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Senator’s Note

7 months ago By News Staff
Senator Loren Lippincott • District 34 MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY In flying international routes at Delta Air Lines, I saw our fellow citizens in every one of the fifty-three countries I visited. Americans can be spotted in a crowd quite easily because they began changing shape in the 1980s.

From Our Files

7 months ago By News Staff
10 YEARS AGO The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) announced on Friday that Central City was awarded $350,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding which is meant to complete Phase I and II projects in the Downtown Revitalization category. Central City’s Barry Denning, who has been competing in the Senior Men division of the Nebraska State Hand Cornhusking Contest since 2010, won first place in Nebraska City and qualified for the national competition in Lafayette, Indiana.
BISON CROWNED  

BISON CROWNED

7 months ago By News Staff

CENTRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL crowned its 2025 homecoming king and queen following Friday night’s football game against Adams Central. Karter Negus was crowned this year’s king, while Emma Brandes was crowned this year’s queen. Negus is the son of Dan and Heather Negus and Brandes is the daughter of Jess and Kelly Brandes.

County’s tax request topic of hearing  

County’s tax request topic of hearing

7 months ago By Michael Happ
A handful of people turned out to the Performing Arts Center on the campus of Central City Public Schools last Monday night to hear from county leaders about the reasoning behind the increase in Merrick County’s tax request for the 2025– 2026 fiscal year. Last week, for just under fifteen minutes, members of the Merrick County Board of Supervisors provided information about the county’s proposed budget during Merrick County’s joint public hearing regarding MERRICK COUNTY Board of Supervisors Chairman Carolyn Kucera speaks to those present for last Monday night’s joint public hearing at the Performing Arts Center in Central City.

Two-thirds of Nebraskans are “homegrown”

7 months ago By News Staff
There is no place like Nebraska—and maybe that’s why most residents are “homegrown.” Nebraskans who were born in the state make up about two-thirds of the state’s residents, and those born in Nebraska and still living here are more likely to live in rural areas and have more satisfaction with living in the state. That’s according to the latest Nebraska Snapshot, which examines the differences among Nebraskans who were born here versus born somewhere else.
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