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On Sunday, the Merrick Arts Council closed out its 2024-2025 season with a night of live music at the Performing Arts Center, featuring the Flatwater Jazz Orchestra and the Central Nebraska Youth Jazz Ensemble.

Thanks to a partnership between the Nebraska Press Association and the TeamMates Mentoring Program The Central City Republican-Nonpareil was able to deliver Kid Scoop News to local third, fourth, and fifth grade students. Above R-N Co-Publisher Whitney Dettman and Central City TeamMates Coordinator Hillary Ferris stopped by Mrs. Brandes’ fifth grade classroom to help hand out the special kids’ edition and of course snap a photo to mark the occasion.

On Saturday, local author Alena Mentink from Stromsburg made a stop at the Central City Public Library for a book signing and meetand-greet event. From 11 a.m.

What started as a simple question turned into a full-blown community burger brawl—and I’m proud to say we saw it through to the end. When Waffles N More removed that old “Best Burger in Town” decal from their window, it stirred something in me.

Daily Activity Report Monday, March 31 Officer assisted the Central City Ambulance in the 1700 block Of 26th Street. Officer responded to welfare check in the 2800 block of 28th Street, situation resolved.

Senior Madison Chrisman is taking a closer look at an often-overlooked area of agricultural science—passive immunity in sheep. With the American sheep industry generating over a billion dollars annually, improving lamb survival rates is both economically and scientifically important.

Hadassah Rankin was a silver medalist in persuasive speaking along with Lincoln Grantham who was a silver medalist in humorous prose. Previously district runner-up the school qualified seven events for state. Persuasive speaking-Hadassah Rankin, serious prose-Brecken Yoder, oral interpretation of drama (OID)-Noah Fischer, Quentin Herman, Everett Hunnicutt, Luke Powell, Brecken Yoder, program oral interpretation (POI)-Hadassah Rankin, extemporaneous speaking-Carly Halbgewachs, humorous prose-Lincoln Grantham, informative speaking-Honey Rae Merchant who are all coached by Nicole Powell.