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MPCC Imperial Campus Administrator Brenda Ledall, left, visits with County Commissioner Dennis Kunnemann and wife Zo, along with CCS Guidance Counselor Trent Herbert.

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Mid-Plains Community College administrators, city and county officials and donors prepare to cut the ribbon on the newly renovated MPCC Imperial campus. The ribbon-cutting was part of an open house that gave the public its first look at the expansion and remodeling.

Addition, remodeling celebrated as new semester is about to start

    An estimated 75 to 100 people experienced the first look at a larger and newly remodeled Mid-Plains Community College Imperial campus at an open house and ribbon-cutting last week.

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Tony Cribelli, left, has organized Harvest Fest’s Yucca Run for years. His role at this weekend’s celebration will include serving as Grand Marshal of Saturday’s parade.

Cribelli honored to serve as Wauneta Harvest Fest’s parade grand marshal

Life can be a funny thing. Like how a chance meeting in 1958 led to Tony Cribelli being named Grand Marshal at this year’s Harvest Fest “Back Where I Come From” parade in Wauneta Saturday.

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A Road Show attendee brought this 1898 clock for Lloyd Michael to evaluate.

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Auctioneer Lloyd Michael spoke at the Road Show, demonstrating an old Model T car horn.

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Lloyd Michael talks about this detailed wooden wedding basket which he said was quite old and valuable.

Museum Road Show auctioneer shares interesting item histories

Lloyd Michael of Michael Auction Service in Julesburg, Colorado, was on hand last Sunday to give history lessons and reveal possible values of a variety of items brought in by a nice-sized crowd of

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The Chase County Fair Aug. 8-15 will be in full swing in three weeks. On Tuesday, Mark Bomba, owner of Bomba Painting, and volunteer Monique Dornbrach were sprucing up the 38 sponsor flag poles with fresh coats of primer ahead of the new paint.

Chase Co. Fair 2021 theme highlights post-COVID era

    Now that COVID-related mandates seem to be a thing of the past, the Chase County Fair Board wants to celebrate 2021 with a “No Restrictions” fair theme next month.

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