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Jan Schultz | The Imperial Republican
While most of the Christmas Festival events were indoors at the city gym, 3-year-old Saylor Jablonski enjoyed running underneath the outdoor lights that form a Christmas tree on the City Square grounds.

Jan Schultz | The Imperial Republican
A lot of children sat on Santa’s lap Saturday at the Chamber Christmas Festival. While Ivor Lee was fairly nonchalant about it, his sister Vera wasn’t too happy with the experience.

Santa, parade kick off Christmas season

Though the day’s temperatures felt more like fall, area residents turned out for Saturday’s Christmas Festival in Imperial hosted by the Chamber of Commerce.

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Dept. of Ed rates CCS ‘excellent’ in latest profile

The Nebraska Department of Education has released Nebraska Education Profiles for public school districts for the 2021-2022 school year, and the Chase County Schools District received a rating

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Jan Schultz | The Imperial Republican
The house at 126 West 12th Street in Imperial was the scene of a shooting Thanksgiving night close to midnight. Nineteen-year-old Jesse Krausnick died from his injuries after the incident.

Details slow to emerge on Jesse Krausnick death

Few details are being released nearly a week after a Thanksgiving night shooting when 19-year-old Jesse Krausnick of Imperial was found at an Imperial residence with a gunshot wound and later d

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Co. commissioner lands state board appointment

Jacci Brown of Champion, who was just re-elected to a second term as a Chase County Commissioner, has been appointed to the Nebraska Jail Standards Board.