OXFORD FOOD PANTRY

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Available Tuesday and Thursday by appointment only. An equal opportunity provider Contact phone numbers include 991-1064, 991-7331, 655-1922, 991-6911, 999-9418.

OXFORD MUSEUM

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610 Central St. Oxford Hours: By appointment Call 308-655-1185 or 308-991-9821 for appointments.

THRIFT STORE

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Phone 824-9177 Monday – closed Tuesday – 1 pm - 5 pm Wednesday – 1 pm - 5 pm Thursday – 1 pm - 5 pm Friday – 1 pm - 5 pm Saturday – 10 am - 3 pm.

OXFORD LIBRARY

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Phone 308-824-3381 Monday-Thursday 2:30 to 7:30 Friday 10:00 to 5:00 Saturday 9:00 to 2:00.

Kathy Wilmot Announces Run for Board of Regents

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Beaver City - Kathy Wilmot of Beaver City has announced her candidacy for District 7 Board of Regents. District 7 is comprised of the western 45 counties of Nebraska, reaching from the Colorado/Wyoming line to the eastern edges of Holt and Harlan counties. Wilmot signed paperwork to enter the District 7 race at the Secretary of State’s office on Monday.

Oxford has good audit report

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Oxford - The Village of Oxford Board of Trustees had a good audit review with their auditor Tracy Cannon. She went over the benchmarking with the board, but said the population had dropped quite a bit since the last census so some numbers may look a little off. The benchmarking compares Oxford with other similar towns. The revenues and cash reserves are where they need to be and for the most part everything is in the average range. She said they will need to keep an idea on the sewer, it still has positive cash flow, but may need looked at in the future.

Beth Fisher Awarded Scholarships

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CHADRON, NE (03/01/2022)-- Chadron State College student Beth Fisher, of Beaver City, NE has been awarded the Earl and Tillie Schaeffer andUnky B Reboot scholarships. Chadron State College, which was founded in 1911, is the only four-year, regionally-accredited college in the western half of Nebraska.

New Harlan County 4-H Road Signs

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Four Fresh new 4-H signs have sprung up across Harlan County. This project, to update the old 4-H road signs, started in 2019 by Harlan County 4-H Council members and members of the community in hopes of promoting 4-H and bringing pride to the 4-H program. These signs line highways 183, 136 and 89. Funding for the new 4-H road signs were made possible by generous donations from long time 4-H supporters; the Kenneth Bantam family, the Jared and Michelle Baker family, Peterson Livestock of Orleans, and TwoPTurf of Orleans. Keep your eyes out for the new, and fantastic looking Harlan County 4-H signs on your next drive!
Volunteers Brent Dunse, Marcus Schultz and Mike Schultz installed three new 4-H signs along highways 136 and 183 in February. Photo Credit: Dawn Hetrick

WEATHER

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The weekly weather report is courtesy of National Weather Service Cooperative Weather Observer Troy Fletcher. Readings are taken at 7:00 a.m..
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