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An aggressive cancer has longtime Geneva/Fillmore Central High School principal and coach Jim Rose held up in Omaha at the

By Signal Staff Readers will notice an obituary printed on page 4A in this edition about a longtime Shickley resident

By Signal Staff Apparently yielding to the COVID-19 pandemic, cases have been in a standstill in the Fillmore County District

Despite the rainy weekend, the Franklin Post No. 193 American Legion family took time to honor our fallen heroes in

By Signal Staff As testing is getting more and more accessible, a fifth Fillmore County resident has tested positive for

Grindstone Hardscapes of Kearney brick workers applied original main-street brick pavers into the new paving on G Street between 11th

Pandemic: a disease prevalent over a whole country or the world. Relay: a group of people engaged in a task

Meeting NoticeThe Geneva City Council will meet in regular session at the Geneva Public Library, 1043 G Street, and via

Just a quick note to remind everyone that our deadline is Friday at NOON each week. Now, we bend this

Blue Valley Community Action Partnership is asking the public to take a survey on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected

By GREG SCELLINSignal Editor The Fillmore County Board of Supervisors worked through a light agenda at the board’s first regularly-scheduled

By GREG SCELLINSignal Editor Nebraska voters participated in an historic primary election this year. More than 471,000 Nebraskans voted in

Through the generosity of the Jesse and Earl Wilkins Foundation, five Service Branch granite monuments and the granite Entrance monument

American Flags will be put up as usual at the Geneva Public Cemetery before this Memorial Day weekend. American Legion

By GREG SCELLINSignal Editor A third person has tested positive for COVID-19 in Fillmore County, according to a press release

By Dianne GirmusThe Nebraska Signal In times of despair, we are thankful for those who do good and offer hope,

By Leesa K. Bartu, Exeter Correspondent Exeter-Milligan is trying to find a multitude of ways to honor their graduates amongst

By GREG SCELLINSignal Editor The Geneva City Council voted 4-2 (Councilmen Chuck Udell and Cody Lightwine—no) to allow JEO Consulting

Yesterday, at his daily coronavirus press briefing, Governor Pete Ricketts announced that less restrictive Directed Health Measures (DHMs) will take

South central Nebraska-based Glenwood Telecommunications, Inc., announced late last week its impending purchase of the broadband network and customer contracts

The Geneva Public Library has received some much-needed upgrades in the past month, which were paid for the most part

A Fillmore County motorist uses the Official Fillmore County Drop Box behind the Fillmore County Courthouse in Geneva last week.

The College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln has launched a new quick pitch scholarship

By Signal Staff An man in his 20s has tested positive for COVID-19 last week, according to an April 22

By Signal Staff Plans for the 2020 Geneva/Fillmore Central High School Alumni Banquet were well underway, but, unfortunately, this year’s

By GREG SCELLINSignal Editor The Fillmore County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on April 14 in the meeting

By GREG SCELLINSignal Editor The Geneva City Council met in regular session on April 20. Due to social distancing measures,

By GREG SCELLINSignal Editor For about four days, the Fillmore Central administration, with the approval of the FC School Board,

By GREG SCELLINSignal Editor The last day to register for the May 12 Nebraska Primary Election is Friday, May 1,

By Signal Staff As of Monday morning, Public Health Solutions (PHS) reported four new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in the district.

By Leesa K. BartuExeter Correspondent The Exeter-Milligan school board held a lengthy discussion on the plan to coop sports with

Yesterday afternoon, Governor Pete Ricketts announced the State’s first step to relax the health measures implemented to slow the spread

For some time, most county offices, including county election offices, have been closed to the public as part of the

Fairmont will be sponsoring an American Red Cross Blood Drive at the Fairmont American Legion Hall 0n Friday, April 24,

Today, Governor Pete Ricketts proclaimed April 10-30, 2020 as “21 Days to Stay Home and Stay Healthy in Nebraska” during

LINCOLN – Today, at his daily COVID-19 press briefing, Governor Pete Ricketts issued Passover and Easter proclamations and designated Sunday, April

By Signal Staff The first cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were reported in the following counties in Nebraska since

By GREG SCELLINSignal Editor Thankfully, Fillmore County has not had a documented COVID-19 positive test yet, but with added testing

The Aksarben Foundation, along with Nebraska Farm Bureau and the Nebraska Association of Fair Managers, recently noted that applications for

By GREG SCELLINSignal Editor New directives from State of Nebraska education officials state that Nebraska schools should remain closed through

By GREG SCELLINSignal Editor With all the problems and uncomfortable conditions being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the shortage of

Today’s libraries provide important services that go far beyond books. They are used for community gathering places, internet access, remote

By Signal Staff Even though a positive COVID-19 case has yet to be confirmed in Fillmore County, public offices and