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On Tuesday, Pinnacle Bank of Central City made a significant donation to the Merrick County Historical Museum, handing over a cherished piece of local history and culture.

Clarks has recently received the Rural Workforce Housing Grant after a pledge drive that was done by the Village of Clarks and CHIP. While they had a much lower goal, they ended up receiving double what they set out to make, thanks to one particular Clarks native.

Tracy Schmitt, CPA, has been named Finance Director at Grand Island Regional Medical Center and Merrick Medical Center, both affiliated with the Bryan Health system. She assumed this role on July 17, 2023. Schmitt most recently served as Controller at GIRMC.

A special thank you to the staff of the Merrick Medical Clinic for their loving care and compassion and also to Tabitha Journey House for their care the last month. Thank you to Father Bill L’Heureux, Bishop William Denninger, Father Charles Torrey and Father Art Faesser for the beautiful service.

Welcome back and let me begin with a quick thank you for picking up this week’s newspaper. I feel like we have a pretty good one this week and we certainly have had some busy days collecting all the information that is brought to you in this newspaper.

Rod Engel, a Central City principal has been elected as the president elect of the Nebraska Association of Elementary School Principals.

Great performances regularly take the PAC stage and Saturday it was time for the Central City Children’s Theater to take center stage.

Students and faculty at Central City High School, along with Central City FFA, in Central City, Nebraska, have spent the past few years building their greenhouse program to the point where they’re now able to provide their cafeteria with fresh vegetables throughout the school year.

For the week ending July 16, 2023, there were 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 10% very short, 25% short, 61% adequate, and 4% surplus.

United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Nebraska State Director Kate Bolz announced today that USDA is making $21 million in technical assistance grants available through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses access...