EDISON - Furnas County Sheriff Doug Brown said it had beena hectic and dangerous week on local roadways. Last week, a pickup truck and semi-truck and trailer collided at the Deerfield corner or about three miles west of Beaver City on the Highway 89 and Highway 283 junction.

Reba Pearl Shafer, age 100, formerly of Beaver City, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at the Siloam Springs Nursing and Rehab, Siloam Springs, Arkansas. She was born December 9, 1921 in Beaver City, Nebraska to Benjamin and Essie Wells.

A memorial graveside service for Dennis Wolzen was held on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at the Hendley Cemetery in Hendley, Nebraska with Pastor Jean Clayton officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Oxford American Legion in conjunction with the United States Air Force Honors Team.

Donna Lee Brewster, age 83, passed away November 25, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Village in Hastings, NE. Donna was born March 7, 1939 in Cameron, WI to Lee Kenneth Hill and Madge Merna (Fleharty) Hill.

25 Years Ago November 27, 1997 A shortage of railcars has caused storage issues at area grain elevators, including the Ag-Valley Co-op Beaver City branch, which has approximately 100,000 bushels of grain on the ground. A fire November 18 at the home of Geneva Wheeler at 604 O St.

Southwest FFA Chapter competed in two contests hosted on the campus of NCTA in Curtis. First place team consisted of Blake Storrs, Assic Helberg, Cassa McConville, Austin Minard, Chance Perkins, Dillon Fries, Miranda Wordekemper, Kate Kelley, Dylan McConville, Justin Daffer, and Trevor Van Pelt.

10 years ago Outstanding performance honors for Elwood High School One-Act Play went to Aaron Weismann and Macy Martinez. Ceiling in the grocery store has received a faux finish by several ladies from the board with the help of a couple of other ladies.

Ronald LeRoy Barnett, age 84, of Holbrook, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at Kearney Regional Hospital at Kearney, Nebraska. He was born to Harold & Lela (Newcomb) Barnett at the home of his grandparents, Ross & Ollie Newcomb on April 28, 1938. He was the eldest of 7 children.

100 Years Ago December 14, 1922 The latest fad to spring into existence is the organization of the Nimrods into a Gun Club with a present membership of 45. Officers are H.L.

Pamela Jane Esslinger, age 73, of McCook, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at the Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska. She was born on August 2, 1949, at Denver, Colorado to Alfred and Ellen Jane (Meyers) DeSaire, the oldest of 6 children.