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By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor Juvanne Martin, president of the Idaho Genealogical Society, is seeking volunteers to help with the 1940 Idaho portion of the US Census index. The National Archives and Records Administration will digitally release the information April 1. Later censuses are not available because of a 72 year restriction access...

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By ROBERT S. MERRILL  Assistant editor A proactive approach to air pollution in Franklin County is being taken by Franklin County Commissioners as they wrestle with ways to bring the area into compliance with federal regulations for PM2.5 particulates. Commissioners met with representatives of each incorporated city in the county on Wednesday to discuss...

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By CITIZEN STAFF  “Wild About Good Health” is the theme for this year’s Health and Wellness Expo sponsored by Franklin County Medical Center. The free event will be held April 14, 8 a.m. to noon in the old gym at Preston High School. Foot screenings, fingerprinting, blood pressure checks, hearing and vision screening and...

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By RODNEY D. BOAM  Citizen editor Legacy Ranch is on the fast track to be all that Franklin City officials expects it to be. Maple Leaf development is gone and the Nebraskaland National Bank has taken ownership of the property. The bank executed a Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure and they plan to spend...

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By RODNEY D. BOAM Citizen editor Friends of the Jim Hull family are holding a pancake breakfast as a fundraiser to help the children pay for outstanding medical and funeral expenses for their parents. The breakfast will be held on Saturday, March 3, from 7 -10 a.m at the city fire station. “We had...

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