A special month for TeamMates
TeamMates chapters in Nebraska communities are being recognized in January as National Mentoring Month is celebrated.
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New candidate seeking commissioner’s post
A new candidate is seeking a position on the board of Chase County Commissioners.
Sen. Hughes holding Friday meeting on livestock expansion in county
State Senator Dan Hughes wants people to get the facts about the possible expansion of an organic dairy in Chase County.
Imperial FFA President Kayla Schilke, left, and parliamentarian Macy Coleman were busy in the ag room at Chase County Schools Monday, making signs and gathering T-shirts for the annual Pink-Out activities this week. Coleman is wearing this year’s Pink-Out shirt, and the quilt Schilke is holding will be raffled as a fund-raiser, too. (Johnson Publications photo)
Annual Pink-Out games include knock-out contests, quilt raffle
This Thursday, the Imperial and Perkins County FFA chapters will partner up to raise money toward a cure for cancer.
School Nurse Angie Paisley has flu prevention posters up at Chase County Schools, which third graders Tate Teply and Lily Haldeen are reading on the commons area bulletin board. (Johnson Publications photo)
Flu here; health professionals say shot still helps
Nebraska is one of 21 states in the U. S. ranked at the highest level for the presence of influenza.