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The Merrick County Badges and Angels Program recently received $2,000 through a Spotlight Grant hosted by the Elk’s National Foundation. Jane Berggren, Exalted Ruler, of the Grand Island Elk’s Lodge #604 recently presented the donation on behalf of the lodge.

The Central City Area Chamber of Commerce will host its 101st annual gala Saturday, January 31st, at the Merrick County Fairgrounds 4-H Building. The 70’s-themed event — “That Chamber Gala” — will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Growing nitrogen, peas as a cover crop, weather models, and market prospects were among key topics of the day-long annual meeting of the Nebraska Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA) near Ithaca, NE Saturday, January 10, 2026.

An expansion project years in the making recently wrapped up at Dubs Pub, roughly doubling the square footage of the Palmer establishment.

10 YEARS AGO The ice-covered Platte River continues the process of lodging floes and small chunks of ice against restrictions such as bridges and island, bringing the flow of the waterway to a halt near Highway 92 south and west of Clarks.

Theater’s last day will be January 15th The Fox Theater in Central City, located at 1301 17th Street, will close later this month, marking the end of an era for moviegoers in the community.

The past year not only featured a lot of notable events during the first six months, but in the final half of 2025, there was a bevy of events and people to celebrate.

This Monday, January 5th, marked the first day in which candidates could file to run for elected office this year in the state of Nebraska. Individuals seeking offices on the statewide primary ballot may now submit their paperwork to officially enter the race.

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested eighty-three impaired drivers during the holiday season. The arrests came during the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over nationwide campaign.

The St Michaels Knights of Columbus Local Free Throw Championship will be held in Central City at the Bison Activities Dome on Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 1:00. This is for girls and boys 9-14 years of age. Doors will open at 12:15.