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• School board spends some dollars at recent meeting

  By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican    Members of the Chase County Schools’ board of education spent some money at their recent meeting on June 9.    An upgrade to the computer network, new carpeting, a new phone system, providing matching grant...

• Barry ‘Boom Boom’ Johnson entertains bullriding crowd

  Former Lamar resident, Barry Johnson, now of North Platte, returned to Imperial Saturday night as the barrel man at Saturday’s bullriding challenge. On several occasions, “Boom Boom” showed why he carries the nickname, exploding a number of “booms...

• Earn college credits while you work

  By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican    Mid-Plains Community College and Mid-Plains Center for Enterprise are collaborating to offer a new degree for working students.    For many people, a college degree is necessary to advance their career, yet i...

• Imperial edged at first meet in new pool

  By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican    If the final scores are any proof, Imperial and Benkelman swimmers competed hard Saturday, finishing the day with a difference of only four points between them.    Benkelman edged the home town team in the en...

• First bullriding challenge deemed a success

  Palisade cowboy takes second in the event By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican    Chase County fair board members deemed their first ever Chase County Bullriding Challenge held Saturday night at the fairgrounds a big success.     Board members ar...

• Crush team chalks up season’s first win

  By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican    Imperial Crush outhit their opponents from North Platte Sunday, and were helped by two ninth inning errors to win their first game of the season in three starts.    Crush took a 7-6 win in a two hour and 45-m...

• ‘Slice Fore Life’ golf benefit raises $11,000 for healthcare

      The second annual “Slice Fore Life” golf benefit, sponsored by the Chase County Hospital Foundation, raised $11,000 to help boost healthcare in the area.     The event was held at the Enders Lake Golf Course Saturday.     Funds raised at ...

• Final fundraiser hoped to complete new playground equipment funding

      Campbell Park is a much more active place over the last few weeks with the addition of a new playground.     The city of Imperial received a partial grant for the playground equipment from the Peter Kiewit Foundation and groups have been working...

• Auditions this week for musical

      Director Jeremy Vlasin has announced that auditions for “Big River,” the story of Huck Finn as originally written by Mark Twain, will be held today (Thursday) and Friday.    Auditions will be held from 7-9 p.m. at the Chase County Schools au...

• Volunteer chairman still looking for help next week

  By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican    Filling next week’s SCORE science camps in and around Imperial with volunteers is a major undertaking.    That’s especially true this year, with attendance records easily broken with about 350 youths regi...