25 Years Ago September 5, 1996 On September 1, speed limits increased from 55 miles per hour to 60 miles per hour on some two-lane highways. The Eagles took to the court and grid iron in a somewhat controlled practice on Thursday before many avid Southern Valley fans.

Steven L. Sunblade, 64 years of age, of Kearney, Nebraska, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021, in Kearney.

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.

SWNPHD recommends taking precautions to prevent the most common types of food poisoning when preparing food at home.

The Gosper County Senior Center is in full swing. We have coffee drinkers in at 8:30, pool-players in the midmorning, exercise machines that are in motion, a puzzle on the table, domino game to get started after lunch and of course great noon dinners for you to enjoy with some friendly neighbors.

Three hundred ninetyfour (394) new cases of COVID-19 were reported by Two Rivers Public Health Department in the sevencounty region it serves for the week of August 20-26. Please check the Two Rivers website for more detailed information for our citizens on current COVID-19.

First Christian Church, 501 Calvert Ave., Elwood, 308-785-2669 Sundays-Fellowship and Coffee 10:00 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. Our Redeemer Lutheran – Missouri Synod Elwood ourredeemerelwood.com Friday, September 10: 9:00 a.m.-Exercise Group.

September is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness month and Tri Valley Health System’s Senior Life Solutions is working to raise awareness and educate the community on the risk factors and warning signs of suicide. Talk of suicide should never be dismissed.

“Pass The Potty” is a fun way to raise funds for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The Team Jack Foundation is sponsoring this fundraiser and this group from Arapahoe was busy Monday morning placing the potty chair at an Arapahoe business to help Flush Childhood Cancer.

Kim and Joe Helms attended the Jurey family reunion at the Hobrook Community Building on Saturday and Sunday. They counted around 55 family members on Saturday night and somewhere between 70-90 on Sunday. They came from Oklahoma, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.