News
Merrick County voters should be receiving mailin ballots for the November 3rd general election shortly. Ballots for the all mail county were to be mailed on…
Senator Loren Lippincott • District 34Midterm elections consistently draw far fewer voters than years with presidential races. On average since 1980, about…
I want to thank all of my dear friends and family for the beautiful cards, flowers and gifts I received for my 100th birthday. A special thank you to…
Fyn Fasbender, a senior at Central City High School and the president of the Central City FFA Chapter, has been selected to perform with the National FFA…
A University of Nebraska– Lincoln research team has received a three-year, $496,722 National Science Foundation grant to investigate an understudied reservoir…
10 YEARS AGOMembers of the Central City Board of Education unanimously elected to end their affiliation with the Central 10 Conference and join the schools of…
Sports
High Plains started off the Kenesaw Volleyball Tournament on a high note, besting Southern Valley in three sets. However, the Storm would go on to suffer back…
Nebraska Christian turned to their ground game to notch an impressive 53-20 victory over David City last Friday evening, marking the Eagles’ fifth win of the…
Grand Island Central Catholic (GICC), the top-rated team in Class C2 this season, handed Central City a 50-6 loss last Friday, bringing the Bison’s record to 3…
Nebraska Christian put together an impressive team showing at last Thursday’s Goldenrod Conference Meet in Humphrey, winning the overall competition on both…
The Central City Bison made a splash to start the postseason at the District C-2 Golf Tournament last week.On the links at the Oakland Golf Club, the Bison…
Lifestyle
Palmer Public Schools students traveled to Hastings College last week for the college’s annual Hastings College Mural Day, where the school’s High Ability…
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will accept submissions for the 2026 Nebraskaland Magazine photo contest starting October 1st.Submissions should be made…
For the fourth straight year, the Pizza, Puzzles and Pub event benefiting the Sutton Squad was a success.On Saturday, thirty- two teams competed in this year’s…
Opinion
I have interviewed enough football coaches that, at this point, I can almost tell you which cliché quotations they are going to use and when they are going to…
There is something special about walking through the gates of Memorial Stadium on a crisp fall afternoon, surrounded by thousands of fans chanting “Go Big Red”…
In Nebraska, we know family is defined by more than the name we share, but by the commitment we make to one another. Across our state, individuals and families…
I think that, by now, I have chased enough cows out of my yard that I have earned the right to wear my cowboy boots with pride and call myself a cowboy.Now,…
Obituaries
Adella Jane “Della” Sawyer, 91, of rural Central City, was taken home to be with Jesus on Friday, October 9, 2026, at Merrick Medical Center.Born in Mountain…
Darlene June Fowler, 89, died on October 10, 2026, at Adept Nursing Home in Central City, with all her children at her side. A Celebration of Life will be…
Harry S. Galusha, 82, of Central City, died on Friday, October 2, 2026 at Litzenberg Memorial Long Term Care in Central City. Funeral services were held on…
Dwayne L. “Shorty” Hahn passed away on October 10, 2026 at Merrick Medical Center in Central City.Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 16, 2026 at…