Bickel-Nelson American Legion Post 360 is pleased to announce that Nolan Wellensiek of Cook was generously sponsored by the Cook Post and will join nearly 270 other high school juniors from across Nebraska participating in the American Legion Cornhusker Boys’ State Program, June 2-8, 2024 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln downtown campus. The annual citizenship program, sponsored by the Nebraska American Legion, is designed to provide youths with a better understanding of how city, county and state governments operate.

Burchard American Legion Auxiliary Unit #156 is sponsoring De Lanye Currie as its delegate to Cornhusker Girls State June 2-8 on the campus of the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. De Lanye is a junior at Lewiston Consolidated Scholl and is involved in volleyball and FFA.