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Body ELEMENTARY Thur., Aug. 22: Breakfast: French toast, peaches.

Body Kamryn Lee Stoppkotte of Chapman was among 569 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during a combined graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony Aug. 17 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Body Iowa has thousands fewer square miles than Nebraska but it has almost 3,000 more concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. Opponents of the giant facilities argue there are enough.

Body As the Internet of Things — the network of items embedded with sensors and software that record and share data — continues to expand, so do possibilities for implementing smart technologies across research fields and aspects of daily life.

Body Darrell Widman and a few friends of the Merrick County Historical Museum hosted a public demonstration and interactive experience involving the firing of a number of World War II era weapons at the Central City Sportsman’s Club.

Body Monday, August 12 Officer responded to a citizen assist in the 900 block of 16th Street, Situation resolved. Officer responded to a stray dog complaint in the 100 block of D Avenue, dog impounded.

Body Strobel Manufacturing, Inc., a leading name in earth-moving equipment, hosted a highly successful Equipment Demo Day on Friday, August 16th.

Body The Central City United Methodist Church held its annual prayer walk at the Central City High School Preferred Popcorn track on Sunday, August 18th.

Body Another annual Jeep Jamboree has come and gone, with people from across the state and beyond flocking to Central City to get their Jeeps into the water. The river was low, with plenty of flat, solid sandbars and just enough water for anyone who wanted to get wet.

Body The Central City Council held their monthly meeting on Monday night at City Hall. The meetings often consist of the mundane aspects of city government, but a pair of ongoing topics of discussion livened up this month’s meeting.