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Farm Bureau members advocate for ag

Body Nebraska Farm Bureau (NEFB) members traveled to Washington, D.C., this week to meet with Nebraska’s congressional delegation, federal officials, and policy leaders to advocate on behalf of Nebraska agriculture.
NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU members traveled to Washington, D.C., this week to meet with Nebraska’s congressional delegation, federal officials, and policy leaders to advocate on behalf of Nebraska agriculture. Representatives include Adam Boeckenhauer, Bree DeMontigny, Kaylyn Venteicher, Adam Venteicher, Amy Musgrave, and Ryan Musgrave. Courtesy Photo

CITY COUNCIL TABLES BUILDING INSPECTION PROGRAM

Body The Central City City Council held off on moving forward with a plan to implement a building inspection program for new and large-scale construction, instead saying they wanted more time to receive feedback on the proposition.

From Our Files

Body 10 YEARS AGO Central City native and nationally renowned artist Todd Williams was in town recently as the subject of an NET (Nebraska Educational Television) documentary on the project he’s undertaken to paint the ninety-three counties in Nebraska in honor of the state’s...

A SPECIAL DISPLAY

Body Multiple historical dresses with ties to Merrick County are on display in the Merrick County Historical Museum through June and July. Twenty-four wedding dresses from the museum’s Wedding Collection are currently part of the display.
TWENTY-FOUR WEDDING DRESSES from the Merrick County Historical Museum’s Wedding Collection are currently part of a display being hosted by the museum in Central City. Courtesy Photo

Click It or Ticket campaign a success

Body The United States Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration raised awareness of seat belt safety during the Click It or Ticket high-visibility enforcement campaign, held May 18th until May 31st.

Senator’s Note

Body Senator Loren Lippincott • District 34 BEING KIND TO THE NEEDY Local charities serve as the bedrock of social support, providing immediate, targeted assistance that profoundly impacts families in crisis.

Link mapped in plant growth, solar energy

Body For decades, science has understood the basics of photosynthesis, the process by which plants turn sunlight into food. However, photosynthesis occurs on uniquely specialized membranes that we have only begun to understand.
A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln has mapped a new region within chloroplasts that serves as the assembly line for photosynthetic membranes. Courtesy Photo

LIBRARIAN PREPARING TO START A NEW CHAPTER

Body LIBRARIAN PREPARING TO START A Lee had served Central City for twenty years Central City Public Library’s longtime library director Sara Lee, who served as library director from 1995 through 2000 before taking up the mantle again in 2011, is starting a new chapter.
CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY DIRECTOR SARA LEE recently retired from her post after having spent a combined twenty years of service to the community. Lee said the thing she will miss most about the job is all the great people she had worked with. Photo by Jordan Coslor
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