25 Years Ago January 11, 1996 More than 100 people attended the first annual Volunteer Banquet Friday night at Escher Hall. Lorenda Forbes, Gene Wyatt, Bill Weaver and Virginia Hunt were presented volunteer awards.

10 years ago Students in the third grade at Arapahoe Public Schools will begin Newspaper In Educations project with the Arapahoe Public Mirror. The students will answer a newspaper quiz once a month and also receive the Arapahoe Public Mirror each week.

10 years ago The plan has been unveiled and now the ball is in the community’s court. The variety store, now dubbed Cambridge Variety Store, LLC for now will locate in the former Duckwall’s.

10 years ago County Officials who were sworn in last week County Treasurer Cindy Schutz, Attorney Todd Wilson, County Commissioner Terry Lordall, Sheriff Dennis Ocken, Judge Diane Wheeler, County Clerk Cynthia Evans, and County Assessor Cheryl Taft. The Fort Kearney Conference and Viaero Event Center in Kearney are partnering to host on February 3-5 championship rounds of the annual boys and girls basketball tournament.

10 years ago Superintendent Hendricks administered the oath of office to the three Southwest Board of Education members Tom Sughroue, Steve McConville, and Kevin Potthoff. Community Hospital President and CEO Jim.

Carolyn Sue Brand, age 79, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 1, 2021 due to complications from the COVID virus at the Elwood Care Center, Elwood, Nebraska. She was born on June 19, 1941 in Lexington, Nebraska to Ray and Ola (Wilson) Sarr.

Darlene Lois (Lueking) Miller, age 84, of Hastings, Nebraska was called to join her heavenly father on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, a victim of Covid-19 at Mary Lanning Hospital, Hastings, Nebraska. She was born in Oxford,Nebraska on December 19, 1936 the day before her mother’s birthday to Albert & Sophia (Obering) Lueking.

Mary Nell (Semroska) Huerta, age 84, of Cozad, Nebraska passed away on Monday, January 4, 2021 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska surrounded by her 6 children. Nellie was born in Crawford, Nebraska on January 16, 1936 to Richard and Barbara (Serres) Semroska.

A Celebration of Life Service for Rowan Randall Rabe was held on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at 2:3o p.m. at the Hope Lutheran Church in rural Smithfield, NE with Pastor Daniel Landin officiating. Interment will follow at the Hope Lutheran Cemetery in rural Gosper County, NE.

Virginia L. Stuehm, 86 of Elwood, NE passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Elwood Care Center in Elwood, NE. Memorial services was held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Elwood United Methodist Church in Elwood, NE. Burial was held at Elwood Cemetery at a later date.