25 Years Ago June 20, 1996 The new gazebo on the Beaver City square is progressing nicely. Carl DeVries volunteered to be the foreman of the project and Dr.

100 Years Ago June 23, 1921 Evelyn Rankin met with a painful accident when she was thrown from the step of a car when it started to go backwards downhill. She was unconscious for a time.

BEAVER CITY – The regular City Council meeting was held on June 21, 2021, with all six Council Members—Quinn Barnas, Kevin Harper, Chris Joppa, Roger Powell, Russell Rickert, and Becky Robinson present and Mayor Leighton Schmidt presiding. Others in attendance were Teresa Youngquist (Clerk), Grant Jorgensen (Utility Superintendent), Mike Kelly (Mike’s Auto Repair), Aubree Warner, Kathy Jorgensen (Beaver City Swimming Pool), Brad Wessels, and Guyla Mills (Valley Voice).

CAMBRIDGE - Much to the chagrin of locals, ticks have made their presence known this month. Even the publisher of this paper was not exempt as he and his sons fell prey to the infamous “blood feeders” while doing routine chores, prompting him to commission this article.

10 years ago The Arapahoe Board of Education meeting accepted the resignation of Kristen Harris followed by the approval of contracts for Jennifer Henry for English and Dustin Kronhofman for social studies. Makayla Wendland writes down the swimming events for Anna tenBensel before the Arapahoe Swim Meet on Saturday.

Week June 21 – June 25 Monday – cook’s choice. Tuesday – fried chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, fruit salad, green beans/bacon, cookie, wheat bread.

Cambridge’s annual Medicine Creek Days is back this year! The TVHS Health Fair will also help kick things off Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Each year in late spring and into early summer, natives of the Plains know it’s best to keep one eye on the sky. When the weather feels just right (or wrong), that potential for severe weather and, specifically, tornadoes will be there.

OXFORD - From another great barbeque to the parade, Oxford’s Turkey Days was nother hit this year as it wrapped up this past weekend. More photos and a summary of the evenst can be found on Page 9..

I’ve been spending a lot of time talking with patients about the COVID-19 vaccine. Sometimes we celebrate being fully vaccinated. Some patients are skeptical about how serious COVID-19 infections actually were. And others are not convinced they can trust the vaccine.