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As fall progresses, temperatures continue to drop and chances of a freeze grows. When frost hits the Great Plains and Midwest, do you know the impact on forages and how livestock can be kept safe?

Merrick County native and former member of the Cornhusker Marching Band (CMB) Faith Blauhorn began her first concert season as a band director last week.

10 YEARS AGO Merrick County Supervisor Jim Helgoth said a few words about his Board’s involvement in and support of the process that has come to fruition in the breaking of ground for the new 4-H building at the Merrick County Fairgrounds.

In her fourth year as a member of the Cornhusker Marching Band, Megan Blomstedt—a 2022 graduate of Central City High School—has taken on a new challenge. The senior at the University of Nebraska—Lincoln (UNL) is the senior leader of the Trombone F Rank this season.

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Central City municipal leaders took initial steps last week to proactively regulate the sale of vape products in the Merrick County community.

Upland bird hunters across the state will go afield October 25th for Nebraska’s pheasant season opener. Nebraska’s diverse habitats and variety of opportunity continue to make Nebraska’s upland hunting seasons attractive to hunters and set it apart from other states.

Senator Loren Lippincott • District 34 Statistics show that across the nation sixty- nine percent of students entering college believe socialism is a positive economic framework. By the time they graduate, that number will have grown to seventy-five percent who view socialism positively.

The next Merrick Arts Council program in Central City will feature instrumentalist and vocalist Chad and Elaine Stoner on Sunday, October 26th at 2:00 p.m. The concert will combine the two performers’ distinct voices in interpreting classic songs ranging from the Great American Songbook to current...

With the crop harvest ongoing and hunting seasons continuing to open, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission reminds hunters to be courteous. Hunters should expect to encounter farm vehicles and equipment on country roads and make room for them when they do so.