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Thanks to a collaborative effort of the Nebraska Forest Service and Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, the Village of Clarks was awarded 10 Free Trees to plant in the community. TheArboretum provides the communities with trees that are already 4-8 feet in height and native to the area. The trees were provided by Great Plains Nursery of Weston, NE. Trees received were Shumard Oak, Kentucky Coffetree, Linden, Black Oak, Black Cherry and a Cottonwood tree. These trees were planted around the town at the Clarks Park, Clarks Villa, along West Amity Street on a section known as Memorial Lane, and the Swimming Pool.

Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.37 million cattle on feed on September 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was up 4% from last year.

Winter wheat production is estimated at 26.2 million bushels, down 36% from last year, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The area harvested for grain totaled 820,000 acres, down 2% from 2021. Planted acreage totaled 980,000, up 7% from a year earlier. The yield is 32.0 bushels per acre, down 17 bushels from last year.

The staff at Merrick Medical Center in Central City is pleased to welcome Dr. Rick Poppe to their staff and this week they would like to introduce their newest addition to their staff to the community.

Thousands of people turned out for the annual Harvest of Harmony parade held in Grand Island, but there were also plenty of familiar faces to be found in the crowd and the parade. Clockwide from top left: Not only were local schools represented, but others found there way into the parade like Natalie Foulk who waves to the crowd as she represents the Salvation Army. Miss Central City, Brielle Hamer also did a lot of waving during the parade as she made Central City proud. The Central City High School marching band was on full display as the group became another Central City High School band to continue the tradition of marching in the historic local parade. Of course there was also the retail side of things, after all, that is why the parade was started. Magnolias Boutique and Brandy’s Balloons represented themselves and Small Town Market Days. Ashley Crumrine helped show support for the band.

Small Town Market Days was nothing more than one man’s idea just a short time ago, but the event now is ready to make a big return to highlight the outstanding retail options found in the communities of Central City, Aurora and Stromsburg.

As fall arrives and the weather gets cooler, Farmers are starting to get into the field to begin harvesting after servicing and getting ready their combines and other equipment. With 2022 well into its second half, Farmers have had a lot of challenges getting their crops into the ground, keeping them watered, and getting them to grow.