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Monday evening local residents including a large group of local child care providers, gathered at the Prairie Creek Winery for a debate and open question forum featuring District 34 legislative candidates Micheal Reimers and Loren Lippincott. The prospective candidates made the rounds, meeting their potential constituents. Many people from around Central City were in attendance along with Melissa Polinoski and Jodi-Renee Giron from the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation.

Left to right from top left: Raise your hand if you had fun at the Youth Ag Showcase? We are pretty sure this group of students from Nebraska Christian did as they were able to learn all about agriculture. The group got to hear all about pigs from Sophia Lentfer of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association. Glove up! It was all smiles for these Central City students who prepared to take part in the Husker Mobile Beef Lab fistulated steer experience. Students at High Plains Community were able to toss some swine in a fun game designed to teach students all about pigs and how they better our lives. Of course it wasn’t all smiles and that could be seen when Miss Ashley Beckman visited the beef lab trailer after some peer pressure from her students. The fistulated steer feels no pain and lives a long happy life on most occasions. Living a long and happy life takes plenty of safety around farm equipment and that is what Elliot Grosshans spoke about as Grosshans and AKRS both brought machines to show and teach safety.

The Central City High School softball team has been on a roll this month, so much so that they still have not lost a game during the entire month of September. The Bison have been red hot as the season changed from summer for fall and they will now look to keep that trend rolling into the Lou-Platte Conference Tournament.

Daily Activity Report Monday, September 19 Officer responded to a traffic complaint in the area of Highway 14 and 13th Street, officer followed vehicle no violations observed. Officer responded to a citizen assist in the 1600 block of 16th Avenue, Situation resolved.

Clarks is a community known for pride in their village, but even more so, pride in their country. All across the village you will see the support of the community when it comes to thanking those who answer the call and keep our land free.

The Sportsman’s Club of Central City hosted an open house that was open to non-members, with the gates opening at 9:00 am this past Saturday. Guests were invited to bring their .22 rifles and shotguns, and try them out on the club’s gun ranges, and enjoy a meal of pork loin sandwiches with a variety of sides and desserts. The event was hosted in celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day.

Just as it has in previous years, the annual Youth Ag Showcase took over the Merrick County Fairgrounds last Thursday giving Merrick County sixth graders an opportunity to explore the world of Agriculture. Many local businesses and ag experts were on hand to help make the day a memorable one for the students who attended.