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The EMS Continuing Education: Cardio and Respiratory Emergencies class that had been scheduled for March 13 at McCook Community College has been postponed until April 3. These are training programs for EMS, Firefighters, and all emergency care providers a...
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The Sandhills Symphony Orchestra will present “A Touch O’ Green,” at the Performing Arts Center at the North Platte High School Sunday at 3 p.m. CT. The concert celebrates Irish music, composers, and music inspired in some way by the color green. Th...
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March 7 members of nine different community agencies gathered at St. Patrick’s parish hall to participate in a “tabletop” mock disaster drill. Approximately 40 individuals from the Imperial Volunteer Fire Department, Imperial EMS, Wauneta EMS, Cha...
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The Students of the Month for February at Chase County Schools are Courtney Kunnemann and Mason Holmes. They will attend an Imperial Rotary Club lunch in their honor. Kunnemann, 18, is the daughter of Zoe and Dennis Kunnemann. She is on the honor roll, is...
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Residents of Imperial will be doing their bit to help promote Red Cross Month in March. Two Bloodmobiles are scheduled, both honoring 15-year old Makenna Wallin, who is battling leukemia. The first blood drive will be held March 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m....
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The Imperial Bible Church Ladies Retreat will be held at the church at 800 W. 11th Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Featured speaker is Nebraska author Stephanie Grace Whitson. With the release of “The Key on the Quilt” last spring, she now has over 20 ...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican A new appreciation of music and dance may be in the hearts of 153 students at Chase County Schools. That’s thanks to a three-day experience with the 43-member Young Americans, who spent Sunday to Wednesday last we...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican Josh Fries of Imperial traveled to Hong Kong, Vietnam and Taiwan in January with the Nebraska LEAD Group 31. On the other side of the world he was delighted to find beef from Omaha, nutritional products from Omaha a...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Pending action by the county commissioners, law officers in Imperial and Chase County will have something in writing stating they agree to assist each other if needed. Members of the Imperial city council approved the...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Citizen input will be vital as the city of Imperial starts a year-long process of updating its Comprehensive Plan. The first of a series of three to four meetings in the process will be held Tuesday, March 19, at 7 p....
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It’s hard to believe, but Daylight Saving Time will return this Sunday, March 10.Following the adage, “Spring forward, fall back,” clocks should be turned one hour ahead when people go to bed Saturday night. The official time change comes at 2 a.m. ...
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■ Editor’s note: This is one in a series of feature stories concerning organizations that benefit the Imperial area. Volunteering in a community, through organizations, is a way to pay back for the benefits that the community offers an individual.By C...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican This will be the first year for Chase County’s 9th St. Singers’ attendance at the Gateway High School’s Mic Check Festival in Denver. Director Randy Hayes said a combination of show choirs from Colorado and Nebr...
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By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Matt Thomas of Dana Point Development will receive a $310,000 loan toward costs of rental housing units the company is planning in the city-owned Cornerstone Commercial Park. The loan, provided at zero percent interes...
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The Imperial Chamber held a ribbon cutting Friday for Imperial’s newest business, 509 Broadway, which opened it doors for the first time at 5:09 p.m. Friday. Co-owners Jacci Brown and Tiffany Reeves, center from left, cut the ribbon. They were surroun...
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It’s time for the Imperial Chamber of Commerce’s annual Chili Cook-Off. The contest will be held March 14 at the Imperial City Gym, and entries are being sought. As of Monday, there had been one entry, according to Chairman Jack Schneider, although se...
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Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever organizations have hired two new Farm Bill wildlife biologists in Nebraska. One of them is Heather Francis of Imperial, who will cover Perkins, Chase and Dundy Counties. The positions were made possible through a partn...
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Southwest Nebraska Community Betterment Corporation (SWNCBC), a non-profit organization located in Grant, is leading a cooperative effort to provide down payment/closing cost assistance to first-time homebuyers using funding provided by the Nebraska Depar...
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Imperial will be one site for a ServSafe Food Handler (formerly ServSafe Starts) Food Safety Training Course sponsored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension. ServSafe Food Handler will be conducted on the following dates:Tuesday, March 12, Imper...
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The City of Imperial, in partnership with its wholesale electric power supplier, the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN), is in its third year of its ENERGYsmart Refrigerator Recycling Program. The program, partially funded by the Nebraska Departme...