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Body The Central City Police Department recently recognized Officers Dwayne Harvill and Reiny Dickhaut for their outstanding initiative and commitment to improving officer safety and operational effectiveness throughout 2025.

Body Senator Loren Lippincott • District 34 Several years ago a friend of mine blurted out this observation: “The world is made for couples!” All creatures are made for reproduction, and perhaps no time of the year is better for recognizing this fact of creation than Valentine’s Day.

Body Two University of Nebraska– Lincoln scientists, partnering with American Farmland Trust and four Nebraska farmers, have established a biochar on-farm research network. It is among the first and largest in the United States.

Body 10 YEARS AGO Longtime Merrick County Christmas of Sharing volunteer/coordinator Helen Foulk received the R-N Person of the Year Award plaque from publisher Bob Jensen at the Chamber of Commerce Gala Saturday.

Body Nebraska State Senator Loren Lippincott, a Republican representing District 34, filed the necessary paperwork with the Nebraska Secretary of State last month to seek a second term in the Nebraska Legislature.

Body Chamber presents four awards during annual event The Central City Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards gala got groovy in 2026.

Body After twenty-seven years with the United States Postal Service (USPS), local clerk Deb Schwarz retired last Friday. The longtime Archer-area resident has spent majority of the last twenty-one years working in the Central City post office.

Body MONDAY, JANUARY 26 Officer assisted the Central City Ambulance in the 400 block of H Avenue. Officer responded to a welfare check in the 2700 block of 19th Avenue, situation resolved.

Body TRAFFIC CONTACTS 63: 42-Warnings and 21-Citations MERRICK COUNTY ARRESTS 8: 2-Felony Arrests and 6-Misdemeanor Arrests.

Body Adults spend a lot of time thinking about time—yesterday, today, tomorrow, hours and minutes are all part of an adult’s life. Young children, however, are concrete thinkers and don’t understand the concept of time and what it means.