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Body MERRICK COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM TO HOST Special event to take place on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. This Saturday, April 18th, the ribbon will be cut at the new Merrick County Historical Museum at 2716 28th Street.

Body With Nebraska’s May 12th primary election approaching, the office of the Merrick County Election Commissioner is preparing ballots for the mail. According to that office, ballots were scheduled to be sent out next week, on Monday, April 20th.

Body The race for Merrick County sheriff, featuring incumbent John Westman and challenger Grady Wranek, headlined Sunday afternoon’s non-partisan candidate forum held at the Central City Performing Arts Center.

Body Nine candidates vying for public office in Merrick County had a chance to make their case to voters during a non-partisan candidate forum held at the Central City Performing Arts Center on Sunday.

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Body TRAFFIC CONTACTS 136: 95-Warnings and 41-Citations MERRICK COUNTY ARRESTS 2: 1-Felony Arrest and 1-Misdemeanor Arrest.

Body “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Body MONDAY, MARCH 23 Officer responded traffic in control in the area of Highway 14th and Highway. Officer responded to a disturbance in the 1300 block of 12th Avenue, situation resolved.

Body Merrick Arts Council’s final show for the 2025-26 season will be on Sunday, April 26th at 7:00 p.m. featuring Rebecca Noble’s Cabaret Theatre at the Central City Performing Arts Center, Edwin and Bernice Lock Theatre.

Body Senator Loren Lippincott • District 34 THE NON-EQUALITY OF TAX DAY It is that dreaded tax day again where we are expected to apply rules laid out in the 6,871 pages of the U.S. Federal Tax Code and 1,271 pages of the Nebraska Tax Code.