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NEBRASKA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS hosted the fifth annual International Student Showcase at the Merrick County Youth and Agriculture Education Center on November 10th. Twenty students represented seven countries: Thailand, Spain, Vietnam, China, Kenya, Dubai, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Central City celebrates veterans

Senator Loren Lippincott • District 34 The filibuster became part of the Nebraska Legislature’s procedures in 1937, when the one-house Unicameral first convened.

QUILTS OF VALOR

The first three years in a child’s life are important because a child’s brain develops rapidly during this time laying the foundation for all future learning, behavior, and health.

The Merrick County Salvation Army is seeking volunteer bell ringers for several dates throughout the holiday season. Open dates include November 29th to November 30th and December 6th and 7th, 13th and 14th, and December 18th and 24th.

With a three-year, $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, the University of Nebraska– Lincoln’s Chi Zhang, Edgar Cahoon and Bin Yu will focus on the genome-wide identification of small gene fragments called microexons to advance knowledge on gene functions and regulation for oil...

Students from across Merrick County got the chance to get an upclose look at the workings of county government last Thursday.

10 YEARS AGO Members of the Central City Council presented an offer to Solt-Wagner Funeral Home to purchase their property south of Kwik Stop and Rodeway Inn. After some minor remodeling, city offices will be moved to the new location.

TAMAR JIMENEZ was the featured speaker during the Veterans Day ceremony at the Veterans Memorial in Central City this week.