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On Monday night the Central City Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Hamilton Telecommunications at their new location located at Hub 46 in Central City. Community members Mayor Tim Bolling and Courtney Root hold the ribbon as John Nelson makes the cut.

This past Sunday, the Merrick County Historical Museum welcomed Stan Ferris and Sara Moore to their board of directors. The museum held their annual meeting with excitement as they plan to move into their new building later this year. (R-N Photo by Jacob Kennedy)

The Fasbenders, a name that is as grand as the house they all reside in. Each member of their family is colorful and diverse, using their unique skills to paint upon the canvas of the world around them. The family consists of six total members. First, there’s Kirstin Fasbender and her husband Chris. Kirstin is 47 years old and never fails to make entire rooms light up with smiles when she’s around. She also works at Archer Credit Union in Central City and gets involved wherever she can. Chris is 51 years of age, and is a super community minded and oriented individual, always working around the clock to help support him and his family. He works outside the community at Friesen Ford Chevrolet, that is a massive step up from his previous job due to being able to see his family much more.

Welcome to our Faces of Merrick County feature. We start off with the Fasbender family consisting of (left to right) Fyn, Van, Kirstin, Chris and Piper. Also, Sheldon, the Boston Terrier. Our community is full of great people and this year we aim to bring you 46 feature stories to highlight those in our community. Contact our office if you would like to be featured in this series of Merrick County families.

Daily Activity Report Monday, December 30 Officer responded to a suspicious vehicle in the 1600 block of 14th Avenue, situation resolved. Officer responded to a car accident in the area of 28th Street and 17th Avenue, report completed.