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1969William Reese, Diller schools superintendent, resigned to become superintendent at Milligan.1989Tom Lejsy, Southeast District 4-H, conducted a recreation workshop for 24 4-Hers and eight adults at the Diller Community Club.Receiving PTA lifetime memberships at Founders Day programs at Fairbury area schools were Don Mahlman, West Elementary, Harold Towne, East School and Rose Wiegert, Central School.Mark Hergott of Gilead was elected 1989 president of the Nebraska Young Farmers and Ranchers Educational Association at its state convention.Winners in the coloring contest sponsored by Fairbury dentists during Dental Health Month included Kerry Everhart, Darren Schmidt and Jenny Fruhwirth. Nearly 80 acres northeast of Hebron was added to the wildlife management areas maintained by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.1999The State Athletic Committee of the American Legion of Nebraska announced sites for the 1999 post-season American Legion Baseball tournaments. Fairbury was to be the host site for the Class B Area 1 Junior Legion Baseball Tournament.Wanting to update and expand technologies available to the city, the Fairbury City Council voted to join a telecommunications organization. The group, Essent, was made up of other members of the power pool Fairbury belongs to, the Nebraska Municipal Power Pool. To join, the city had to pay a one time membership fee of $5.50 per electric meter, or roughly $10,420.2012Tri-County School board slashed school programs in response to the failed levy override and the decrease in state aid.The Fairbury Chamber of Commerce held ribbon cutting for the new Edward D. Jones office in downtown Fairbury.Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. announced that it reached agreement to acquire American Tool Companies Inc., including the DeWitt and Beatrice factories.

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