10 years ago Carol Ommert amongst her family retired from teaching after 25 years at Cambridge High School. Phil Young, was diagnosed with colon cancer just four years past the recommended age of screening for colon cancer in 2008.

10 years ago Storm chasers stopped at Aurora Coop last Wednesday afternoon for gas. There were six or seven other vehicles that were there with the armored vehicle.

10 years ago The final application and request for payment from Paulsen in the amount of $16,381.00 was approved by the Indianola City Council. About 15 teams were present at the Draft Horse plowing competition held 1 mile south of Indianola on the Bob Haag field following the pot luck picnic in the Indianola City Park.

100 Years Ago June 9, 1921 Burglers entered stores at Stamford and stole money in the amount of $60.00. A committee on signs reported to the Community Club that signs had been erected on all four roads leading into Oxford.

25 Years Ago June 6, 1996 A female motorist was struck by a vehicle Monday evening in Oxford. She was transported by ambulance to the Cambridge hospital and is reported to be in stable condition.

Carter Bose of Southern Valley and Nolan Meyers of Arapahoe were selected to play for the South Team in the Nebraska Shrine Bowl Game. Bose held the snap and Meyers blocked for the sole points scored by the South in a 3-10 loss to the North. Dustin Kronhoffman of Arapahoe was an assistant coach for the South.

On May 23, a sand volleyball league began on the two sand courts on the north side of Tornado Alley in Arapahoe. Sundays, 8 coed 6-person teams gather to battle for the title in two divisions. The 6-week league play is followed by a double-elimination tournament (the top two teams from each division advance to the tournament).

Reilley Einspahr was picked for the winning East team in the 2021 CSO All-Star Game. Einspahr also competed in the Mr.

The 2021 Girls’ CSO Allstar Basketball Game tipped off at 6:00 p.m. at Cambridge High School last Friday. The West All-Star team and the East All-Star team faced off in a final game, and the East All-Star team took the victory 62-56. The East Team consisted of Alonis Gliven of Hi-Line, Whitney Bauee of Elm Creek, Chiara Richeson of Gothenburg, Samantha Schomper of Loomis, Ashley Brown of Elm Creek, Taylor Wiser of Holdredge, Annica Harm of Gothenburg, RyLee Huff of Perkins County, Gretchen Hodge of Hi-Line, and Kaylin Brown of Dundy County Stratton. The West Team consisted of Zoey Buos of Wauneta Palisade, HayLee Davis of Dundy County Stratton, Maggie Lutz of Dundy County Stratton, Payton Yearous of Wauneta Palisade, Jordan Miller of Maxwell, Alexis Richmond of Chase County, McKinzie Baney of Dundy County Stratton, Haylee Sandman of Wauneta Palisade, Jaycee Widener of Maywood Hay Center, and Danielle Burqe of Perkins County.

On May 24-26, a youth wrestling camp was held at the Arapahoe High School for grades 3-8. A total of 22 children learned skills from past wrestling coach and clinician Darrell Barnes..