One-Act Season Begins

One-Act has begun as auditions started in August, and students have been practicing their parts. First competitions started Saturday. Osceola and Cross County were at Loup City. Cross County came in second (runner up) with Lily Cramer named best supporting actress.

Gov. Pillen Appoints Joey Spellerberg as State Treasurer,

LINCOLN – Monday, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Joey Spellerberg to the position of state treasurer. Spellerberg fills a vacancy due to the departure of Tom Briese, who is resigning to spend more time with his family.

News In Brief

Friday, November 7th from 4:30 to 7 PM. Free will offering, two kinds of soup and cinnamon rolls available at the center. Can get it to go. Cub Scout Pancake Feed Sunday, November 9th from 11 AM to 1:30 PM at the Legion.

Clarkson-Leigh Dissolving Co-Op

LEIGH - After 12 years as a co-op, Clarkson-Leigh are calling it quits. Their cooperative agreement in sports will end after the 2025-2026 school year.At their October special board meeting on Tuesday, October 21, Clarkson met to discuss the co-op. Many patrons attended that meeting and gave input.

Vrbka Wins Again (Week 10)

The winner of week ten’s football contest is Andy Vrbka who missed five. This is his second week in a row, so he cannot win again.Coming in second were six people who missed eight: Angela Pfannkuch, Linda Oder, Ken Zelasney, Nyal Rowse, Ellie Pinley and Jon Recker.There were 34 entries this week.

“MONSTER PARADE”

The Government is Shutdown, I’m Still Fighting for Nebraskans

We’re in week five of the Schumer Shutdown. Today is the 31st day. As of last week, this is now the longest full government shutdown. While on-duty people work without pay, Republicans keep voting on the only bipartisan solution to the shutdown.