The second annual Give Big Elwood Campaign on November 10 delivered BIG results with more than 100 donors and more than $64,535 raised. “Foundation friends, you are amazing,” said Melissa Vinzant, Elwood Area Foundation (EAF) executive director.

ARAPAHOE - Over 150 people showed up Tuesday evening, November 9, to show their support for keeping the nursing home and assisted living facilities in Arapahoe open. Todd Eichenburger, a representative from the Arapahoe Area Investment Fund, shared the property had not yet been listed but he had been made aware of a noncompete clause.

BARTLEY - Southwest elementary students wave flags upon entry to the school’s annual Veteran’s Day program last Thursday. Veterans were honored throughout the region on Veterans Day with programs hosted by local schools and other organizations. More photos can be found inside.

Did you know the federal government operates a little-known bank account that isn’t subject to annual oversight from Congress, yet pays out billions of dollars in settlements a year? It sounds unbelievable, but it’s true. The Judgment Fund is an obscure government account the U.S.

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) is seeing CO- VID-19 case numbers on the rise again over the past two weeks. Local clinics are also seeing high rates of influenza and other respiratory illnesses like RSV. Hospitals in the health district are struggling to transfer patients that need intensive care, due to the high numbers of sick people across Nebraska and Colorado, which is affecting both COVID and non-COVID patients.

Dear Editor, On November 18, 2021, Tri Valley Health System will join the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, the Nebraska State Office of Rural Health and rural health advocates throughout Nebraska and the nation in celebrating National Rural Health Day (NRHD). NRHD is an important, once-a-year opportunity to showcase rural America while focusing on the unique healthcare challenges facing an estimated 57 million rural citizens.

ARAPAHOE, NE --- The announcement of the closure of the Good Samaritan Society nursing home in Arapahoe came as a shock to the residents, the employees, and the whole town. With a deadline of just 60 days, the people living there will have to find new homes by December 31 . The facility will be up for sale, but anyone purchasing it would not have the ability to run it as a nursing home because of the non-compete clause attached to the contract.

Most of us recognize that if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. It’s much simpler to identify the miracle potion advertised on our social media feed as snake oil, than it is to sort through all the conflicting and seemingly changeable advice on what makes a healthy diet. Should we be cutting out fat, or cutting back on carbs? Is there a particular combination of foods or spices or supplements we should be eating to be slim and trim and healthy?

Open Tuesdays and Fridays 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 210 7th Street, Arapahoe, NE 308.962.7296. To observe social distancing during the COVID 19 pandemic, call the number posted outside the building and wait for the volunteer staff to bring out your box of groceries.

MISSION MALL Thrift Store, 509 Nebraska Ave., Arapahoe, NE Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 1:00-5:00 p.m. Saturdays 9:00 am - 1:00 p.m.