News
High value silage depends on maintaining chop quality throughout harvest. Do you know how to reliably monitor your silage quality?Energy from corn silage comes…
MEMBERS of the Central City High School cheerleading squad led the Bison student section in a cheer on Friday night. Central City held its home opener of the…
Forty-seven percent of respondents to the 2026 Nebraska Rural Poll believe they are better off than they were five years ago, down from fifty-three percent…
While some gardeners are ready to put away their gardening tools for the season, others are not quite ready to throw in the trowel. If you are one of those…
“But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of…
Sports
While searching for their first win of the season, the High Plains Storm found themselves in an evenly-matched battle with East Butler last Thursday in…
Through two games, the High Plains Storm are yet to give up a point.Last Friday for their home opener, the High Plains football team downed Nebraska Lutheran…
Nebraska Christian and Elm Creek combined for 685 rushing yards in an offensive clinic last Friday, but turnovers came back to haunt the Eagles as the…
Six different Bison earned kills in Central City’s 2-0 sweep over Centennial, helping the Green and Gold to 25-16 and 25-9 set victories.As part of a…
As the Nebraska football team kicks off its 2026 season with multiple home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska State Troopers are teaming up with…
Lifestyle
Submitted by Dave Ferris“What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. And fear not them…
The community is invited to join the Merrick Medical Center Foundation for a Special Remembrance Ceremony in observance of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the…
THE CENTRAL CITY FFA kicked off the year off with their annual Kick-off meeting and kickball event on August 17th. The chapter hosted roughly ninety students…
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you…
Opinion
There is really just one thing to say.Marlene, I am sorry. While I normally strive to keep the ins and outs of my private life out of this space— sometimes…
Every year, thousands of Nebraskans from across our state make their way to Grand Island for the Nebraska State Fair. We may all come for different reasons,…
Some of the most important conversations I had growing up happened around the kitchen table with my grandfather. From a young age, he challenged me to pay…
I got a second wind on Wednesday night, and after covering an event, mowing my yard, and making dinner, I decided that I was not yet ready for bed.Earlier that…
Obituaries
The Republican-Nonpareil| September 10, 2026Beverly J. Crandell, 98, of Central City, died on Monday, August 24, 2026 at Litzenberg Long Term Care in Central…
Ruth Ann Sandell, 86, of Polk, died on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at Midwest Covenant Homes in Stromsburg.Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 3…
Marian K. Lepp of Lincoln, passed away on August 27, 2026.Marian was born in Lincoln on January 21, 1930, to Bertram and Ethel Ellsworth. While Marian was…
Marcia K. Grafe, 79, of Omaha, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 28, 2026, at home due to Parkinson’s.A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on…