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Half a Century of Swirls and Smiles: Jo Nelson, Central City’s beloved DQ legend, marks 50 years

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Chances are good that if you’re from the Central City area you know all about the history of the Central City Dairy Queen, and the chances are even better that you know the woman behind the counter, Jo Nelson. Just as consistent as the upside-down blizzard or the trademark swirl on top of your ice cream cone, Jo Nelson has been the face of delicious eats and cool treats here in Central City. This past Monday that commitment was honored and celebrated as Jo Nelson was recognized for a whopping 50 years of dedicated service to our community through her dedicated tenure at Dairy Queen.

Primary election season heats up

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As Merrick County gears up for the primary election on May 14, 2024, a critical set of dates outline the path to a smooth electoral process, encompassing everything from candidate nominations to early voting. This election cycle is especially significant, with a wide range of positions on the ballot, including local city council seats, Board of Supervisors, and pivotal educational roles, reflecting the governance and direction of the community.
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Area Honor Rolls...

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Middle School Third Quarter Superior Honor Roll (94% or above) Blase, Brynn, Baker, Greenley, Bearnes, Elise, Beck, Lane, Bevard, Bailey, Blomstedt, Erik, Boroff, Colton, Brandenburg, Charley, Brandenburg, Livia, Brandes, Hailey, Brandes, Trig, Brondel, William, Buhlke, Amelia, Buss, Miles, Carlsen, Aubree, Coleman, Allison, Cox, Bronx, Cress, Ian, Dexter, Macie, Dishman, Mason, Djernes, Kolby, Duerksen, Callyn, Edwards, Emma, Fasbender, Piper, Ferris, Eli, Ferris, Owen, Fischer, Parker, Fisher, Jax, Forbis, Traegen, Fruit, Kessley, Gilmore, Austin, Graham, Ellie, Graham, Skylar, Hain, Aiden, Heider, Kennedy, Herrera, Arlene, Herstedt, Jillian, Horton, Brooklyn, Horton, Teagan, Howe, Madison, Johnson, Kane, Johnson, Samuel, Keller, Gracie, Kouassi, Janaya, Kroksh, Jayma, Larkins, Ella, Larson, Lucas, Lee, Johanah, Lindgreen, Jaxson, Luebbe, Liam, Luebbe, Stella, Majerus, Grace, McLaughlin, Hadley, McNeff, Khloe, Meekins,Aaliyah, Moser, Sophie, Musil, Thomas, Negus, Hilarie, Negus, Sofie, Nelson, Berklie, Nelson, Kynlee, Paup,Ashton, Perry, Jonathan, Pfeifer, Hannah, Poessnecker, Ryker, Purvis, Dawson, Rathbone, Jaic, Risingstone, Lilyann, Rollins, Baylinn, Root, Gavin, Root, Josephine, Rowe, Isaac, Schindler, Journi, Schmidt, Rubie, Schuele, Adam, Schweitzer, Ace, Schweitzer, Blake, Shrader, Evan, Sidders, Kyrie, Smith, Claire, Talbott, Kalyn, Talbott, Kyndall, Thornton, Carsen, Van Pelt, Josephine, Van Pelt, Karsyn, Varley, Realynn, Wegner, Huck, Whalen, Briggs, Whalen, Oakley, Wright, Amelia, Wymer, Noah, Zimmerman, Ella Third Quarter Honors Honor Roll (90% or above) Al-ebadi, Christopher, Bagwell, Johnathon, Bandt, Delaney, Bearnes, Connor, Beyer, Annslee, Blase, Oliver, Brandes, Leo, Buller, Taiya, Burbach, Preston, Burbach, Quinnley, Burkhardt, Abigale, Colclasure, Haidyn, Colclasure, Karstyn, Dettman-Thompson, Isaiah, Earnest, Nevaeh, Elton, Keigan, Fothergill, Myles, Fruit, Kindrey, Galles, Brinlee, Garfield, Bentley, Gonzalez, Keleigh, Groetzinger, Sawyer, Hagemeier, Karyn, Harp, Grayson, Harris, Brayden, Hart, Alexis, Harvill, Joshua, Hood, Kaleb, Howe, Kaitlyn, Jensen, Maci, Jensen, Quinn, Kasperbauer, Bristyn, Lavene, Bentley, Meekins, Nevaeh, Michalski, Damon, Morrison, Stevie, Perry, Harper, Persinger, Lillian, Peters, Maci, Pfeifer, Hailey, Poffenbarger, Zaydien, Pulido, Simon, Rathjen, Robert, Reed, Declan, Rowe, Declan, Schmierer, Anna, Seitz, Mahki, Simonsen, Abigail, Steinke, Brooklynn, Stuhmer, Tyla, Supik, Ashton, Swanson, Lily, Toscano, Ahbree, Vaughan, Andy, Wegner, Dane, Wilson, Kash, Wright, Carter, Wright, Kloe, Zavala, Merai, Zimmerman, Kylen, Zuehlke, Keilan Third Quarter Honorable Mention (85% or above) Blodgett, Derek, Borchers, Hayden, Burbach, Riley, Burney, Kallan, Coleman, Alyvia, Cox, Nicholas, Gray, Ashley, Greenwood, Landon, Kuszak, McKenzie, Linden, Maddox, McKillip, Michael, Patten, Lyric, Santana, Isaac, Vesely, Alaina High School Third Quarter Superior Honor Roll (94% or above) Avila, Jack, Bandt, Nathaniel, Bearnes, Alaina, Blomstedt, Claire, Brandes, Ryan, Brooks, Kit, Buhlke, Adelaide, Burbach, Blake, Bush, Akeyli, Buss, Julia, Call, Ava, Campa, Faith, Campa, Tatum, Chrisman, Madison, Church, Dylan, Clarke, Kiyana, Cole, Christian, Davis, Janaya, Davis, Trevor, Detlefsen, Claire, Erickson, Isabelle, Fasbender, Fyn, Fasbender, Van, Fisher, Londyn, Fothergill, Deja, Fousek, Reagan, Friend, Laiken, Greving, Bailey, Hagemeier, Josiah, Homolka, Sydni, Jensen, Blake, Johnson, Caroline, Johnson, Paul, Johnson, William, Kohl, Bladen, Kunz, Bryce, Kunze, Kellsie, Kyes, Corbin, Lovejoy, Dalton, Lovejoy, Dylan, McHargue, Luke, McLaughlin, Cash, Musil, Sarah, Negus, Karter, Ohlman, Brynn, Paup, Hope, Purvis, Landen, Richardson, Brookly, Rowe, Caleb, Ruhl, Jakob, Sadler, Teagan, Schindler, Jagger, Schindler, Jerzie, Schmierer, Garrett, Schneider, Colby, Springer, Faith, Stull, Shauna, Sumsion, Jasmine, Talbott, Kylie, Vakiner, Luke, Van Pelt, Kaden, Veach, Cheyenne, Westman, Adrianna, Whalen, Caleb, Wood, Alyssa, Wright, Kamryn, Wymer, Olivia, Zikmund, Ayden Third Quarter Honors Honor Roll ( 90% or above) Austin, Lochlyn, Baird, Ellie, Baldwin, Gavin, Bandt, Kenyon, Bevard, Kaden, Blomstedt, Katelynn, Bokelman, Olivia, Botsch, Caleigh, Buller, Tessa, Burbach, Tristan, Clocksene, Jaxon, Coleman, Abigail, Crouch, Maya, Davenport, Abigail, Davis, Isaiah, Davis, Josiah, Detlefsen, Trent, Dettman, Kaydence, Eckstrom, Izayiah, Enevoldsen, Dillon, Epp, Cole, Fischer, Skylir, Fristoe, Dominic, Garman, Daniel, Gautier, Grace, Gonzalez, Alexa, Goyette, Shaun, Greving, Taylyn, Grigsby, Paige, Harlow, Samuel, Harvill, Isaiah, Hawkes, MacKenna, Jefferson Chloe, Kelly, Kaelyn, Kielion, Shya, Kuszak, Zayden, Larson, Ziara, Lee, Tayllen, Lindner, Carson, Lueders, Colter, Malachias, Damien, Moser, Celeste, Olivo, Brock, Orozco, Adriana, Paup, Sahara, Rathbone, Broc, Ryan, Charlee, Ryan, Truman, Ryan, Juno, Sage, Cheyenne, Santana, Allianna, Santin, Parker, Schuele, Emma, Seitz, Karlee, Shepherd, Jayden, Simonsen, Carter, Smith, Izabella, Steinke, Emma, Strong, Alexander, Supik Joseph, Thornton, Hunter, Tyler, Hayden, Vakiner, Logan, Vakiner, Gracie, Villa, Landen, Webb, Landon, Webb, Levi, Westman, Erin, White Bull, Cyah, Winchester, Treyton, Wingfield, Max, Wood, Austin, Wright, Kallie, Zikmund, Parker, Zimmerman, Jacob Third Quarter Honorable Mention (85% or above) Amsden, Adam, Brandes, Emma, Broekemeier, Cole, Brown, Zebulen, Carlson, MaKenna, Carmichael, Cody, Crumrine, Ashley, Deibert, Adilyn, Elton, Degan, Enevoldsen, Delaney, Flodman, Ali, Garfield, Aubrey, Gray, Jack, Hain, Hindryk, Johnson, Noah, Lagueux, Reece, Luebbe, Nathaniel, Moore, Addison, Reeves, Lincoln, Rutherford, Hallie, Varley, Taryn, Walling, Olivia, Wingfield, Drake, Wymer, Sophia Nebraska Christian Middle School Third Quarter Honor Roll (3.68+ GPA) Kali Birnie, Gabrielle Bonnes, Brielle Edson, Noah Faeh, Baron Falk, Adeline Hunnicutt, Annalise Kitt, Kaley Krug, Ava Merchant, Grace Nokelby, Piper Norris, Emily Perry, Elise Rathjen, Kyla Rexilius, Katie Sidak, Kaity Berck, Ella Birnie, Chaz Boeder, Jonathan Garcia, Kinley Macken, McKinley Mankin,Adelain Mankin, Bethany Needham, Selah Perdew, Caleb Peters, Taylor Rexilius, Cora Sanborn, Sophia Vasquez Third Quarter Honorable Mention (85% or above) Wudi Chen, Silas Johansen, Anisha McCray-Luce, Trev McHargue, Addie Paschke, Tucker Schreiber, Mack Seip, Samuel Swanson, Eleanor Hixson, Alivia Morris, Caleb Paul, Ali Williams, Emma Zanger High School Third Quarter Honor Roll (3.33-3.67 GPA) Drew Bailey, Graci Boersen, Ali Bruning, Adam Carlson, Caitlin Chiles, Ngoc (Sam) Duong, Gavin Falk, Rachel Hale, Presilia Mbutshitshi, Kylie Merchant, Richie Musgrave, Gracie Musgrave, Amanda Needham, Minh (Ryan) Nguyen, Mallory Paul, Micah Perdew, Hope Seip, Julie Sidak, Grace Strong, Hannah Swanson, Kailai (Max) Ye, CanRan (Mabel) Yin, Isabelle Brumbaugh, Noah Fischer, Joshua Green, Oliver Herman, Ah-Rim Lee, Liliana Macken, Zander Merchant, Sidonie (Amanda) Mulumba, Volynn Wall, Eric Wu, Abby Young, Ava Brumbaugh, Sheridan Falk, Everett Hunnicutt, Julia Merchant, Reagan Norris, Alyssa Paul, Taytum Perdew, Hananiah Peters, Emma Rathjen, Cal Seip, Cara Sidak, Jacob Swanson, Lan Vo, Devin Wall,Abby Berck, David Chiles, Ben Garcia, Quentin Herman, Leslie Hickey, Matthew Needham, Alexis Perry, Haddie Rankin, Kadeya Sanborn, Yihan (Hannah) Wang, Micaiah Wheeler Third Quarter Honorable Mention (85% or above) Josh Brock, Yuhan (Cyan) Deng, Justin Maberry, Christian Strobel, Bryan Afata, Hoyeung (Iven) Chen, Jonah Green, Gracie Hackel, Carly Halbgewachs, Yueer (Joel) Huang, Eden Selden-Berger, Yunpeng (Frank) Zhang, Rebeca Htoo, Lydia McKinney, Will Poland, Titus Birnie, Orinda Cortese, Luke Powell.

Nebraska weekly gas price update

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Average gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 3.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.33/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,150 stations in Nebraska. Prices in Nebraska are 27.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 3.3 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 2.9 cents in the last week and stands at $3.99 per gallon.

FROM OUR FILES:

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10 Years Ago As Central City High School gears up for prom night Central City High School DECA Advisor Brittany McPhillips and her husband 5th grade teacher Anthony McPhillips demonstrate how to execute a pretzel move during swing dance training as juniors Val Fousek and Andrew Lee follow along. Students at the Central City Middle School participate in a distance learning project that brings them into close digital proximity to the daughter of Holocaust survivors.
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Merrick County Republicans hold County Convention, elect new leadership

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On a defining night that set the stage for the future of local Republican leadership and policy direction, the Merrick County GOP gathered for its county convention, an event that beckoned new leadership and galvanized the party’s stance on a contentious issue that has reverberated across the state.