25 Years Ago June 19, 1997 A Wednesday night storm cut a wide swath in Furnas County with much crop damage. Some farms were even hit twice.

100 Years Ago June 29, 1922 U.S. Jessup, former Oxford man and Hastings Chief of the Detective Bureau, succumbed to injuries when an automobile in which he was riding overturned as he seized the steering wheel from Joe Davis, a Hastings banker.

10 years ago Courtney McConville and Madison Mousel doing what they do best in volleyball. Courtney setting and Madison spiking.

10 years ago Extension Educator Linda Dannehl recently held a class at the Gosper County Courthouse on re-purposing items. The girls made pillows out of jeans, scarves out of t-shirts, and bulletin boards out of scraps of material.

10 years ago Jan tenBensel won the Cambridge Supermarket Shopping Spree and picked up $1,351.71 in merchandise in his 3-minute dash for the goods. Jan set up a charge account for Addie Samuelson for half of his winnings.

10 years ago Gene and Joetta Glanzer are this year’s Holbrook Days grand marshals. The Glanzer’s will lead the parade on Saturday, June 30 beginning at 7 p.m.

BEAVER CITY– The planning commission met with Mike Kelley, the owner of the Furnas County Lodging (formerly Furnas County Inn), prior to the June 20 city council meeting to discuss proposed motel stairwell changes. Jim Cave, planning commission chair, shared the proposed plans with the city council and the council approved the changes.

FARNAM- With a 2022 Polaris Ranger as the main prize, First State Bank and Community Bank, in partnership with the Farnam Economic Development Corporation, are sponsoring a raffle to honor, thank and support local volunteer fire departments.

The fire chief expressed frustration that more needs to be done to support rural departments across the state. “The big cities have new trucks where the smaller fire departments cannot afford to keep new rigs. We just don’t have enough tax dollars.”

Boys 3-4 - 1st-Gage Mashek, 2nd Emmett Swisher, 3rd Jerry Sayer Boys 5-6 - 1st Jase Sayer, 2nd Lane Nickell, 3rd August Alexander Girls 5-6 - 1st Mary McGowen, 2nd Paisyn Towsen, Keller Ruf Girls 3-4 - 1st-Anniston Kulwicki, 2nd Kylie Ruf, 3rd Finnlea Nielsen Girls 7-8 - 1st Claire Nickerson, 2nd Millie Alexander, 3rd Callie Albers Boys 7-8 - 1st Harrison Helms, 2nd Cyrus Galarneau, 3rd Braxton Burton.