Thanks for your continued support. Kids are back in school. As we transition into Fall, plans are being made and the temperature is becoming more mild. Soon footballs will be sailing through the air and Husker flags will be flying.

25 Years Ago August 22, 1996 The Chamber of Commerce held an appreciation supper Thursday evening at the Brandin Iron honored Mr. and Mrs.

On August 17th, the Downtown Revitalization Design Concept Presentation project team members revealed the design concepts created as a result of the Design Studio Open House that was held in June. They discussed some of the projects they have in mind to improve the appearance of downtown Arapahoe such as replacing sidewalks and adding some greenery. The Arapahoe City Council was expected to further discuss the proposals at its regular meeting this week. A report from that meeting will be available in the next edition.

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11 of this year to deliver $350 billion for eligible state, local, territorial and Tribal governments affected by COVID-19. Nebraska is slated to receive approximately $2.3 billion in ARPA funds ($1.1 billion at the state level, $667 million for cities and counties, and $545 million for school districts and the Nebraska Department of Education). Counties across Southwest Nebraska received the first half of their ARPA allotments on or around June 1, 2021, with the second portion of it scheduled for delivery on June 1, 2022.

A card shower has been requested in honor of Don Woodruff's 100th Birthday on September 8th. Cards can reach him at Good Samaritan Home, Room 212, 719 Brown St., Alma, NE 68920.

From the Oxford Standard August 30, 2001 – “It’s just a hobby with us. Maggie and I like getting up early and working in the garden,” Oxford resident Tony Thulin said. Retired, the two of them pick and then sell watermelons and cantaloupe grown on an acre of land south of Oxford then sold from the back of an old pickup bed. They trust their customers to play by the rules and pay the prices marked, it’s all on the honor system. They average sales of from 20 to 30 watermelons each day and they said very seldom does he come up short on the sale. Once in a while someone will even pay more than asked, possibly because they didn’t have change. They’ve been selling melons for four or five years from the same truck, marking the watermelons with a price and all the cantaloupes for $1.50 each. The cantaloupes go first, maybe because they are easier to carry.

10 years ago Notice was received of the closing of Smithfield Post Office on Saturday, August 27. Marie Kuck has been postmaster for the past 20 years and is looking forward to some free time.

Beaver City, Nebraska, September 2, 2021 — Furnas County U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Dillon Breinig is reminding producers of the availability of the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP). NAP covers losses from natural disasters on crops for which no permanent federal crop insurance program is available, including forage and grazing crops, fruits, vegetables, and more.

10 years ago At the Arapahoe City Council meeting Kim Winter, director of Furnas/Harlan County Partnership informed city council of a 50/50matching federal fund available from Land and Water Conservation Fund for developing an outdoor recreation facility RV Park. Village of Holbrook competed against projects from all over the country in July’s Pepsi Refresh Project, and earned $5,000 grant to replace a 50 year old basketball hoops and boards.

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Hunters Helping the Hungry program has received a $1,500 grant award from National Rifle Association Hunters for the Hungry to aid the program in helping Nebraskans in need.