Elwood Bulletin 10 years ago Two types of shares are being offered for the Elwood Hometown Cooperative Market, both priced at $500 per unit. Common stock and preferred stock is available for the public.

Cambridge Clarion 10 years ago Although the Relay for Life was cut short due to inclement weather the fourteen teams raised and estimated $39,000 for the American Cancer Society. Celia Nelson announced a new business she is opening in Cambridge.

Arapahoe Public Mirror 10 years ago Shirley Polston has had a passion for hunting and guns for the majority of her life. On Friday evening Shirley was inducted into the Nebraska Trapshooting Association Hall of Fame.

Have you ever heard of the early settlement of Williamsburg that one time was the county seat of Phelps County? It used to exist in the Northwest part of Phelps County just south of the Oregan Trail. In August of 1874, a post office was established at Williamsburg and by 1878, it boasted a population of around 250. It had a schoolhouse, good general stores and a weekly newspaper. However, in 1879, it was voted that the county seat be moved to Phelps Center. The 20 by 14 frame courthouse was then physically picked up and moved the roughly 10 miles from Williamsburg to Phelps Center only to be again relocated to Holdrege in 1884. I went out to the location of Williamsburg and visited the cemetery. There is also a little country Methodist Church by the cemetery. As I walked around the cemetery, I saw a number of graves dated in the late 1880s. I do not know exactly where the settlement was located but it appears that it was just north of the cemetery which is farmland at present. Some of this information comes from Jim McKee.

25 Years Ago June 26, 1997 A large crowd of Beaver Citians gathered in the Gazebo Park to celebrate Fun Day (the first day of summer). The Maverick Band was on hand with music, the Chamber of Commerce served watermelon, iced tea and pop and Splash Cash sold 85 sack lunches with proceeds going to the swimming pool fund.

100 Years Ago July 6, 1922 Sunday evening a violent wind storm struck this section with tornado winds doing considerable damage at Orleans. 90 Years Ago July 7, 1932 A transaction was closed this week whereby Albert Risley purchased the Logston photograph studio.

The 2022 Phelps-Gosper Public Premier Animal Science Exhibition Senior Skill-a-thon team competed in Lincoln, NE on June 22. The team consisted of Marie Ford, Garrett Scholz, Lane Schoff, Leah Schutz, and Logan Schutz led by coach Sara Scholz. They competed against 11 other teams where they placed 4th overall and received the top score in Evaluation Marketing. Through the 4-H PASE Skill-a-thon contest, youth have an opportunity to go through six different stations where they test their knowledge on breeding animal evaluation, breeds and equipment, feeds and feeding, market animal evaluation, meats, and quality assurance.

Top 3 Teams from the Holbrook Carp Shoot are pictured as follows, L-R: Jake Whipple and Jessy Alexander, Cliff Jorgensen and Don Loy, Matt and Dan Pearson..

Kids participating in the Holbrook Carp Shhot are pictured as follows, L-R: Merek Miller, Madux Miller, Brody Meier, Miles Stanton, Gauge Andrews, Gavin Andrews, Dakota Bufford, Not pictured Bryer Mowry

The 37th Annual Holbrook Carp shoot was held on June 12th with 11 teams competing and 8 Kids also participating. In First Place was Don Loy and Cliff Jorgensen with 470.5 lbs.