Sunday night brought a mixed bag of weather. Wind, hail, more wind - all not so good, and rain. The rain was mostly good but some of it came really fast. Here on the hill, we received about .30 when the first blow came through then got another .45 in a gentle rain through the night. Just what my patch on newly planted grass needed! And the wheat appreciated it too. Speaking of the wheat, it’s pretty much on schedule. The head is in the boot.

CURTIS, Neb. – Youth ages 8 to 18 are invited to learn more about livestock judging at the 2021 Standard of Excellence Livestock Judging Camp at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.

BEAVER CITY – Mayor Leighton Schmidt presided over the regular city council meeting on Monday, May 3, 2021 with all six council members—Roger Powell, Russell Rickert, Quinn Barnas, Kevin Harper, Becky Robinson, and Chris Joppa—present. Others in attendance were Teresa Youngquist (Clerk), Jackie Mayberry (Deputy Clerk), Grant Jorgensen (Utility Superintendent), Aubree Warner (Pool Manager), Doug Brown (Sheriff), Jim Cave (Planning Committee Chairman), Nathan Mustion (Mousel, Brooks, Schneider & Mustion Law Firm), Kathy McConnell, and Guyla Mills (Valley Voice).

CAMBRIDGE - The Cambridge City Council met for a brief meeting Monday to approve a waiver resolution for ordinance violations and to grant an abandoned vehicle to the fire department for training purposes.

Mervin Carl Zysset, 85 of Farnam, NE passed peacefully at Lexington Regional Health Center on April 29, 2021. Mervin was born at home in rural Frontier County on February 17, 1936 to Carl and Aurie (Buker) Zysset.

Bob J. Roberts, age 86, passed away on April 29, 2021, in McCook, Nebraska, surrounded by the love of his family and friends. Bob was born on January 11, 1935, in Chadron, Nebraska, to Mayfield and Rita Roberts.

Memorial Services for Donna M. Maaske will be held on Friday, May 7, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. at the Trinity Evangelical Free Church in Holdrege, NE with Pastor Murray Jones officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in rural Gosper County, NE.

Celebration of Life Service for Dylan M. Skeen was held on Saturday, May 1, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at the North Park Assembly of God Church in Holdrege, Nebraska with Reverend Brian Steinbach officiating. Following the service, it was Dylan’s wish to be cremated.

Nebraska is the least indebted State in the country because our state government, like our people, lives within its means. We take a common sense approach to finances. We pay as we go for new projects instead of taking on debt. This approach has helped us to build high-quality infrastructure and to grow Nebraska without mortgaging our future.

On weekends every May, families and communities across Nebraska come together to recognize our graduating seniors. Whether they are graduating from high school, college, or trade school, this is their time to shine. They have put in the work, they have completed what they started, and now they are being recognized for their achievements and they get to celebrate.