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City Council meets; discuss airport authority board vacancy, employee insurance and city sales tax increase

By Alan Carman
The Imperial Republican

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Allen J. Beermann (right), presents Russ Pankonin with the Nebraska Press Association, Master Editor-Publisher Award at a banquet in Lincoln on April 17, 2026. Pankonin is the 50th recipient of this award.

Russ Pankonin honored as Master Editor-Publisher

By Alan Carman
The Imperial Republican

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On Monday, April 13, the members that traveled on the Founding Forward trip shared their experiences with a crowd at the Imperial Theatre. Those members included (from left): Paige Nickless, Aria McNair, Anna Aragon, Tucker Mollendor, Cristobal Tarango, James Bomba, Carter Kuenning and Tate Teply..

Students give Founding Forward Trip recap

By Alan Carman
The Imperial Republican
A large group gathered at the Imperial Theatre on Monday evening, April 13, to hear how the trip went for the students from Chase County.

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Pictured above are the two winners from Chase County and their post card drawings. On the left is Killian Otzel with his postcard “Home of the Brave. On the right is Genesis Diaz with her postcard “My Beautiful State”.