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School pays off pool bonds early

School board members voted Tuesday to pay off general obligation bonds for their share of the pool, bathhouse and parking lot built together with the city of Imperial.

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Doug Gaswick | Courtesy Photo
Tuesday was a busy one at Imperial Beef when 329 trucks came in with loads of wet corn, working well into the evening hours to get the crop delivered.

Diane Stamm | The Imperial Republican
The corn pile at Imperial Beef continues to grow as they’ve hit the peak of deliveries to the feedlot north of Imperial. On Sunday, a pen of cattle isn’t bothered by the activity behind them.

Pile it on—corn keeps coming

A mound of wet corn is growing quickly at Imperial Beef as area farmers and truck drivers keep Highway 61 busy bringing the grain to the feedlot.

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Jan Schultz | The Imperial Republican
Armando Villarreal finished a pair of college football helmets this week for Utah and BYU. The Utah helmet features a pair of former players, both of whom died while playing for the Utes, while BYU’s captures the likeness of their cougar mascot.

Utah, BYU players wearing Villarreal helmets Saturday

Armando Villarreal continues to make his name known within the college football crowd, specifically its lockerrooms.

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Jan Schultz | The Imperial Republican
Historical Society President Charley Colton, left, is always happy to discuss Chase County history. At Saturday’s banquet, several attendees enjoyed looking through the historical county photographs he brought.

Jan Schultz | The Imperial Republican
Civil War General Philip Henry Sheridan made a visit to the Chase County Historical Society banquet Saturday in Champion. The decorated general was portrayed by Wayne Mintling of Culbertson.