Chief Dreher has a ton of experience who can operate at 100% from day one. He’s a strong leader and we’re grateful to have him aboard.” It has been a busy stretch for the City Council of Central City with some big decisions to be made. In a special meeting last Wednesday, it was approved to authorize Mayor Tim Bolling to enter into a severance agreement with Central City Police Chief Mark Hogue to avoid further due process expenses and to avoid potential litigation on terms to be negotiated.

Our community has been hit hard in recent weeks with the loss of young lives. Sunday night tragedy struck once again as rural Central City resident and Palmer Public Schools senior Brice Gravert died as the result of a single vehicle accident.

For months now anticipation has been building for a spring exhibition match between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln volleyball team and Wichita State inside the Bison Activity Dome. Like a scene from yesteryear many Husker volleyball fans made sure that they would have a seat for the April 29, match as they began camping out on Sunday night with ticket sales kicking off at 8:00 am on Monday morning.

The heartbreaking and bone chilling post on Facebook reads:

On Saturday, April 1, 2023, at approximately 03:56 a.m. emergency crews were detailed to the area of 6th Road and Ormsby Road, rural Archer, Merrick County, Nebraska after a utility employee, who was called to investigate a power outage, reported a single vehicle traffic accident.