Barbara Kay Gagna, 76, of Denver, Colorado passed away unexpectedly on May 19, 2022 after 2 recent hospitalizations due to heart issues. She is preceded in death by her husband Larry Gagna, her parents Harvey and Lorraine Rupe from Cambridge, Nebraska and her brother Harvey Rupe Junior.

A Visitation for Darrel D. Maaske was held on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Holdrege, Nebraska, with the family greeting from 6:00 pm. to 7:30 p.m.

A Funeral Service for Ernest C. Schultz will be held on Friday, June 3, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at the Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Holdrege, Nebraska with Reverend Kenton Birtell officiating. Interment will be held at 1:30 p.m., at the Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Nebraska, with Military Honors provided by the Oxford American Legion Post #219, in conjunction with the United States Army National Guard Honors Team.

With the storm approaching, my wife texted me after work to come home right away. Within minutes, after I left the clinic, she called me again to tell me NOT to come home and to seek shelter immediately. At first, I thought I could make it home, but then the wall of wind hit, and a tree fell onto the road in front of me. I turned around and another tree blocked the way. Then it got so dark. It was disorienting and I turned on my windshield wipers using the fluid to try to clear the dust and mud off my windshield. That did not help. Thankfully, I made it safely to a friend’s house.

While I know summer isn’t officially here for a few more weeks, I know that it’s actually underway in reality. That’s because baseball has taken center stage in the Gerlach house.

From sleepless nights to lastminute diaper runs, everyone knows raising children is full of challenges. Unfortunately, millions of families are having to confront an unexpected source of frustration and anxiety – a nationwide baby formula shortage.

Dear College Graduates, Congratulations! You did it! You persevered through a once-in-a-century pandemic to earn your degree. Your disciplined study and hard work have paid off.

BARTLEY - McCook E Free Youth Pastor Trevor Smith presented as the guest speaker at the Bartley Memorial Day Service Monday, combining a message on the importance of Memorial Day to Marines, such as himself, and the sacrifice of the ultimate soldier, Jesus Christ, and his sacrifice for the world.

BARTLEY - The annual Bartley Days festival will take place this weekend, with events Friday evening into Sunday while the majority of the events will take place in a jam-packed Saturday. Friday evening, there is a nut fry and pitch tournament.

On a small hill surrounded by fields of weathered corn, sat Sunny Hillside School. Sixyear-old Norris approached the school, early on a December morning, with his head lowered against the blowing snow, clutching his lunch pail. Norris had walked across the fields to the one-room school, and he looked forward to another day of studying and playing alongside his classmates.