AMHERST - A fast start was needed for the Southern Valley girls basketball team in its subdistrict final against top-seeded Amherst Thursday. The Eagles got that when they put up 17 points in the opening quarter and built a 17-12 lead through one.

LINCOLN – A bill that would limit the scope of easements was heard before the Judiciary Committee on February 11, 2022. Legislative Bill 1135, introduced by Sen. Dave Murman (Dist. 38), would put a time limit of 99 years on easements before they would have to be purchased again to continue. At the present time, easements are held in perpetuity in Nebraska. The legislation would also

Governor Pete Ricketts appointed Morgan Farquhar of Cambridge as District Court Judge in the Tenth Judicial District. The Tenth District consists of Adams, Clay, Franklin, Harlan, Kearney, Nuckolls, Phelps, and Webster counties.

The beef industry would not be able to market cattle without transporters. Therefore, Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) is honored to announce W & J Carpenter Inc., based in Arapahoe, as the 2022 BQA Marketer recipient.

ELWOOD – Chief Gosper County Deputy Craig Ward was sworn in as Gosper County Sheriff on Friday, February 11 by the Hon. Jeffrey Wightman, who presides in the 11 th County Court Judicial Dist. After Dennis Ocken retired at the end of January, the County Commissioners had 45 days to appoint a new sheriff to fill the vacancy. The commissioners voted to appoint Ward to the post during their regular board meeting on February 9, 2022.

At the request of Governor Ricketts, Speaker Mike Hilgers introduced LB 1015. This bill intends to protect Nebraska’s water supply by giving the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources the ability to build a canal and reservoir system that would be tied to the South Platte River. The project has been called the Perkins County Canal project and cost estimates have been up to $500 million dollars. In 1923, Nebraska and Colorado signed a compact outlining the use of the water that flows from Colorado into Nebraska via the South Platte River. Under the compact Nebraska is allowed to divert 500 cubic feet per second during the non-irrigation season but to do this Nebraska must construct, maintain and operate a canal for the diverted water out of the South Platte River.

There is a proposal before the legislature this session to fund the Statewide Tourism and Recreational Water Access and Resource Sustainability (STAR WARS) project. This project proposes to build a lake between Lincoln and Omaha. It also intends to fund projects in other parts of the state, including Lake McConaughy and the Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area.

Like millions of Americans, I took in the Super Bowl Sunday evening, pulling for the eventual losers as seems to be my custom of late. While I was watching, I glanced at some social media and saw a post from one of my all-time favorite sports personalities - Bill Curry.

Experts estimate that well over 80 percent of people will experience back pain at some point in their lives. Perhaps ten percent of adults experience it at any given moment. Back pain is extremely common, and people with back pain can be extremely miserable. It may hurt to move, sit, stand, lay, even breathe. No wonder back pain accounts for so many visits to the doctor! When people with acute back pain

Arthur Myrne Marshall age 79 of Indianola passed away at his home on February 11, 2022. Memorial Services will be held on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 1:00 PM at the Calvary Baptist Church in Cambridge with Dr.