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The Merrick County Joint Planning Commission elected to take some additional time to dig into the impact that a proposed data center would have on Merrick County residents before allowing the project to move forward.

Prososki retires after fifty-one years with John Deere After fifty-one years spent working with John Deere equipment across several states, AKRS Service Manager Mark Prososki is preparing to close his long and storied career. On Monday, February 2nd, Prososki will retire from AKRS Equipment Solutions in Central City, bringing to an end more than half a century working for John Deere.

Nebraska Farm Bureau is urging state lawmakers to make property tax reform a top priority in the 2026 legislative session with an emphasis on taking steps to slow the growth in property tax collections. The message was delivered during a January 22nd news conference held at the Nebraska State Capitol during a meeting of the organization’s State Board of Directors.

The Central City Board of Education began its first meeting of the new year with a bit of early-season pomp and circumstance. Monday night, during the board’s inaugural meeting of 2026, members of the board stood on as Jackson Uden-Roberts received his diploma.

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The future of the Fox Theater at 1301 17th street, which is prospectively set to close on February 19th, remains uncertain, according to Central City city leaders. On December 29th, Watch the Fox, LLC, which owns the Fox Theaters in Central City, Cozad, and Broken Bow, announced that it would be closing the Central City location’s doors on January 15th, citing changes to the movie theater business and the belief that Central City “is not large enough to sustainably support two theaters over time.” In an interview last week, City Administrator Chris Anderson said that the City of Central City received notice at about the time the public had.