Murals—art painted on interior or exterior walls—are an ancient art form. From Egyptian tombs to Italian Frescos, we have visible evidence of civilizations. Today murals are experiencing a resurgence in area communities as they serve as great communication tools, often as reminders of an area’s history and heritage. Cambridge Art teacher, Janis Howell, spent a good portion of her summer break painting a mural in Indianola for the Tri Valley Medical Clinic. She researched local history before strategizing how to help beautify the corrugated metal siding of the medical clinic. Howell wanted to honor the Pawnee woman who was wounded during the Battle of Massacre Canyon in 1873 when Sioux warriors killed 69 women and children near Trenton. An Indianola area homesteader found the severely wounded woman who was mourning her child, a victim of the attack. His family cared for the woman until she died a few days later. Originally buried on the banks of Coon Creek, her body was exhumed and reburied in the Indianola Park in 1975. Howell also wanted to depict the World War II German prisoner-of-war camp that was north of Indianola in the mural. Since Indianola is an agricultural community, the artist also paid homage to the beef and corn industries.

Over the years, Nebraskans have built thousands of miles of trails, rails, power lines, and highways to connect our state. This connectivity has helped our urban and rural communities thrive.

One summer during my college years, I had a roommate who suffered from suicidal thoughts. She’d attempted suicide before we met, and been hospitalized, but continued to struggle. Back in the late 80s, there was very little public understanding of mental health issues, and the stigma was even stronger than it is today. Our other roommate and I didn’t know what to do, or where to turn. Not surprisingly, we didn’t handle

I often talk about the importance of investing in our core infrastructure. That’s things like our roads, bridges, railways, airports, drinking water systems, and ports.

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MCCOOK - While the two teams took particularly different paths to the match, the Cambridge and Southwest volleyball teams met in the finals of the McCook Invite Saturday. Much like their first meeting this season, which was also for a tournament title at Cambridge, the Trojans had the answers for any Roughriders challenge as Cambridge swept its way to the title, improving to 13-1. Southwest picked up three-set victories over Alliance and McCook to get to the championship game.

It was a picture perfect night for Football Friday in Arapahoe as the Warriors welcomed Alma to town. A matchup that featured stark contrasts on offense as Arapahoe runs the ball and Alma likes to air it out. In this battle, it was the ground attack that prevailed as the Warriors won by a final score of 58-42.

ARAPAHOE - In a race to beat a storm, 11 local athletes medaled at the Arapahoe Cross County Invite Thursday afternoon at the Arapahoe Golf Course. The Cambridge girls team had two of the top three individuals and three of the top 11 as the Trojans finished runner-up to Wallace, who placed three in the top seven.

10 years ago His family, friends, and Army brass surrounded army veteran Bill Warwick, on Sunday afternoon when he received his Silver Star award for his brave and heroic actions in Vietnam in 1964. Cambridge Ag Instructor Megan Bode presented a green house project to the Cambridge School Board Monday night.