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Elsie photographer featured during June
The Perkins County Area Arts Council welcomes the talents of Elsie photographer Nora Jameson to Meadowlark Gallery this month. An open house will be held in her honor on Sunday, June 9 from 1-3 p.m. Jameson grew up...
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A new gene test for patients with breast cancer–called MammaPrint–could dramatically reduce the number of women who need to undergo chemotherapy. The test is available at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. It analyzes 70 key genes and accurate...
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This year’s Ash Hollow Pageant tells the story of the Oregon—California Trail in the 1860s, the final years of the trail. The Pageant is June 14 and 15 at Ash Hollow State Historical Park near Lewellen and features an outdoor performance using pionee...
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Volunteers play a vital role after a disaster has occurred. Are we ready for those roles? Join Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD), Medical Reserve Corps and Mid-Plains Center for Enterprise for a volunteer disaster training. Trainings wi...
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Perkins County Middle School is pleased to announce the students named to the fourth quarter and semester honor rolls. Fourth QuarterAll A’s Honor Roll Ashley Briggs, Tanner Burge, Jaden Dietlein, Kaitlyn Gamble, Kadie Hanson, Miranda Holscher, Nathan...
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Wallace FFA Chapter winds down another excellent year with announcing their new 2013-2014 Officer Team. The officer team includes: Paige Aylward as president, Jaclyn Nelson as vice president, John Marquardt as secretary, Mickayla Sheets as treasurer, Ale...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican Next week there will be 313 children sporting purple t-shirts, carrying purple lunch bags and drinking out of white and purple water bottles roaming around Chase County Schools (CCS), Champion, Swinging Bridge Ranch a...
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Mid-Plains honors outstanding students
Mid-Plains Community College has announced the President’s List and the Dean’s List from all campus locations for the Spring 2013 term. Shalee Pollard of Grant was named to the Dean’s List. Students who maint...
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In the most recent Special Olympics event, Grant resident Kevin Tickle won a silver medal in the backstroke as well as a sixth place ribbon in shotput. (Photo by Brooke Lutz)...
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Nebraska Wesleyan University Director of Track & Field Ted Bulling has released the names of 31 recruits who plan to compete in track and field while attending NWU in 2013-14. The group includes 21 male and 10 female athletes. Among the recruits is ...
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Richard “Dick” Thurin knew in high school that he wanted to be a coach. A pastoral friend of Thurin and his wife Karen says that some people are called to be a coach, and that Dick is one of those special people. Since 2001 Thurin has served as the he...
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Perkins County athletes (l-r, top photo): Jessi Hoffert, Quinton Hite and Shania Metcalf were chosen to participate on the west teams in the Cambridge Community School Organization annual all-star basketball games held on Friday, May 24. Both te...
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By Barb Bierman Batie Midwest Producer When Dan Hughes takes the helm of the U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) board June 29, he will bring years of experience on county, state and national wheat boards and related organizations to the chairman’s role. Hughes...
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While in Nebraska during June, members of a Nigerian delegation were guests at the farm of Dan and Josie Hughes south of Venango for a tour and barbecue on Tuesday evening.
A nine-member trade delegation representing Nigeria’s largest milling and bakin...
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Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Director, Teri Moss wants to remind Perkins County producers that the final date to submit an application for payment under the 2011 Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payment Program (SURE) is June 7, 2013. The SURE program...
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The Nebraska Wheat Board (NWB) will hold its annual budget meeting on Thursday and Friday, June 13-14 at the Frenchman Valley Coop, 202 Broadway St., Imperial, starting at 8 a.m. MT. Items to be discussed include selection of contracts and a budget for th...
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NRCS wants to remind producers of a continuous sign-up for the CSP program.What is CSP? The Conservation Stewardship Program offers payments to producers who maintain a high level of conservation on their land and agree to adopt additional stewardship pra...
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Cemeteries across Perkins County, the state of Nebraska and the entire United States performed solemn ceremonies to honor the nation’s war dead during Memorial Day on Monday, May 27. Raising the flag to half mast at the Elsie Cemetery prior to the p...
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By Jan RahnManaging Editor Longtime Plainsmen basketball coach and activities director, Larry Pritchett, has been selected as recipient of a special award this summer. The Nebraska Coaches Association Board of Directors has chosen Pritchett to receive t...
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By Jan RahnManaging Editor Chamber’s monthly business spotlight is on Deaver Computer for the month of May. Bernie Deaver gave a presentation about his business to members at the monthly meeting held May 16 at the Perkins County Senior Cente...
